The recognition of students with special needs has been increasing significantly in Indonesia recently and the better understanding as well as supportive school programs is urgently needed. It was found out that schools and teachers in Indonesia had very limited preparedness either in teaching skills or material development to meet the actual needs of the students. This study then aimed at investigating appropriate strategies of teaching English to a student with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) included in a regular classroom. This research was in the form of a case study conducted in North Bali Bilingual School. The data were collected through observations and interviews. The findings show that the Individual Education Plan (IEP) provided with visual media through co-teaching, differentiated instruction and also through a "buddy program" are found appropriate to help the student learn English as a foreign language. These strategies are effective to be implemented in an inclusive classroom program.

Needs analysis plays a vital role in developing speaking material and results in a powerful tool that helps teachers to design materials in line with the learners' target needs and learning needs. The aims of this research are to analyse the types of learners' target needs and learning needs for material development in the academic English-speaking course. This study surveyed 312 English department students from six universities in three Indonesian provinces. Questionnaire and in-depth interview were used in collecting data then those data were analysed by using a software program, namely an excel chart data series. Findings revealed that learners' target needs are necessities, lacks, and wants. Meanwhile, learning needs cover input, procedure, setting, and learner's role. The independent speaking task was necessitated by students (64,49%) and lack of vocabulary (32,69%). Moreover, communication & collaboration (39,10%) was students' wants towards course design whereas video was learning media input (38,46%). Discussion as procedure desired (37,50%), group work (37,82%) as a classroom setting, and active communicator (39,74%) as the learners' role. Students' wants strongly indicated that material design must be able to promote 21 st -century skills. Speaking practitioners are suggested to adapt their material based upon need analysis.

More currently literature reviews suggests the use of authentic assessment, which aims to involve students to be more responsible with their learning. This article reports the findings of a descriptive study on student teachers' perception on the use of self and peer assessment to give evaluation on planning the lesson and teaching performance in Reflective Teaching Class. There were 100 samples taken randomly from 234 students in a survey using questionnaire and 15 students participating in the focus group discussion (FGD). The finding from the questionnaire shows that they had a very positive perception toward the use of self and peer assessment. Additionally, from the FGD, they conveyed by practicing doing self assessment, they could learn to see self performance deeply, strengths and weaknesses. From peer-assessment, they could learn collaboratively from feedback given by peers how to make a better lesson plan and perform a more effective teaching. Hence, self and peer assessment is considered beneficial for preparing the real teaching practicum and future career development. However, there are some problems challenged them, such as feeling subjectivity in assessing both self or peers, embarrassed and less confidence, and time constraints to make evaluation and reflection in the classroom.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran yang berbasis Pendidikan Karakter untuk Mata Kuliah Strategi Pembelajaran Bahasa di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang. Rancangan penelitiannya menggunakan rancangan penelitian pengembangan (R&D) yang direncanakan untuk dilaksanakan dalam dua tahun, dimana tahun pertama adalah untuk mengembangkan perangkat pembelajaran yang berbasis Pendidikan Karakter dan tahun kedua adalah untuk menguji efektivitas penggunaannya dalam implementasi di kelas. Artikel ini menyajikan tentang hasil penelitian  yang mengembangkan 3 produk utama yaitu silabus, SAP dan RPP, instrument asesmen serta perangkat tambahan untuk memperkuat implementasi pendidikan karakter. Model pengembangannnya memodifikasi model yang dikembangkan oleh Dick dan Carey yang dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode gabungan baik secara kualitatif maupun secara kuantitatif (mixed method). Ada tiga  produk utama dan beberapa produk tambahan  yang dihasilkan dalam penelitian ini yang bisa diterapkan di Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Jepang.

Scaffolding in learning has been argued to facilitate the students’ progress. As the educational paradigm inevitably shifts into online modes, strategies for scaffolding provision need to be adjusted. This study aimed to understand the nature of the online learning environment and explore the aspects, types, and methods of scaffolding provision in online learning contexts by adopting George's (2008) research method into a qualitative design. The data were collected from experts' opinions and previous studies, as published in reputable international journals, using Education Resources Information Center (https://eric.ed.gov/), Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com), and Research Gate (https://www.researchgate.net) as the databases. The research result is presented in an informal method. The review reveals that critical aspects of scaffolding are contingency, fading, and transfer of responsibility, which are applicable in synchronous and asynchronous learning with the support provided by peers, teachers, or technology through static or dynamic interaction. Based on its purpose, the four types of scaffolding are procedural, conceptual, metacognitive, and strategic, which can be performed strategically in online contexts through orientation to the course structure, access to resource and tools, critical thinking development, guidance to problem-solving, provisions of hints, sufficient examples, probing questions, and providing constructive feedback. These findings imply the importance of implementing scaffolding strategies in online learning contexts, although further studies need to be conducted to provide more comprehensive scaffolding models.

Writing skill in English is considered to be a difficult skill for most students especially for elementary school students. The results of observations on 10 elementary schools in Bali confirmed the phenomenon that writing is a difficult skill for the students. For that reason a strategy is needed in order to solve the problem. The purpose of the study was to analyze the implementation of scaffolding activities in teaching writing for improving the English literacy of elementary school students. The study was conducted at North Bali Bilingual School Singaraja. The Design of the study was using embedded mixed method which was mainly in the form of qualitative study but supported with quantitative data analysis. The subjects were three teachers and involving 21 students of grade 5. The data were analyzed qualitatively as well as quantitatively. To maintain the trustworthiness of the results, the data were triangulated in terms of several aspects such as in terms of time, persons and also in terms of the techniques of data collection. The results of the study showed that the teachers used several scaffolding strategies which included process based writing techniques, sight word exercises, and problem solving based learning instructions provided with reading response journal. The use of scaffolding strategies reveals clear improvements not only in terms of the writing quality but also students' attitude and interests. The results implied that the quality of the scaffolding has beneficial contribution to students' writing competency.

Abstract. Autonomous learning is a concept in which the learner has the ability to take charge of their own learning. It becomes a notable aspect that should be perceived by students. The aim of this research is for finding out the strategies used by grade two teachers in Bali Kiddy Primary School to promote autonomous learning in English through the implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning in science and maths subjects. This study was designed in the form of descriptive qualitative study. The data were collected through observation, interview, and document study. The result of the study shows that there are some strategies of promoting autonomous learning in English through the implementation of CLIL in Science and Maths subjects. Those strategies are table of content training, questioning & presenting, journal writing, choosing activities, and using online activity. Those strategies can be adopted or even adapted as the way to promote autonomous learning in English subject.

The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze techniques of building character and literacy needed for 21 century at school. The research was conducted at North Bali Bilingual School in Bali, involving 5 teachers, the school principal, and 56 students from Grade 4, 5, and 6. The data were collected through observations and in-depth interview with the teacher and the school principal. The results of data analysis show that there are many techniques implemented at the school which are all literacy and character-based namely empowering the use of reading log and reading response journal, students' clubs and houses for building characters and reading different variations of texts, and project-based learning which emphasizes students' experiences and building their own new knowledge. Through these techniques, the students improve their literacy, and their behaviors are identified reflecting good characters.