In the era of globalization, integrating local culture into English language teaching is important to promote students’ cultural awareness while improving their language skills. This study aimed to develop a local culture-based audiovisual media in EFL teaching for seventh-grade students. The product was designed as supplementary learning media integrating Palembang local culture into English…
This study examined the mediating effect of reading strategies on the relationship between personality traits and reading comprehension achievement among eleventh-grade students at SMA YWKA Palembang. A quantitative research design was employed involving 85 students. Data were collected using the Big Five Personality Questionnaire to measure personality traits, a reading comprehension test, and…
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 research aimed to develop an Indigenous Knowledge-Based Ecoliteracy Book to facilitate deep learning in English Language Teaching for eighth-grade students. The study was conducted to address the lack of contextual, culturally relevant, and environmentally oriented English learning materials, particularly in remote and low-resource areas. This study used design research with the ADDIE mode…
This study investigated the integration of educational technology in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom at SMA Negeri 19 Palembang. The objectives of the study were to identify the types of educational technologies used by English teachers and students, explore the reasons for their use, and examine the benefits and challenges experienced in technology-enhanced English teaching an…
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 aimed to know the significant improvement and significant differences of project-based learning, specifically utilizing the TikTok Duet Challenge, in improving students' speaking skills at SMK Negeri 3 Palembang. This study used a quantitative approach. Thirty-six students participated in the study, and they were split into an experimental and a control group. Pre-test and Post-test …