This study was conducted to investigate the analysis of clause complex of analytical exposition text written by the English teachers of SMKN 2 Palangka Raya. Considering that teachers have important role in education field, in which teachers have a function as the model in teaching learning process, especially in teaching English and it is the consideration that the subjects of the study will be the English teachers. The study design of this study was descriptive qualitative. By means of a descriptive study under Systemic Functional Linguistics theory as suggested by Halliday & Matthiessen (2014), the writers employ the analysis of taxis systems which cover elaboration, extension, and enhancement. Besides, logico-semantic relation is also analyzed which covers projection and expansion The data will be analyzed through systemic functional approach in which the analysis of the data will be based the clauses and its taxis (protasis and hypotaxis) along with its logico-semantic relations from text by the teacher.

Today, reading online activity is not only a trend but also an essential need among students at the university. Because online reading habit contributes significantly to the EFL learners successful in academic performance. This article reports what outcomes are resulted from reviewing and summarizing Ejournal to complete academic tasks that promote online reading habit among undergraduate students at English Language Education Program of Teacher Training and Education Faculty, University of Palangka Raya. A questionnaire was used for data collection from 200 respondents, and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. Findings showed that: most (97.5%) of the students reviewed E-journals as main references to write summaries, essays as final project-reports, thesis proposal, and research report; 2) all students (100%) claimed that the written products they produced were in the form of summaries, essays as final project-reports, research proposal, and research report, 3) the E-journals they read and referred most were: TEFLIN Journal, RELC (Singapore), The Asian EFL Journal and The Journal of Asia TEFL, and 4) all students (100%) stated that reviewed and summarized E-journal were very useful and meaningful to search ELT instruction and or research which are used to complete their academic tasks. So that the availability of accessible E-Library across universities all over Indonesia is urgent to provide in order promoting online reading habit and developing quantity and quality of research among faculty members.

As one of the most significant communication skills that one is required in the digital era, it is necessary to develop speaking skills among young learners who learn English at elementary school earlier. However, English was not the primary subject for Elementary students, especially in State Elementary schools. So, it made the English teachers have difficulty finding suitable textbooks for students. This article details the findings of a study conducted to learn more about the needs of young English learners in primary schools in the digital age. Four Elementary English teachers in Palangka Raya participated in the study. The study instruments were a questionnaire and interview guide. The survey results are revealed using percentages and qualitative descriptions. The findings will be utilized to create and develop an English e-book (based on local material) for young learners studying English at the elementary level.

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is generally interpreted as an approach to learning English based on the goals/needs of the learner. In the context of learning English in Indonesia, both at secondary and tertiary schools, especially for automotive students, the ESP approach is a popular choice. The application of this approach is in line with the government policy in the field of education which emphasizes the purpose of learning English, namely to improve the ability of students to use English, especially for academic and professional career needs with an emphasis on reading skills that allow students to understand authentic material topics according to their majors. effectively. This article puts forward a theoretical study of the basic concepts of ESP including its definition and role as a learning approach, along with related issues including needs analysis as the main feature of ESP, syllabus, learning objectives, materials, methodology, and evaluation of ESP-based English learning.

Teachers are required to have good reading material with various questions exercises to meet students’ interest to improve their reading ability. This developmental research was undertaken to develop a model of instructional material of HOTS questions for narrative reading texts for IX grade students of SMPN 2 Jorong. The development of the model in R & D research involved the following framework: needs assessment, reference study, material development, expert validation, tryout, revision, and final product. The subject of the research was the students of grade IX of SMPN 2 Jorong. The instruments used were observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, students’ test result, and validity and advisability test sheet to take the data. The final product was a Model of HOTS Questions For Narrative Reading Text in the form of instructional material consisting of Cover; Introduction, and Content. The content of the product consisted of 2 Units that contain narrative reading texts with the titles Hansel and Grethel, Malin Kundang, and Rapunzel. Each story was inserted with HOTS questions to ask the students to generalise, to analyse, to compare, to distinguish, and to correlate. Based on the result, the model of HOTS questions was efficient and advisable to be implemented.