Learning Speaking Problems in Online Learning During Covid-19 Outbreak for ESP Learners

Because of the pandemic, Indonesian government implemented new policies in the education system. Previously, education and training took place in the luring situation on a regular basis, particularly in higher education institutions, and now it is entirely daring. The current study aims to examine students' issues in speaking for ESP contexts during the COVID-19 circumstance when they were learning the English language by the online situation. The descriptive qualitative design was used in this study. The information was gathered using questionnaire in the help of Google form media and also interviews with 40 students from the fourth semester of the Management Informatics Diploma Major at Piksi Input Serang Polytechnic in Banten. Based on this study, the research findings highlighted a variety of issues for students. Six issues emerged during distance learning in the Speaking course. The first issue that arose was students' learning equipment and supporting facilities. The second issue was dealing with students' accessibility restrictions to Online Video Conference.  The third issue was students' concerns on the lecturer's materials during an online lesson. The fourth issue was the students' approach to completing the lecturer's task or assignment. The use of online streaming videos as a media of learning resources also had a role in the fifth and final issue that emerged during distance learning amid COVID-19 pandemic situations is students' limited cell signal and internet quota. The findings can be used to further enhance and improve online teaching and learning techniques. Further research into how students deal with obstacles is encouraged

USING YOUTOBE VIDEOS TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S READING COMPREHENSION IN ONLINE LEARNING MODEL IN FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL

ABSTRACT-In improving students' reading comprehension in online learning, it can be done by using the social media YouTube. The use of YouTube to encourage students' enthusiasm for learning during a pandemic can be a solution for the world of education so that it can continue and develop. This study aims to determine the benefits of using Youtube and the obstacles that occur in the use of Youtube in online learning in improving students' reading comprehension in the online learning model in junior high schools. The results of this study indicate that in improving reading comprehension in learning using this youtube video, it has a positive impact on the student learning process during the pandemic. The benefits provided by learning from YouTube are:improve students' understanding in understanding the material provided, the learning provided becomes more flexible, familiar with technological developments through online learning, and increasing student creativity in learning.the slow internet connection in the students and teachers' areas of residence, the small specifications or performance of the cellphones used by students, the large amount of quota required to access YouTube, and the high price of internet quotas, limited access to computers and smartphones. The solution in overcoming obstacles in online learning is that students will be directed to open the video provided via the video link in the WhatsApp Group directly without switching to the YouTube application even though with a lack of time it takes a little longer but this can overcome the use of internet quota because WhatsApp is included. into the e-learning quota

Language Learners as Digital Bricoleurs: Exploring Independent Learning in Individual Digital Ecologies

Though there is a wealth of digital resources available for independent computerassisted language learning, language teachers may find mixed success in supporting learners in using it. Teachers need to understand their learners and how educational information-communication technology and the target language are integrated in their lives. We present the concepts of digital ecology and digital bricolage. Building on a prior survey study on English learner technology use at a Korean college, this qualitative case study explores ways that four Korean college students integrated technology and English into their lives. Drawing on a priori and emergent themes from interviews, we explore students’ digital ecologies and their processes of digital bricolage. We found that types of technology use varied across these cases, suggesting the value of digital ecologies for thinking about student technology use. Further, variations of technology use across the cases suggest that learners draw selectively from their available digital ecologies based on their perceptions of what it means to learn English and their personal priorities. We propose a framework for understanding language learner digital bricolage based on formality and instrumentality. This framework is of value to researchers and teachers who want to support students in digitally mediated self-directed language learning

Marketing Strategy of School of Professional Studies in China

Chinese students are the most visible international presence at many universities across the United States, and the number continues to grow. Since 2010, The number of graduate students studying abroad has entered the period in which the increase has been declining. Under the circumstance of the weak global economy and high cost of education, the administration needs to attract the attention of Chinese students. In the process of competing for applicants, how to develop marketing strategies to attract students’ eyeballs has become an important means of trying to increase school income through Chinese students. The marketing strategy mentioned in this article comes from the authoritative reports, the personal experience of Chinese students studying in the United States and the bold vision of the members of this group. Based on the data collection and comprehensive analysis, this article recommends integrating resources, improving reputation, social media marketing, and alumni association for School of Professional Studies to marketing in China

A Comparative Law Perspective on Intermediaries\u27 Direct Liability in Cloud Computing Context -- A Proposal for China

This dissertation is motivated by two questions: How does the emergence of cloud-computing technology impact major countries’ copyright law regarding the issue of intermediaries’ direct liability? What should Chinese legislature body learn from those countries regarding this issue? Answering the first question lays a foundation for answering the second question. Usually, a cloud-computing intermediary’s specific activity may possess risk of violating a copyright holder’s right of reproduction, right of communication to the public and right of distribution. Comparatively, that intermediary can raise defenses under the exhaustion doctrine and the fair use doctrine. Analysis on these two topics consists of two parts. The first part examines copyright law in major countries or regional organizations such as the U.S., Japan or the European Union. The second part is an analysis of current related Chinese legislation and a proposal for China. This dissertation examines relevant international copyright treaties, major countries’ related legislature documents and related cases. This dissertation offers a thorough legal analysis how cloud-computing technology affects copyright worldwide. The proposal at the end consists of two parts. The first part provides four general legislature advices for China. The second part focuses on how China’s legislature should adjust copyright owner’s exclusive rights and intermediaries’ defense theories to react the impact brought by the cloud-computing technology

"Will I always be not social?": Re-Conceptualizing Sociality in the Context of a Minecraft Community for Autism

Traditional face-to-face social interactions can be challenging for individuals with autism, leading some to perceive and categorize them as less social than their typically-developing peers. Individuals with autism may even see themselves as less social relative to their peers. Online communities can provide an alternative venue for social expression, enabling different types of communication beyond face-to-face, oral interaction. Using ethnographic methods, we studied the communication ecology that has emerged around a Minecraft server for children with autism and their allies. Our analysis shows how members of this community search for, practice, and define sociality through a variety of communication channels. These findings suggest an expansion in how sociality has traditionally been conceptualized for individuals with autism