This study investigates the pivotal role of teacher talk in influencing students’ motivation and engagement in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. Amid increasing emphasis on learner-centered education, the research aims to explore how various types of teacher communication strategies—such as feedback, questioning, tone, and motivational language—shape student behavior and emo…

This study examines the effectiveness of the Duolingo application in enhancing writing skills among middle school students at SMP Islam Nurul Hikmah in Tangerang, Indonesia. The research addresses the common challenges students face in developing strong writing abilities and explores how integrating technology can aid in overcoming these difficulties. The rationale for this study lies in the gr…

Many studiesemphasize the positive impact of innovation of learning media in second language education. Due to its role in reducing foreign language anxiety, the utilization of advanced innovation has an imperative part in mending students' feelings. Hence, utilization of the advanced stage, Canva, and research on its impact on students' speaking activities anxiety in L2 were the most crucial p…

Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) are really needed by students to have good critical thinking skills in responding to the era of globalization which continues to develop with its challenges. Considering the importance of critical thinking as one of the skills of the 21st century, the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture has integrated Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) into the curr…

Indonesia is a country with a rapidly growing healthcare industry, and English is widely used as the language of communication among healthcare professionals and patients. However, English is a foreign language in Indonesia, and many healthcare workers may have limited proficiency in English, which can pose significant challenges in the healthcare setting. In Indonesia, materials for teaching c…

Curriculum 2013 and independent curriculum emphasize on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTs) and digital learning. This study aims to analyze and describe the HOTs elements represented in digital reading formative assessment used by junior high school teachers in Jakarta. Mixed-methods approach with Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy (BRT) table were adopted to get an accurate and detailed picture of th…

Focusing on critical thinking has been the objective of the 2013 Curriculum and students are required to possess critical thinking skill as it is preparing them to study at higher educational level. It is possible to foster critical thinking as a part of teaching activities since the implementation of critical thinking in non western countries such as Malaysia and Singapore have been successful…

Writing skill still becomes a burden for some EFL learners since a student has to master the context of writing. To understand the context, the teacher has to help his or her learners to select the critical details and delete the minor information in a particular context. Thus, the teacher has to provide the useful strategy summarizing the background to comprehend the whole meaning. Thus, the o…

The aim of this research is; The first is to explain how animation movies can improve students' writing skills. Second, to find out what factors influence changes in the ability to write recount text in class XII IPA.1 MAN 1 Kuningan through animation movies. This research is Classroom Action Research. This research procedure consists of planning, action, observation and reflection. The res…

The background of this study is based on the phenomenon that learning descriptive text writing as one of the language items that students got difficulty to start it as their comprehend. Especially in XII MIPA1 of students of SMAN 101, Joglo, JAKARTA.. They could not interest in teaching learning process, even they got difficulty when they were asked to writer. Discovery learning here is one of …