The process in identifying the situation analysis of a target language is called Needs Analysis or Needs Assessment (NA). To be effective and efficient in learning process in English classroom at STAKN Kupang, this analysis is considered important. NA is divided into two parts of analysis namely present situation analysis and target situation analysis. A quantitative approach was used in this research with a survey method. The findings show: 1) In general, the English proficiency of the students of Study Program Christian Religious Education in academic year 2018-2019 was beginner (basic); 2) There were several reasons why they stopped learning English such as the materials used were not applicable on daily basis, their teachers did not use good teaching method, or the materials was not interesting and challenging; 3) Students thought that learning grammar and the differences between Bahasa Indonesia and English is important to be covered in textbooks; 4) Students preferred their teachers to explain the grammatical theories before giving them practice activities; 5) Even though students admitted that English is a difficult language, they agreed that English is very important to be mastered and it has become a language widely used for international occasions.

To present a skillfully written abstract, an author should apply some strategies. One of them is the application of Metadiscourse Markers, which provides readers with linguistic features that will help them quickly get the gist of the entire research. Studies have examined the metadiscourse markers in abstracts of theses and published article journals written by Indonesian, but only a few used a corpus-based approach and analyzed the errors simultaneously. This study, therefore, aimed at finding the frequency of Metadiscourse Markers and grammatical errors made by Accounting Department students of Kupang State Polytechnic in their final papers’ abstracts. A corpus-based approach was applied by using AntConc Version 3.5.9 concordance tool. The study showed that interactive markers occurred more frequently than interactional resources. Moreover, grammatical errors were related to applying punctuation (comma), plural forms, verb tenses, and modality. This study suggests the teaching material includes the features of Metadiscourse Markers in abstract writing and further emphasizes the grammar on topics where students performed errors.

Higher Education Transformation has become a trend among colleges under the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The organizational readiness for change in status and function is not merely about an individual readiness, but the readiness of all of the organization. This research aimed at finding how high the readiness level in the transformation of STAKN Kupang to IAKN Kupang was. A quantitative approach was used by using a survey method. The questionnaire used was the Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) by Weiner which measures two dimensions of readiness named change efficacy and change commitment to face an organizational change. A sample of 50 people was taken out of the population of 200. The result of One Sample T-test shows tcount= 5,738, which compared to the value of ttable=0,67964. Since the t-count > t-table, H0 is accepted which means the readiness level in the institution transformation becoming IAKN Kupang is greater than or equals to 75% as expected (H0:m ≥ 75 %). Even though, STAKN Kupang is categorized into a high readiness level group, there are five factors to be considered in the future for the sake of its continuity and sustainability: organizational climate and culture, interpersonal relationship, leadership, past habit and mindset, and techonolgy implementation.  AbstrakTransformasi pendidikan tinggi di Indonesia telah menjadi tren di lingkup per-guruan tinggi di bawah Kementerian Agama. Kesiapan organisasi untuk beralih status dan fungsi tidak semata-mata berbicara mengenai kesiapan individu dalam organisasi melainkan kesiapan organisasi secara menyeluruh. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan seberapa tinggi tingkat kesiapan dalam transformasi pendidikan tinggi dari STAKN Kupang menjadi IAKN Kupang. Pendekatan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode survey digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Kuesioner yang digunakan adalah kuesioner Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change (ORIC) oleh Weiner yang mengukur dua dimensi kesiapan yakni keyakinan dan komitmen untuk berubah. Sampel penelitian yang digunakan adalah 50 orang dari total populasi 200 orang. Dari hasil uji One Sample t-test ditemukan harga t= 5,738, harga t tersebut selanjutnya dibandingkan dengan har-ga t-tabel =0,67964. Karena t-hitung lebih besar dari t-table atau jatuh pada penerimaan H0 (5,734>0,67964) maka H0 diterima sebagaimana dikatakan bahwa tingkat kesiapan transformasi Pendidikan Tinggi menuju IAKN Kupang adalah lebih besar atau sama dengan 75 % dari yang diharapkan (H0:m ≥ 75 %). Meskipun STAKN Kupang masuk dalam kategori siap bahkan sangat siap, namun terdapat lima faktor yang perlu diperhatikan untuk menjamin keberhasilan dan keberlangsungan transformasi di masa yang akan datang: iklim dan budaya organisasi, dinamika hubungan interpersonal dalam organisasi, kepemimpinan, kebiasaan dan pola pikir lama, dan penguasaan teknologi.   Kata kunci: kesiapan; organizational readiness for implementing change; transformasi

During Pandemic Covid-19 which has started from March 2020 in Indonesia, learning from home is conducted. Online learning, therefore, has been the only choice for schools and universities to maintain learning process during this troubled time. Institut Agama Kristen Negeri (IAKN) Kupang has also applied online learning.  Consequently, academic procrastination became one of the problems to tackle. To answer this problem, this study was conducted to investigate whether there was effect of online and face-to-face learning toward learning achievements of the second and sixth semester students from Christian Religious Education Study Program when seen from their academic procrastination. A quantitative approach was used in this study by an ex-post facto design. There were two analysis techniques applied namely descriptive statistics and two way (ANAVA) varians analysis involving a sample of 122 students out of the population of 770 students. The findings showed first, there was no difference in learning achievements of students who learned online and face to face. Secondly, there was no interaction between online learning or academic procrastination and students’ learning achievements. Thirdly, there was diference in learning achievements of students with high and low academic procrastination. Selama pandemi Covid-19 pada Maret 2020, diberlakukan belajar dari rumah. Akibatnya pembelajaran daring menjadi satu-satunya pilihan bagi sekolah dan universitas untuk tetap melaksanakan proses kegiatan belajar mengajar demikian juga Institut Agama Kristen Negeri (IAKN) Kupang. Sebagai akibat, prokrastinasi akademik menjadi salah satu tantangan yang harus dihadapi. Penelitian ini mencari tahu pengaruh proses pembelajaran daring dan tatap muka terhadap prestasi belajar ditinjau dari kebiasaan menunda-nunda mengerjakan tugas akademik atau prokrastinasi akademik mahasiswa semester dua dan enam Program Studi Pendidikan Agama Kristen. Metode penelitian ini adalah Kuantitatif dan jenis penelitian Ex-Post Facto. Teknik Analisis yang dilakukan yakni melalui analisis statistik deskriptif dan analisis varians (ANAVA) dua jalan dengan melibatkan 122 mahasiswa sebagai sampel dari total populasi sebesar 770 mahasiswa. Dari metode dan analisis uji hipotesis ditemukan bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan prestasi belajar mahasiswa yang belajar dengan pembelajaran daring dan mereka yang belajar secara tatap muka, tidak terdapat interaksi antara pembelajaran daring dengan prokrastinasi akademik terhadap prestasi belajar mahasiswa dan terdapat perbedaan prestasi belajar antara mahasiswa yang memiliki prokrastinasi akademik tinggi dan rendah.

Penyusunan bahan ajar menjadi tanggung jawab guru untuk menghadirkan pembelajaran yang efektif di kelas. Sumba Timur adalah salah satu kabupaten di Nusa Tenggara Timur yang guru-gurunya membutuhkan pelatihan dan pendampingan dalam penyusunan bahan ajar. Tujuan diadakannya pelatihan dan pendampingan ini adalah untuk memperlengkapi para guru dengan pengetahuan dan pemahaman yang memadai dalam mekanisme dan teknis penyusunan bahan ajar yang benar. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ini dibagi menjadi tiga tahapan yakni persiapan, pelaksanaan, dan monitoring dan evaluasi. Hasil kegiatan ini berupa peningkatan pemahaman para guru mengenai prosedur penyusunan bahan ajar dan terbentuknya kelompok-kelompok kecil guru yang terus berproses dalam menyusun bahan ajar. Kegiatan ini perlu terus dilakukan untuk menjangkau daerah-daerah lain di Nusa Tenggara Timur sehingga kualitas pendidikan yang diimpikan dapat terwujud. Kata Kunci: penyusunan bahan ajar, pelatihan, pendampingan Designing instructional materials has become the responsibility of teachers in order to provide an effective learning process in the classroom. East Sumba is one of the regencies in East Nusa Tenggara Province whose teachers need to be trained and assisted in designing instructional materials. This community service aimed to equip teachers with adequate knowledge and understanding of instructional materials design. There are three phases: preparation, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The pre-test and post-test results showed that the teachers' understanding increased. Apart from it, there are groups formed to design the instructional materials. To achieve educational quality, this community service should be conducted widely in the East Nusa Tenggara Province.   Keyword: instructional materials, training, assistance.