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Empowering Mulyodadi Tourism Village through assistance in bilingual promotional media and photography skills development Nurhayati, Ari; Kurnia, Nandy Intan; Atibrata, Tyas Gita; Nugroho, Andy Bayu
Abdimas: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Merdeka Malang Vol. 10 No. 4 (2025): November 2025
Publisher : University of Merdeka Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26905/abdimas.v10i4.15988

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Mulyodadi is one of the villages that has been developing “agroedutourism”. Despite this potential, the village faces limited public recognition. Therefore, this community service program (PKM) was implemented to assist in the development of promotional media and to conduct a photography workshop. The program aimed to strengthen the promotional capacity, readiness, and independence of the human resources in managing tourism promotion. The creation of promotional media comprises three steps. First, collecting data on the tourism potential and selecting documentation from the village promotional team. Second, designing bilingual booklets and videos. Third, conducting a final review and revision of those media. A workshop was also conducted to optimize smartphone usage for photography purposes. The approach used in this program was a service-learning approach, which focused on building capacity, enhancing independence, and simultaneously fostering a sense of community ownership of the program. Observable changes were identified in the partner’s capability, including improved skills in photography and the availability of bilingual promotional media. These results indicate an improvement in the promotional readiness of the village and provide tangible support for continuous tourism promotion. Thus, the PKM empowers the human resources of the village by enhancing their ability to showcase their tourism potential.
Enhancing Reading Comprehension Skill Through Retelling Story Jati, Dindadari Arum; Kurnia, Nandy Intan; Arrum, Regita Sekar
English Education and Literature Journal (E-Jou) Vol 6 No 01 (2026): English Education and Literature Journal
Publisher : Universitas Ma'arif Nahdlatul Ulama Kebumen

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.53863/e-jou.v6i01.2151

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English reading comprehension remains a challenge for many Indonesian students learning English as a foreign language. This study investigates the use of story retelling as a pedagogical strategy to improve students’ reading comprehension. Conducted in 2021, the study employed a descriptive quantitative approach with a one-group pre-test and post-test design involving nine Grade XII students from an Islamic private senior high school in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, who followed the 2013 national curriculum. The students read two Aesop’s fables, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and The Fox and the Grapes, and retold the stories through written and recorded oral tasks as part of emergency remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students’ performances were assessed by three teachers using a scoring rubric covering relevancy, accuracy, fluency, and creativity, with relevancy and accuracy treated as the primary indicators of reading comprehension. Data were analyzed through descriptive comparison of mean pre-test and post-test scores. The results indicate an overall improvement in students’ reading comprehension, particularly in terms of relevancy and accuracy in the post-test. These findings suggest that story retelling can serve as an effective instructional strategy to support reading comprehension in English, especially when integrated with written and oral activities. This study highlights the potential of children’s literature, such as Aesop’s fables, to facilitate comprehension among Indonesian senior high school students