The Implementation of a Bilingual Program to Improve the English Skills at Al Azhar Islamic Elementary School 25 Semarang

A bilingual education program uses a mother tongue and a foreign language as the medium of instruction. Dos Santos (2019) conducts a thorough analysis of the teaching and learning process of a bilingual program. Students can acquire listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through bilingual instruction during educational activities. This study's objective was to identify and describe: 1) the implementation of a bilingual learning program to enhance students' listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary in English at Al Azhar Islamic School 25 Semarang; 2) the planning of a bilingual learning program to enhance students' English skills. The methodology of this study is qualitative. the methods used to gather data through documentation studies, interviews, and observation. methods for analyzing data, how to present data, and how to verify data The study's findings demonstrate: 1) The preparations teachers make for the bilingual program learning, including learning targets, learning materials, learning techniques, learning media, and learning assessment. (2) From the execution of the bilingual program that has been done at Al Azhar Islamic Elementary School, both in learning and day-to-day existence, it is generally excellent to further develop English language abilities, specifically tuning in, talking, perusing, and composing.

Keywords: Implementation, Bilingual program, English skills.