The aim of this study was to develop e-learning based local-folklores application. This study was conducted based on ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) development research design. The formative evaluation was done through one to one evaluation, small group evaluation and field trial. The subjects of this study was eighth graders at one of junior high school in Indonesia. There were three students involved in one to one evaluation, nine students in small group evaluation and a real class in a field trial. The validity was reviewed by expert of content, expert of instructional design and expert of developing e-learning based local-folklores. The mean validity score of the developed product was 3,67 which was categorized as very highly valid level. The practicality was conducted in one to one evaluation and small group evaluation. The practicality of one to one was 3,40 which was at very highly practical level and the practicality in small group evaluation was 3,58 which was at very highly practical level. The reading test material was categorized as effective. It showed that there were 19 students (76,93%) out of 26 students in reading test exceeded MMC (minimum mastery criterion) which was 75.

Technology has been a new concept of learning in this digital era which brings positive response to students and lecturer. This current study focuses on the use of various social media that facilitate students to learn English. The aim of this research is to explore and to identify the use of Facebook in academic writing courses that perpetually developed to be a dynamic way of learning through a blended learning in terms of mobile learning. The 2nd semester students of 2017/2018 as the research subject who took Academic Paragraph Course. By utilizing mix-method through observation, documentation, questionnaire, and interview, this study explored and identified the language learning through social media. The result of the study was that the English learning especially academic writing could be categorized as a dynamic learning with exact rich connections in Facebook group account which was utilized both online and offline mode of learning with various learning models appropriate to the 21st century English learning where a dynamic interaction amongst lecturer and students happened by collaborating, communicating, thinking critically, and creating through self/peer assessment and a series of dynamic learning.

In the era of modernization, people are very dependent on technology, Information Communication Technology (ICT) in education itself has important role in teaching and learning process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the kind of ICT used by the teachers, the utilization of ICT in learning process, the problems and solutions in teaching by using ICT, and the role of schools in assisting teachers to overcome the problems at vocational high schools in Sekayu. This study applied descriptive qualitative research design. The data were collected by using questionnaire, interview, observation, and document review. The participants of this study were the teachers of English, the vice-principal of facility and infrastructure, and the students. The findings of this study showed that the teachers of English at vocational high schools in Sekayu used hardware such as projector, laptop, speaker, headset, and smartphone, while software such as internet, dictionary application, e-book, Microsoft office, and browsing application. The teachers used discovery learning to utilize ICT in the syntax of the learning model. The main problem faced by the teacher was the unavailability of students� personal ICT devices. The school also had the role to assist teachers in overcoming the problems. The conclusion was the teachers had applied ICT in the learning process however they did not fully apply ICT in each syntax of the learning model used.

This study aims to investigate the correlations among undergraduate EFL students’ reading habit, multiple intelligences, and their writing mastery. It also aims to identify types of reading habit and multiple intelligences that mostly influence students’ writing mastery. In this correlational study, the data were collected through questionnaires and test. The data were analyzed by using correlation and linear regression analyses. The results show that there are no significant correlations between reading habit and writing mastery, between multiple intelligences and writing mastery, and between predictor variables and criterion variable.

This research aimed to investigate the types of cultures represented in the EFL textbooks for the seventh graders. Two EFL textbooks were analyzed: ‘When English Rings a Bell’ and ‘English on Sky 1’. This research used qualitative content analysis as method of research and applied Kress and van Leeuwen’s multimodal social semiotic approach as the technique of analyzing the data. The result reveals that imbalances in the representation of cultural types exist. Source culture is represented more dominantly compared to target and international culture. It implies that both the authors and the publishers of the textbooks prioritize the learners’ identities construction and characters education rather than focus on the use of language as the lingua franca. Consequently, it could constrain the opportunities for learners to acquire international cultural knowledge and become successful intercultural communicators. Therefore, English teachers need to take an active role in selecting appropriate textbooks and adding supplementary materials or activities to patch up the shortcomings of the textbooks.

Making use of ICT and applying authentic assessment in the teaching and learning activities represent an obligatory from Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. This study aimed at finding out types of ICT used in the authentic assessment of the productive skills, describing the implementation of ICT in the authentic assessment of the productive skills, explaining the possible problems faced by the English teachers in the implementation, and explaining the solution used by the teachers to solve the problems. This study was a descriptive study with qualitative approach. The data were collected through interview, observation, and documentation to three English teachers, a curriculum coordinator, a facility and infrastructure administrator, and three students, were validated through methodological triangulations and were analyzed using Miles and Huberman�s analysis model (1994), namely data reduction, data display and conclusion, and verification. The results discovered that there were three types of ICT in the authentic assessment of the productive skills, the teachers had different methods in implementing the three types of ICT tools based on the types of authentic assessment concerning aspects of productive skills, they encountered three main problems in the implementation, and they were educated and motivated to have their solutions to overcome the difficulties.

The objectives of this study were to investigate teachers’ professional development, the obstacles faced by the teachers, teachers’ efforts to resolve the obstacles, and school support for the teachers in continuing professional development. To reveal the phenomenon, qualitative case study design was used. This study combined observation, questionnaires, and interviews in data collection. English teachers, vice-principal of the curriculum, teachers who taught other subjects, and students who had been taught by the English teachers were the participants of this study. Findings revealed that English teachers’ professional development was good. The results also revealed that teachers’ scientific publications were in the poor category. Innovative works for both English teachers were in the average category. Lack of time and information were the obstacles faced by the English teachers in continuing professional development. Teachers attempted to resolve the obstacles by looking for information needed through the internet. They also had discussions with other teachers to gain information for their knowledge. The school frequently conducted some programs related to teachers’ professional development and allowed them to attend professional development activities held by other institutions.

Character education is a purposeful, proactive attempt to develop good character in students or, more simply, to teach students about the right and the wrong. In relation to character education, the purposes of this study were to find out teachers’ perceptions on character education and their strategies to implement it in the classroom. In addition, this study also investigated the teachers’ problems in implementing character education and their proposed solution. The participants of this study were two teachers of English at one of public senior high school in Palembang and the students from two classes which taught by the two teachers. The data of this study were collected through questionnaire, interviews, classroom observation and document review. The result of this study showed that the teachers agreed that character education was important to be applied during teaching and learning program through the strategies such as group discussion or individual assignment. Students’ personal characters and behaviors stated by the teachers as the problem in teaching the character education and having a communication with students and observing them during teaching and learning process were mention as the ways to solve the problem.