This study explored students’ perceptions of using ELSA Speak AI to improve their English speaking ability, including the benefits and challenges they experienced. Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through semi-structured interviews with five English Education students from different academic levels. The findings showed that ELSA Speak AI helped improve pronunciation, vocabula…
This study investigates English Education students’ perspectives on the (PLP) Pengenalan Lapangan Persekolahan program and its influence on their teaching motivation. The rationale of the study is the challenges in teacher quality and the complexities of the profession. This Study aims to investigate English Education students' perspective on the School Field Experience (PLP) program and its …
This study aims to explore students’ experiences in their journey from being less active speakers to becoming more active speakers in Speaking class, as well as to identify the factors that support this transition. This research employed a narrative inquiry design conducted in the English Education Study Program at Sriwijaya University. The participants were twelve sixth-semester students sel…
The ability to deliver effective presentations performance remains a major challenge for many EFL students. However, many students still depend heavily on scripts during presentations. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of concept mastery on students’ English presentation performance by exploring students’ perceptions, their implementation of concept mastery during presenta…
The growing use of social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram has broadened students' exposure to diverse English accents beyond the classroom, yet little research has examined how English Education students perceive these accents and how such perceptions affect their listening experiences. This study explored those perceptions among eight fourth-semester students at Sriwijay…
This research aimed to develop Musi Banyuasin local culture-based narrative texts as reading materials for eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Babat Supat. The study was conducted to address the lack of culturally relevant English materials and to promote students’ reading comprehension and cultural awareness. The research applied the Development research design proposed by Akker (1999) and…
This study investigates the ecological resilience of English teachers as they navigate institutional and social challenges in a private English course in Palembang, Indonesia. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory, the research examines how teachers maintain their professional commitment and well-being through the interplay between personal, institutional, and social systems. U…
This study investigated the best practices in teaching approaches for English instruction at the elementary school level implemented by alumni of the Pre-Service Teacher Professional Education Program (PPG Prajabatan) of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Sriwijaya University, who teach in primary schools in Palembang. Using a qualitative research design, data were collected from th…
This research intends to analyze the effect of students using self-talk and how self-talk practice helps improve students’ speaking fluency. The present qualitative case study was conducted on fourteen third-semester students of the English Education Study Program at Universitas Sriwijaya. The data collection for this study was conducted using three methods: daily self-talk routine observatio…
Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) are increasingly popular and widely played, but their use as an English language learning medium remains under-recognized. This study aims to analyze the role of MMOGs in developing the English language skills of students in the English Language Education Study Program at Sriwijaya University. This study used a qualitative approach with a case study de…
Language is a means of communication, which is essential to human existence. Learning a language produces a range of feelings with both positive and negative implications. These feelings have a crucial role in the acquisition and success of second languages (L2). In many languages, boredom is described as a person-environment interaction between an unstimulating or restrictive circumstance and …
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