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Journal : Comment: an International Journal of Community Development

Workshop on Technology for Autonomous Learning for English Teachers and Lecturers in Indonesia Yansyah, Yansyah; Rafidiyah, Dina; Nadia, Hafizhatu
Comment: an International Journal of Community Development Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018)
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Using technology to teach English is not a new thing. Somehow, there are many applications that available for free lately. Very difficult for lecturer and teachers in Banjarmasin to update the knowledge of the new   application and how to use it in their English classes. Therefore, this community service is to give the insight to lecturers and teachers in Banjarmasin about how to use application in teaching English skills. The workshop conducted in UIN Antasari by three speakers about how to use mentimeter, sli-do, and EdPuzzle for teaching 4 skills of English, namely: speaking, listening, writing and reading. Mostly the lecturers and teachers enjoy the workshop and plan to apply it in their future English classes. They believe that the application introduced can engage the learners and help them to be more autonomous.
Training and Introduction to Communicative Learning Techniques and Teaching Media for English Transmigration Village Tutors, Karang Indah Village, Mandastana, Barito Kuala Regency Nadia, Hafizhatu; Rafidiyah, Dina
Comment: an International Journal of Community Development Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018)
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Speaking as means to communicate is still hard to master for many learners in non-native countries. This fact makes the teaching of speaking for English teachers become a challenging task too. That was the problem in English Transmigration Village, Mandastana, Barito Kuala Regency. Therefore, the lecturers from English Department, University of Muhammadiyah Banjarmasin conducted a training on communicative language learning techniques and teaching media, so the tutors can use it for their future classes. The training was in five sessions, full of practices. The tutors enjoyed the training and planned to use their knowledge based on their needs. 
Workshop on Game Mediated Language Teaching for English Teachers of Senior High Schools in Amuntai, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency Kailani, Ahmad; Rafidiyah, Dina; Farid, Rezqan Noor
Comment: an International Journal of Community Development Vol. 1 No. 2 (2019)
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Learning English is indispensable from the use of games as one of the teaching media. Even, in traditional classes, where teachers are the center of information, games are sometimes introduced and played to make the classroom atmosphere more fun. Now, as the rapid growth of information technology. The forms and types of games have also evolved significantly. This is like two sides of the coin which has both positive and negative impacts on students’ learning motivation. However, this community service report just looks at the benefits of the game in the English classroom and its feasibility to be used as a catalyst to make students engaged in learning English grammar. This community service was conducted in SMAN 1 Amuntai as the host. Teachers of English from around Amuntai regency were invited to come and introduced to use Kahoot as a learning tool. They were taught how to design quizzes and exercises about grammar using this game application. The participants enjoyed it and would plan to use it as learning media for their English classes.