This article addresses the issue of English Language Teaching (ELT) especially blended learning whereby English is taught as a foreign language in Senegal, a francophone country. The validity of blended learning method is twofold. On the one hand, it is explainable by the advent of new technologies in the last decades of the twenty first century and the English language (EL) to satisfy a communicative need in all domains across the world. On the other hand, it is justified by the challenges of the traditional learning and teaching methods in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic that fully induce educational authorities to rethink the face-to-face traditional learning style. Thus the study is a succinct scrutiny, at the crossroads of “smart” and face-to-face learning, that questions the above-mentioned learning medium, i.e., blended learning, as a safe and comprehensive teaching and learning method in the twenty first century in Senegal.

This study aims to describe the results of the revitalization of the management of the Diniyah Takmiliyah Madrasah in the City of Cirebon which includes the mission and mission, learning, curriculum, facilities, and infrastructure of the diniyah takmiliyah Awaliyah and its relation to Islamic life. Systematic exploration of information. In particular, this research analyzes the management of Madrasah DiniyahTakmiliyah, especially the Awaliyah level, and its relationship to the Islamic life of the citizens of the city of Cirebon. The method used is qualitative, evaluative analytic with the function of providing a very deep essence of meaning for facts, data, and news which is a research scheme containing an outline starting from statements, reasoning, and finalizing data. The results achieved in this study are that it is necessary to 1) be carried out by formulating a good curriculum and learning and adapt to the needs of each MDTA which refers to "Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin". As the basis for the basic philosophical concepts of Islamic education 2) Carrying out updates on its objectives, contents, and teaching materials, by followers the rules of use to be used as the basis for implementing guidelines to achieve Islamic education goals that refer to the vision and mission 3) Performing teacher skills, media learning, learning methods adapted to the vision and mission of each MDTA 4) Implementing MDTA management carried out using existing management patterns and characteristics in the community and the ability to adapt to the local socio-cultural environment, with a formulation that includes planning, organization, leadership, and supervision. 5 improve skills, commitment, qualifications, and professionalism. 6) Renewal of place, incentives for teachers, and completeness of infrastructure.

Tahfizh Al-Qur'an for early childhood has received attention from Muslim families in Serang City, Banten Province. The research focus is on the tahfizh learning management model for early childhood. This study uses a qualitative analysis approach. Collecting data, through interviews, literature study, direct observation, and focus group discussions (FGD). The results showed that Muslim families in Serang City wanted to introduce the Qur'an to children from an early age before entering formal education at school. Families want their children to be pious and noble. Community leaders, academics, and politicians view the phenomenon of learning tahfizh Al-Qur'an as needing to get the support of the Serang City Government, through the issuance of regional regulations (perda) on tahfizh Al-Quran. Researchers found two novelties in this study. First, that the grouping of early childhood from 0 years to 3 years and from 3 years to 6 years was found to be better and more effective for the absorption of tahfizh Al-Qur'an. The grouping of these two age categories is very possible equipped with memorizing daily prayers as well as learning to recognize and write the letters of the Qur'an. Second, pregnant women are prioritized to memorize the Qur'an from the beginning of pregnancy until delivery. Then, after the birth, the mother introduced tahfizh Al-Qur'an to her child from the age of 0 years as an effort to generate auditory stimulation to make it easier to memorize the Qur'an. Learning Tahfizh Al-Qur'an from an early age is also a preparation for the formation of pious and noble children.

The issue of reincarnation has always been handled as an answer to the question: do Africans believe in reincarnation? This paper shows that the main issue should rather be: do Africans believe in the law of reincarnation? Through the analysis of the differential cosmological conceptions of reincarnation in Kôngo culture and Hinduism the author arrives to the conclusion that contrary to Hinduism reincarnation is not a law in the African Kôngo worldview. This conclusion leads the author to revisit what is assumed to be the doctrine of reincarnation or transmigration of soul, in some African cultures and to show that it alludes rather the transmigration of spirit, the natural means for an ancestor to come back through a sharing of his qualities with a newborn and even for being his protector.

The concentration of this study is to analyze: (1) the academic basis of Madrasa Miftahul Umam in generating teachers’ competences through vision mission; (2) the role of teachers in dealing with obstacles to generate teachers’ competences; (3) the role of internalizing prophetic values in generating teachers’ competences to create more effective teaching and learning activities. The research in the paper uses the case study method. Data collection was carried out through interviews, observations, document reviews, and surveys to complement the data. Sources of data were obtained through teachers as informants and also through documents. Data analysis was performed by data reduction or sorting, data displays and verifications. The results of the study show that: (1) generating teachers’ competence had been carried out through the madrasa vision and mission, but its implementation had not been well-programmed; (2) various obstacles faced by madrasa such as financial sector, quality of management, facilities and infrastructure, had a direct impact towards generating teachers’ competences; (3) internalization of prophetic values on teachers competence was able to motivate teachers to build teachers’ values and to create more effective teaching and learning activities. The Conclusion in this study proves that the internalization of prophetic values had positively impacted towards generating teachers’ competences.

The aim of this study is to determine and analyze the influence of transformational leadership on the dimensions of inspirational motivation, idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration at Muhammadiyah Higher Education (PTM) in the Cirebon area and examine the mediating role of relational marketing practices between transformational leadership on the dimensions of inspirational motivation, idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration of the Image of Muhammadiyah Higher Education (PTM) in the Cirebon area. Respondents of this study were employees at two PTMs in the Cirebon Region, namely the University of Muhammadiyah Cirebon and the Cirebon Muhammadiyah College of Health (STIKES) with a total of 120. This research is a mixed methods research, which combines two forms of approaches in research, namely qualitative and qualitative. Mixed method research is a research approach that combines qualitative research with quantitative research. Mix methods are research methods by combining two research methods at once, qualitative and quantitative in a research activity, so that more comprehensive, valid, reliable, and objective data will be obtained. The data analysis technique used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results show: transformational leadership through inspirational motivation with an index reaching 88.4, idealized influence with an index reaching 89, intellectual stimulation with an index reaching 85.3, and individual consideration with an index reaching 83.5, it is concluded that transformational leadership through these indicators can improve the practice of relational marketing and can build the image of PTM throughout the Cirebon Region. Furthermore, the practice of relational marketing mediates the effect of transformational leadership through inspirational motivation, idealized influence, intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration on the image of PTM.