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Flipped Classroom for Teaching English at Senior High Schools in Banjarmasin Elvina Arapah Arapah
ELT Echo : The Journal of English Language Teaching in Foreign Language Context Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): JUNE
Publisher : IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24235/eltecho.v8i1.13257

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In an online or a hybrid English flipped classroom, the traditional teaching and learning processes instruction is changed. The English lesson does not start with the face-to-face meeting in which the teacher will explain the materials, but the students are supposed to start by themselves studying the learning materials, which are shared by the teachers virtually before the classroom start. The materials can be utilized from many different digital learning platforms such as websites, YouTube channels, and presentation, pdf files and so forth. This research is aimed to investigate: 1) what flipped materials are utilized by the Senior High School English teachers for English reading assessment during the Covid-19 Pandemics; and 2) how the Senior High School English teachers in Banjarmasin utilize the flipped materials for the English reading assessment during the Covid-19 Pandemics. This qualitative study involves Senior High School English teachers, who teach at either state or private schools in Banjarmasin, as the subjects. The selection of those teachers depends on their willingness to participate in the interview. In short, the teachers are familiar enough with some Learning Management Systems (LMS) as the software application or web-based technology used to upload the materials. Teachers also provided some materials before attending class, and the students are required to do a preparatory study prior to face-to-face meeting. For the in-classroom session, the teachers review the materials and later use them for the assessment of reading.
Strengthening the Pedagogical Competence of English Education Students through Information Gap Activities Design Training Sirajuddin Kamal; Novita Triana; Elvina Arapah; Muhammad Rizky Kusuma Dewa; Zidyah Ahadiyah; Mohamed Ebrahim
Bubungan Tinggi: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Vol 8, No 2 (2026): MAY 2026
Publisher : Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20527/btjpm.v8i2.17617

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The low English proficiency among the Indonesian society is partly influenced by the dominance of learning approaches that focus on grammar and vocabulary memorization, thereby limiting students' opportunities to use the language in meaningful communication. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is an approach that emphasizes language use for authentic communication purposes, with information gap activities (IGA) serving as one of the primary techniques to foster classroom interaction. This community service activity aims to enhance the pedagogical competence of pre-service English teachers in designing and implementing CLT-based IGA. The activity was conducted using the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method, involving students from the English Education Study Programs at Universitas Sari Mulia and Universitas Lambung Mangkurat. The needs analysis results indicated that most participants lacked an adequate understanding of the IGA concept and still tended to employ traditional, teacher-centered learning activities. Through this training, participants gained an understanding of CLT principles and skills in designing communication-oriented activities centered on information exchange. Following the training, participants were capable of developing and practicing various information gap activities, such as Jigsaw Reading, Missing Schedule, and Spot the Differences, integrated into communicative learning scenarios. The questionnaire results demonstrated that this training strengthened the pedagogical competence of pre-service English teachers in designing communicative, interactive, and student-centered learning. Therefore, similar training needs to be conducted sustainably to support the quality improvement of communicative English language learning.