<![CDATA[This study aims to answer the following questions: First, how important is English for students at Pesantren Pasuruan? Second, what is Jurgen Habermas's view of the rational actions of pasuruan students in speaking English. This study uses a sociological approach and uses qualitative research methods. As an analytical tool, the researcher uses Jurgen Habermas' theory of communication rationality. The results show that first, the pesantren in Pasuruan in terms of character is very varied, there are economic boarding schools, integrated pesantren, multicultural pesantren, health pesantren, salafiah pesantren, da'wah pesantren, and social pathology pesantren. There are several Islamic boarding schools in Pasuruan, including the first, the Ahlussunnah wal Jamaah Islamic Boarding School which consists of several Islamic boarding schools affiliated with NU, Muhammadiyah Islamic Boarding Schools, and Salafi (Wahabi) Islamic Boarding Schools. Santri from Shia, NU, Muhammadiyah and Salafi pesantren all say that English is very important. They learn it in school with special subjects in English. Among the pesantren, there is only one boarding school that learns English not only at school but they are serious about studying English intensively in a foreign language development institution (LPBA) Al-Yasini. Second, according to Habermaas santri are subjects who have religious knowledge and English language skills must be able to produce communication (da'wah) that express Islamic symbols that uphold truth, honesty, accuracy in implementing norms. Da'wah for students to the community does not happen by chance but is an instructive rational action in the fact that students as actors orient themselves towards achieving a broader understanding of da'wah and all aspects by using English so that there are people everywhere who have an agreement, a good understanding of Islam. . This means that the target of rational communication is to understand people that Islam is grace, flexible, beautiful and not harsh, and anarchic. The implication of Habermas' rational theory of communication is that before reaching the goal or consensus is to have a process of training in communication that is repeated in Islamic boarding schools and takes a long time to gain knowledge of language and Islamic knowledge to understand the community. ]]>
