Belitung. She currently teaches curriculum development, teaching English for foreign language, English for specific purposes, and research methods in language teaching. Her research draws on English language teaching process, focus on English language skills, digital literacy, and technology development for language and teaching program.

The aim of this research is to know the implementation of Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) in improving students’ reading comprehension of analytical exposition text and to find out whether there is a significant difference between students who were taught by using CORI and those who were not. This research used quantitative approach with experimental research which was conducted at an Islamic High School in Kemuja, Bangka Belitung Province. The researcher used purposive sampling technique and two classes were taken as the sample. The result of the test was analyzed by using statistical analysis of paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The result showed that the students who learned by using CORI got higher score than those who did not. It could be seen from the result of independent sample t-test of students’ post-test between experimental group and control group, the t-obtained in equal variences assumed was 2.385, and the significant (2-tailed) was 0.023. Since t-obtained was higher than t-table (2.385 > 2.036) and the significant (2-tailed) was lower than computation with level significant (0.023  < 0.05). Based on the fact above, it could be concluded that CORI significantly improved the students’ reading comprehension.

Kegiatan Bangka Tour Guide Training bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan peserta pelatihan dalam memandu wisata menggunakan Bahasa Inggris yang baik dan benar, serta didukung oleh eye contact, gesture, body language dan tutur bicara yang benar. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode ceramah, diskusi, dan praktik lapangan di lokasi wisata dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran students centered learning yaitu small group discussion dan guided project based learning. Berdasarkan hasil dari kegiatan yang dilaksanakan, peserta mampu memandu wisata menggunakan Bahasa Indonesia dengan sangat baik namun tidak begitu fasih ketika harus menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Memandu wisata dengan menggunakan eye contact, gesture, dan body language yang tepat masih menjadi hal yang baru bagi para peserta pelatihan. Bagaimanapun, pelatihan ini telah memberikan ilmu baru bagi peserta untuk menjadi seorang tour guide yang professional baik secara teori maupun secara praktik lapangan.