This classroom action research was conducted in order 1)to create a vocabulary learning atmosphere which is more interesting and meaningful, and 2)to improve the students' vocabulary achievement through the application of computer assissted vocabulary games. The subjects were class 7C students of SMP Negeri 2 Jember in the 2007/2008 academic year. The research consisted of 2 cycles in which eac…
Banyak tokoh muslim menggeluti filsafat, dan menjadi filosof. Sayangnya, banyak orientalis yang menafikan kemampuan umat Islam untuk berfilsafat. Tenneman dan Renan adalah diantara mereka yang menafikan, setidaknya meragukan, kemampuan pemikir muslim berfilsafat. Ada tiga alasan yang mereka usung; pertama, al Qur'an menegasikan kebebasan berpikir; kedua, karakter bangsa Arab yang tidak mungkin …
Studi ilmu agama Islam dipandang sebagai kegiatan keagamaan dan keilmuan sekaligus. Ketika dipandang sebagai kegiatan keilmuan, maka ia perlu memapankan pondasi keilmiahannya melalui telaah filsafat ilmu. Menurut filsafat ilmu, hampir semua jenis ilmu pengetahuan, mengalami apa yang disebut dengan shifting of paradigm. Studi ilmu agama Islam bukan pengecualian, sehingga sangat mungkin terjadi p…
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Although in facing challanges of globalization, we are not skeptical and pessimistic look at the future of our national education, but we should review the education policy over the yaers. Our national education has to be able to equip this nation, especially the learners with the tools of moral and intellectual who really needed to understand the future so as to deal with tact. On a wide scale…
During all this time, the learning process of Islamic Education at school and Islamic Education has not been capable of developing students' understanding of Islam comprehensively and holistically involving all of the religious dimensions. Islamic Education at school and Islamic school which is run at present is valued to develop more on students' understanding of Islam on science dimension [kn…
When there had been polygamy, Islam was present to restrict rather than to let men indulge their desires, even to tie this practice with a fair rule. If the polygamy is not performed fairly, there will no permission for it. Thus, the permission is granted in accordance with the human nature, for keeping people's natural needs and avoiding them from being out of control. This condition will prot…
Islam pada dasarnya membolehkan seseorang suami beristeri lebih dari satu asalkan mampu memberi nafkah dan dapat berlaku adil terhadap isteri-isterinya dan anak-anaknya serta tidak boleh lebih dari empat orang. Namun Islam memandang poligami lebih banyak mengandung resiko. Karena manusia pada umumnya mempunyai watak cemburu, sehingga akan menimbulkan konflik dalam kehidupan keluarga. Apabila di…
The issue of pluralism which has emerged at the West has been spreading into Muslim World. Unfortunately, by some modernist scholars such issue is regarded as something taken for granted and therefore it should be floored as wide as possible. For them, al Qur'an by some of its verses such al Baqarah 62 and al Maidah 69 acknowledges the truth of pluralism. After applying the methodology of mufas…
Pluralism has given rise to the pros and cons, especially among the clergy. Pluralism has been being distorted and misunderstood. Therefore, a comprehensive explanation of the nature and substance of pluralism is still needed. Pluralism actually tried to get a more realistic stance that the religions are essentially different one another. The adherents of pluralism urge an urgency of some meeti…