AbstractPondok institute is a growing Islamic formal education institutionamongst the Malaysian community. The purpose of this study is to identify the teaching methods practiced by teachers at pondok institutions. A phenomenological approach has been used to explore the teaching and learning methods at these pondok institution. The data were obtained through observation and interviews. Founders, teachers and students at one of the pondok in Alor Setar, Kedah was selected as respondent for the study. According to Mashitah Ibrahim (2014), there are five traditional methods of teaching the in pondok namely talaqqi method, tafaqquh method, itqan method, munazoroh method, and mujadalah method. However, the findings of this study shows that in the five traditional methods of teaching at pondok only three teaching methods practiced directly in this pondok institution ie talaqqi method, itqan method and Tafaqquh method. It was found mujadalah and munazoroh method can not be practiced at this cottage .....