The Progress: Journal of Language and Ethnicity is an academic journal published by Language Center of IAIN Kerinci. 2985-6558 (Online - Elektronik) This journal is interested in researches about language development, language and education, linguistics, cultural and ethnic studies. Specifically, we focus on the study of language and ethnic on local context. The Progress: Journal of Language and Ethnicity is an open-access journal, published twice a year (June and December). This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public. We warmly welcome contributions from scholars and researchers of many disciplines. Authors should submit only papers that have been carefully proofread and polished. Before submission please make sure that your paper is prepared using the journal paper template. The authors must refer to journal writing format and style Please download and use it as a template for initial manuscript submission. This will ensure fast processing and publication. Any papers not fulfilling the requirements based on the guideline to authors will not be processed. We strongly prefer to receive manuscripts via our online submission system. Using this system, authors can upload manuscript files (text, figures, and supplementary information, including video) directly to our office and check on the status of their manuscripts during the review process. First, kindly please register as an author, and then you should login to submit your papers. Please don´t forget to tick the author when you make a registration.