The article aims at finding out students’ learner identity and difference through English Club Meeting at Megarezky Universitas. This research investigated twenty members of English Club Meeting of Megarezky University (E-Comers) who come regularly and five respondents for interview. The method of this research is used observation, field note, and interview. The data collecting were analyzed by presented, analyzed, discussed and interpreted. The result of this research categorized four factors in order to understand learner identity, motivation, learning strategies, learner autonomy, and cross linguistic influence. In motivation, students are motivated due to the value of group community, students’ personal goal, and senior members’ role. While in learning strategies; coping and communication strategies are appeared on this research. Talking about learner autonomy, it is revealed that students’ control is the most effective strategies. So, it can be concluded that cross-linguistic influences students in English learning process. In conclusion, these four factors help teachers to understand students’ identity and difference. Every student has different motivation, learning strategies, students’ autonomy and cross-linguistic influence factors which English Meeting Club tends to accommodate students’ identity in one group activity.

Contextual teaching and learning is one of the outstanding approaches that can help students understand the meaning of teaching materials based on personal, social, and cultural contexts. Due to this, students can have the knowledge and skills to actively build their understanding of the materials. Therefore, this study aims to find out the effectiveness of contextual teaching and learning in improving students' reading comprehension at SMP Negeri 2 Mappakasunggu Takalar. This study involved 56 students of seventh-grade students. This study used a quasi-experimental with two classes, the experimental class, and the control class. Data was collected through a reading test that was given to students before and after giving the Contextual Teaching and Learning method. In analyzing the data, the researchers used the SPSS version 22. The results of data analysis showed that the post-test mean value was 26.04 compared to without using CTL or conventional in the control class, the post-test mean value was 23.71. In addition, the calculation results of the SPSS version 22 application showed that the value of the t-count calculation was 2.3. Compared with table df = 54, namely (2.0) the significance level was 5%, t count > t table, then Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. In other words, accept the alternative hypothesis (Ha) and reject the null hypothesis (Ho) to test both variables. From the results of hypothesis testing, it was proven that There was a significant effect between the use of contextual learning.

The aims of this study are to assess students’ perception of listening materials used in the listening class of the English education program at the Megarezky University of Makassar.  Students' perception of the use of listening materials is beneficial in order to understand and improve listening material especially in the English education program at the Megarezky University of Makassar. This researcher was used a qualitative approach to collect data through questionnaires and interviews. The participants of this research were 10 students of the English education program in the 2020/2021 academic year. The technique of analysis covers students' perception related to the general perception of listening material that they received in the first and second semester in listening courses. The finding indicated students have positive opinions of the listening materials used in class. However, there were some positive feedbacks and some potential problems with the use of listening materials. All these perceptions of the listening materials can imply the improvement of better listening materials in the future.

kegiatan English camp merupakan salah satu gagasan yang inovatif untuk meningkatkan kepercayaan diri mahasiswa dalam berkomunikasi menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan motivasi dan kepercayaan diri anggota atau pengurus UKM English Community of Megarezky (E-COMER) Universitas Megarezky Makassar dalam berbicara bahasa Inggris melalui kegiatan English Camp. Kegiatan outdoor yang dilakukan sebagai kegiatan latihan berbicara di luar kelas dikenal dengan kegiatan English camp. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini berlangsung selama 3 hari 3 malam. Setelah itu mahasiswa telah mempelajari teori dasar dalam berkomunikasi menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Metode yang digunakan dalam pengabdian ini adalah mentransfer ilmu, praktik/latihan berbicara, memotivasi, dan memecahkan masalah. Temuan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan English Camp dapat membantu mahasiswa dan pengurus UKM English Community of Megarezky dalam meningkatkan kepercayaan diri mereka dalam berbicara bahasa Inggris