Students’ Perception on Flipped Learning Conducted in an Online Writing Class During the Pandemic: A Survey Research

Flipped learning (FL) is the approach used in this research based on two reasons: firstly, the traditional learning fails to facilitate students’ need for knowledge construction, collaboration, and sufficient practice and feedback in online learning; therefore, the teacher had to use another approach called Flipped Learning. Secondly, Flipped Learning has the potency to facilitate the students’ needs mentioned earlier. This research is a survey research and was conducted in an online Writing Class at the university of Palangka Raya and a questionnaire and interview were the instruments used to collect the data needed. The result shows that the success in implementing the FL could be achieved when the four pillars of FL integrated appropriately in the teaching and learning process.  As the result, the students gave highly positive responses towards FL that it can facilitate their needs in the online writing class during the pandemic as the four pillars are accordingly implemented; therefore, the pre-learning activities, practices, small group discussions and feedbacks are adequately provided through FL

The Effect of British Council for Teens Website on Students’ Vocabulary at the Tenth Grade Students of SMAN-1 Palangka Raya

English vocabulary is crucial. However, students struggled with vocabulary. This study examined how the British Council for Teens website affected Senior High School tenth-graders’ English vocabulary. This website taught English vocabulary using topic-related graphics and audio. This pre-experimental investigation used a one-group pre- and post-test. The researcher used purposive sampling to choose the SMAN-1 Palangka Raya X-6 class. Data was collected via a short answer test. Pre- and post-tests were provided. The researcher circulated a questionnaire to assess the British Council for Teens website’s impact on vocabulary learning. The Paired Sample T-Test in SPSS version 25 was used to examine the data at 5% (0.05). T-test analysis accepted Ha and rejected Ho. Hence, British Council for Teens improved SMAN-1 Palangka Raya tenth graders’ English vocabulary. The British Council for Teens website’s favorable questionnaire result supported that. Consequently, this website was effective on expanding students’ English vocabulary

DEVELOPING READING MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF SHORT STORY BASED ON CENTRAL KALIMANTAN CULTURE

This research aims to develop reading materials in the form of short stories based on Central Kalimantan culture. Reading materials for university level in the form of local content are still limited. In fact, Dayak culture can be an interesting alternative reading material besides providing academic texts to students. Based on the needs analysis, it is known that at the English Education Study Program of Universitas Palangka Raya, there is a need for reading materials that are able to improve reading skills while containing relevant texts with text difficulty levels that are appropriate for student levels. Further, the reading materials should be in accordance with student interests and needs, contain effective learning strategies, and integrate culture or local content. This research applies Developmental Research in accordance with the ADDIE stages (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). Based on the Evaluation, the developed reading materials are in the form of short stories that contain Central Kalimantan cultural aspects embedded in activities, name of people, name of places, and name of food. The reading materials also contain exercises that demand students' skills in reading comprehension