Language plays an essential role in conveying knowledge and attitudes, including classroom culture. However, local languages ​​are no longer well understood by the younger generation for several reasons, including prestige. This study aims to analyze how changes in students' attitudes, attendance, and activities in learning Toraja language variations in elementary school students and describe student learning outcomes of Toraja language variations in elementary school students. This type of research uses mixed methods. The research design used for qualitative is descriptive qualitative, and quasi-experimental applied quantitatively. The respondents of this study were elementary school students. The research sample selection technique used purposive sampling. Data analysis techniques used are thematic analysis techniques and statistical techniques. The results of this study indicate that, in general, the results achieved by students after the implementation of the Toraja Language Variation Learning learning process for elementary school children at the Ke'te' Kesu' Toraja tourist location can provide an increase both in changes in student attitudes, activeness, attention, and motivation in completing assignments. Student learning outcomes in the variation of Toraja language learning in elementary school students at the Ke'te' Kesu' Toraja tourist location are in a suitable category. In applied linguistics, this research provides new vocabulary related to social context. This study provides local oral literature as an insight for students to expand their knowledge of literary works.

Literature in Toraja, especially oral literature, is important as the identity and the way of life of the community. As one form of cultural products, the philosophy of Tallu Lolona and Hymns of Passomba Tedong is supposed to be kept and constructed due to the Torajan youth generation does not know and understand yet the philosophy of Tallu Lolona in the local wisdom of Toraja. Their comprehension regarding the hymn of Passomba Tedong is merely to witness his ritual without a clear understanding of the hymns spoken in the procedure. Moreover, the number of Tomassomba Tedong (a speaker of Massomba Tedong hymns) in Toraja is only a few years old. The purpose of this research is to describe the philosophy of Tallu Lolona in the hymn of Passomba Tedong, Toraja. The research uses qualitative methods in collecting data. Researchers use instruments, namely: In-depth interviews with linguists and Toraja culture, Tomassomba (the hymn speaker of the Passomba Tedong). The participation observation is equipped by a filed note (observation guide), and a recording tool to document the results of interviews, pictures (photos) with the camera and video capture of the hymn procession of Passomba Tedong. This research was conducted in Toraja. The data analysis technique used the cyclical pattern.

The objectives of the research are; (i) to find out the kinds of lecturers’ personalities they have at English Education Study Program of FKIP UKI Toraja, (ii) to describe whether the lecturers’ personalities affect students’ learning motivation at English Education Study Program of FKIP UKI Toraja, (iii) to describe the personalities which give positive and negative effect to students’ learning motivation.The researcher employed qualitative method. The subjects of this research were the lecturers and students at English Education Study Program of FKIP UKI Toraja. The data of this research was collected by employing recording, observation and interview. The obtained data was analyzed in three major phases are; reduction, displaying, conclusion/ drawing verification.The result of the research revealed that (1) The lecturers’ personalities of the lecturers in teaching English at English Education Study Program of FKIP UKI Toraja are; extrovert, sensing, thinking, feeling and judging. (2) The lecturers’ personalities affect students’ learning motivation in studying English at English Education Study Program of FKIP UKI are extrovert, sensing, thinking, feeling and judging that gave positive and negative effect on students’ learning motivation. (3) The lecturers’ personalities have the positive and negative effect on students’ learning motivation. Keywords: Personality, Learning motivation.

This study aims to know the socio-cultural aspects of the discourse kada to minaa Toraja in the formation of the character of learners. This research method is qualitative with an ethnographic design. The data analysis technique in this study is Ethnographic Research Cycle. The results of this study showed that the socio-cultural aspects of kada to minaa Toraja discourse in the formation of the character of learners are: First, the aspect of politeness value in kada to minaa, namely Mekatabe' londong lako to disa'bu' gayang ma'pampang ma'paran-paran. Second, the religious aspect of kada to minaa "Di posulo sulo lalan di pobia' kalambanan." Third, aspects of social practice or habits/rituals contained in kada to minaa, namely "Laku olapa umbating lakulomban pamario." Fourth, aspects of family values in the expression "Totiumba' Batu Rupanna tama Tandung Kalonaran." Fifth, aspects of the value of humility in kada to minaa "Tang lara'ba pa te riu laku lessa', tangmaupu' pa' te umpalumba' sangpatikan anna bisara." Sixth, the religious aspect of kada to minaa speech is "Antan Tundan tongan mora Puang dimatua dao masua anggana to palulungan dao pataralayukna."

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menemukan Kebutuhan belajar bahasa inggris umum, dan mendesain kerangka Silabus Berbasis Tugas pada Mata kuliah Bahasa Inggris Umum Berdasarkan Analisis Kebutuhan dan Analisis Situasi Mahasiswa Tehnik Sipil UKI Toraja. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode pengembangan (Research and development/R&D). Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Tehnik Sipil UKI Toraja sebanyak 60 mahasiswa. Dalam mengumpulkan data dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan instrumen Angket, dan Wawancara. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan tehnik Miles dan Huberman (2002: 16). Teknik  analisis data ini meliputi tiga langkah pokok yaitu: 1) reduksi data, 2) penyajian data, 3) penarikan kesimpulan, dan verifikasi. Ketiga langkah ini dilakukan secara terus menerus sejak awal.  Untuk menganalisis data angket dari informasi yang sudah dikumpulkan dari responden selanjutnya dianalisis. Teknik analisis yang kami terapkan pada penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan persentase dan frekuensi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Kebutuhan belajar Mahasiswa Tehnik Sipil UKI Toraja yakni: Kegiatan Pembelajaran yang dibutuhkan meliputi Kegiatan Pembelajaran dalam bentuk tatap muka, penugasan terstruktur, kegiatan mandiri tak terstruktur. Kebutuhan mahasiswa tentang metode pengajaran yakni belajar secara berkelompok, belajar secara berpasangan, dan belajar sendiri. Topik pelajaran yang disukai dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris Umum, mahasiswa menyukai materi tentang IPTEKS, materi Bahasa Inggris Umum yang kontekstual, dan materi kegiatan sehari-hari. Desain kerangka Silabus Berbasis Tugas pada Mata kuliah Bahasa Umum Inggris didasarkan pada Analisis Kebutuhan dan Analisis Situasi Mahasiswa Tehnik Sipil UKI Toraja yang merefleksikan Kegiatan Pembelajaran dalam bentuk tatap muka, penugasan terstruktur, kegiatan mandiri tak terstruktur.