Abstract— This study is aimed at investigating the relationship between stu-dents’ perceived effect (PE) and their intention to use (IU) one of the English language learning mobile applications which is called Hello English, and also the differences of students’ PE and IU based on gender and experience. There are 24 male and 73 female students who completed the online survey which was admin-istered to several universities in Indonesia. The result of a bivariate correlation analysis shows a statistically significant positive relationship between students’ PE and IU, where gender differences do not have any significant influence on their PE and IU. On the other hand, students who have experienced using Hello English for more than three months perceived the effect of Hello English on their communicative competence better than those who only use it less than three months. Besides, the experienced users also show a higher intention to use Hello English to learn English in the future.

The vast development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) improves the integration of technology for the academic purpose. This phenomenon then raises an issue of technology acceptance, which becomes an interesting field of investigation for many scholars. In this respect, Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) has proven to be a robust, powerful, and parsimonious framework for predicting user acceptance of technology integration in various fields (Lai, 2017; Rondan-Cataluna et al., 2015). Although there is a lot of research studies reported the use of TAM and its developed versions in investigating the technology acceptance in the educational field, there is no publication that trying to map current studies which focus on educational technology acceptance research especially in ELT. Based on the needs of providing such information, this article would present the state of the art of the current research trends on the application of TAM framework in investigating ICT integration acceptance in ELT. The main part of this article would describe the evolution of TAM framework, followed by the discussion of recent research results concerning the technology acceptance, and the future trends of technology acceptance research in ELT. This state of the art article is expected to inspire other researchers to conduct further studies on technology acceptance in ELT and also suggest the ELT practitioners about the current and future trends in technology integration for academic purpose.

This study aims to investigate the relationships among the aspects of writing self-efficacy and students' writing quality in the argumentative writing domain. Multiple linear regression analysis is applied to reveal how writing self-efficacy, in the aspect of ideation, convention and self-regulation, predicts the students' argumentative writing performance. The participants in this study are the fourth semester students of English language teaching department in Mahasaraswati University Denpasar enrolled in argumentative writing class (N = 135; 4 classes). The results indicate that convention selfefficacy made the largest significant contribution to students' writing quality, followed by selfregulation self-efficacy. Nonetheless, the ideation self-efficacy gives the lowest insignificant contribution to students' writing quality, although its items have been already adjusted to argumentative writing. These findings suggest that the students' perception on their ability to express ideas in an appropriate rule of written expression would best reflect their written product quality. Therefore, EFL teachers should still consider providing intensive assistance on writing conventions for their students, because students would rely more on the rules of written expression to be able to produce a high-quality writing. Besides, other researches are required to corroborate these findings in another writing domains to extend the body of knowledge of writing and writing self-efficacy.

<p><em>Student’s learning satisfaction is one of measuring tools of the success of learning process which would be realized through learning outcomes. This statement has been widely proven through various studies that have been done related to the learning satisfaction and learning outcomes. This article aims to describe three main points relating to the vital position of learning satisfaction as a determinant factor of student learning outcomes namely; (1) factors affecting learning satisfaction, (2) the influence of learning satisfaction on learning outcomes, and (3) how to measure learning satisfaction as well as examples of instruments that have been developed and used by researchers. The main source of this article was the research results from around the world that raised the learning satisfaction as the main topic. This paper was expected to provide an additional knowledge about learning satisfaction variables, so it can be utilized to carry out more in-depth research.</em></p>

This article was made based on an observation on the application of a Local Culture-Based Project in Balinese Language and Religious Literature Study Program of Denpasar State Hindu Dharma Institute. The basic reason for the application of this Project-Based Learning method is that, students were less motivated in following the EFL course. Students found that English would give a very minimum support for Balinese language and culture. English as a foreign language seems to be a threat for Balinese language sustainability. Therefore, the writer would show the students their actual connection in which English as a world dominant language could empower the existence of local culture including the language itself. (Regmi, 2013) stated that people should consider that the present existed local language that is used to pass the local context and culture on from generation to generation will die. Therefore, its integration to English as a world dominant language is one of the effective ways to preserve the local culture. Writer then designed project task which deal with local Balinese Culture. Students were asked to make a "Multilingual Pictured Folklore Book" during EFL course. Methodological triangulation (e.g. survey, interview and observation) were applied to confirm the students" respond toward the application of the Project. The result shows that PBL approach implemented in the present study was proven effective in improving the students" interest in learning English. Besides, the students gave a positive response toward the application of the Project.

This research aims to describe the best implementation of Action Songs in improving young learners’ body parts vocabularies mastery at ACCEL Kids Center Ubud. This is a CAR which has done in ACCEL Kids Center Ubud. There are 6 children who participate in this study because they have low vocabulary mastery especially in term of Body Parts. The findings of this research indicate the use of action songs as the best implementation of action songs as a media to improve young learners' body parts vocabulary mastery was the action songs that (1) could encourage young learners to focus and concentrate during the activity, (2) less of the materials that could distracted young learners coordination and concentration,(3) has the list of enough body parts vocabularies based, and (4) not too much words of intro lyric that not highlight to the core of vocabulary being taught. The teachers should use Action Song because it makes the situation of learning is enjoyment and entertaining. And enjoyment is the best primary modal that must be noticed as a way to get young learners' interest in learning. If the young learners have a high interest in the use of action songs, it might no longer be too challenging for teachers to carry the object lesson. Additionally, young learners may be able to open their thoughts on accepting the object lesson without problems.

<p>Abstract<br />English is not a compulsory subject in early childhood education (ECD) curriculum in Indonesia. However, practically, many ECD schools implement English language learning which adds value to the existence of the ECD School itself, in addition to the demand of parents. Therefore, many problems arise in the ELT practice in ECD schools, one of which is the problem of the appropriateness of approaches and methods of ELT applied to the young learner. This article aims to promote the English learning approaches in teaching English for young learner (TEYL) that have been presented by Professor Jack C. Richard in his official web page, complemented by methods that can be implemented by ECD school Teachers. Several related studies on the effectiveness of the method are also presented to provide empirical evidence from various contexts. Finally, conclusions and suggestions about TEYL approaches and methods are addressed to readers, especially for ECD practitioners and researchers interested in TEYL.<br />Keywords: Approach, Method, English Languge Teaching, Early Childhood.<br />Abstrak<br />Bahasa Inggris merupakan mata pelajaran yang tidak diwajibkan dalam kurikulum PAUD di Indonesia. Namun, dalam praktiknya banyak Sekolah PAUD melaksanakan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang memberikan nilai tambah untuk keberadaan Sekolah PAUD itu sendiri disamping karena adanya permintaan orang tua siswa. Oleh karena itu, banyak permasalahan yang muncul dalam praktiknya di sekolah-sekolah PAUD, salah satunya adalah permasalahan tentang kesesuaian pendekatan dan metode pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris yang diterapkan untuk AUD. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memaparkan kembali pendekatan-pendekatan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris untuk AUD yang telah disampaikan oleh Professor Jack C. Richard pada halaman web-nya, dilengkapi dengan metode-metode yang dapat diimplementasikan oleh Guru PAUD. Beberapa penelitian yang terkait tentang effektivitas dari metode tersebut juga dipaparkan untuk memberikan bukti empiris dari berbagai konteks. Pada bagian akhir, kesimpulan dan saran mengenai mengenai metode ini disampaikan kepada pembaca, terutama dari kalangan praktisi PAUD dan peneliti yang tertarik pada bidang pendidikan Bahasa Inggris untuk Anak Usia Dini.<br />Kata Kunci: Pendekatan, Metode, Pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris, Anak Usia Dini.</p>

Metacognitive learning strategies (MLS) have been proven to promote problem solving skills and enable students to achieve better in learning (Aurah, 2013; Magogwe, 2013). Researches on MLS have also been done to investigate its effect on students' performance in various ELT skills, e.g. listening, reading, speaking and writing. Most of the researchers found that MLS plays a significant role in students' learning those four skills. However, there is still lack of studies done in academic writing especially within the Indonesian EFL setting. Besides, a research which is done by controlling various variables, e.g. English proficiency, students' self-efficacy (self-regulatory factors), modes of writing (paper-based & internet based), etc. is required to give a clearer picture about the role of MLS in EFL academic writing.