The covid-19 pandemic that hit the world including Indonesia has caused the teaching and learning system change from face-to-face in the classroom to distance learning or online learning. Online learning requires teachers and students to be able to use the information and communication technology (ICT). In ELT, the learning system is also implemented online. One of platforms commonly used in online communication is e-mail. This current study aims to describe: (1) teacher’s perceptions about the use of e-mail as a learning medium in ELT, (2) students’ perceptions about the use of e-mail as a learning medium in ELT. The subjects of this descriptive qualitative research were an EFL teacher and 20 students at a senior high school in Barru. For collecting data, the researchers applied questionnaire, documentation, and interview. Data was analyzed inductively or qualitatively. The results indicated the teacher’s perceptions on the use of e-mail in learning that email is an effective device, e-mail can be used to send many documents, e-mail as a tool to achieve learning objectives, and e-mail makes learning easier. Students’ perceptions on the use of e-mail are e-mail can be used for getting learning materials, e-mail is easy to use, and students can access various assignments on email. However, a small number of students still encountered obstacles in using email as a learning medium.

The present study aimed at describing the satisfaction level of the university students in online learning at STKIP Muhammadiyah Barru during the Covid-19 pandemic situation. The research participants were 30 students of the Guidance and Counseling study program in the first semester on the academic year of 2021/2022. To collect data, researchers distributed questionnaire items to participants via Google forms, then analyzed the data qualitatively. The result of students’ responses to the questionnaire showed that in overall, 14 students (46.7%) of Guidance and Counseling Study Program at STKIP Muhammadiyah Barru were satisfied with the implementation of online learning organized by the campus, 10 other students (33.3%) stated that they were very satisfied, although there were also a small number namely 6 students (20%) expressed dissatisfaction. The satisfaction of the majority of students were found in the lecturers’ role factor as a facilitator, and the good communication interaction factor to lecturers and to classmates. Students’ dissatisfaction was generally found in the learning effectiveness factor, where students stated that they were bored with the independent assignments given by lecturers via online.

The objectives of this research are to explore and to reveals the form and the characteristics of linguistic politeness, politeness strategies, and the realization of local wisdom found among Soppeng people (to Soppeng) one particular Buginese ethnics. This research applied ethnolinguistics viewed from pragmatics, semiotics, and politeness theories. To capture the data, this study used purposive sampling and snowball among native in Soppeng regency which agrees to be a part of this study. The method used is the method of listening with free engaged, recording, documentation, elicitation technique, and interview. The results of this research show the characteristics and the forms of linguistic politeness through some morphemes marked (such as prefixes ta), suffix pronouns (ta, ki, ni), some honorific vocabularies (such as pung, andi, daeng), some lexemes (iye, tabe, taddampengenga), some maxims of politeness principles; generosity, approbation, modesty, and sympathy, and four strategies of linguistic politeness i.e., bald on record, positive, negative, off-record strategy. In addition, this study also found the realization and the implication of local wisdom as a primary value such as ethics and language politeness, self-image, courage, solidarity, and cooperation.

Covid-19 pandemic condition demands the learning activities to be conducted online. The current study aims to investigate the types of humor inserted by the teacher in the EFL online teaching-learning activities, and students� responses toward the teacher�s humor. The participants of this descriptive qualitative research are an EFL teacher and 29 students of the 2nd grade at SMA Muhammadiyah Barru. To collect data about the types of humor used by the teacher, the researchers directly observe the online learning activities conducted by the teacher and his students. For gaining the deepest data about students� responses toward the teacher�s humor, the researchers randomly interview 10 from those 29 students. The researchers found that in the online teaching-learning activities, the teacher inserted humorous words that based on the theory were classified into pun fan, joke, innuendo, malapropism, and absurdity. Besides that, the researchers also found new types of humor used by the teacher, which were then named as local humor and plesetan humor. From the interview result, it is found students� responses towards the teacher�s humor indicate that humor maintains students� focus in learning activities, stimulates students to solve problems quickly, and keeps students� self-confidence in online learning.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kesiapan psikologis dan lama latihan terhadap prestasi atlet sepaktakraw persiapan Porda. Penelitian Ex Post Facto ini mengkaji secara sistematis dan empiris terhadap variabel-variabel secara akurat. Kesimpulan hubungan antara variabel-variabel tersebut didasarkan pada perbedaan yang menyertai variabel independen dan variabel dependen. Jumlah sampel adalah 30 atlet sepaktakraw Porda kabupaten Pangkep dengan teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) Berdasarkan analisis uji chi-square terhadap 30 atlet sepaktakraw persiapan Porda kabupaten Pangkep didapatkan nilai p = 0,03 (<0,05), artinya terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kesiapan psikologis dan prestasi yang diperoleh atlet sepaktakraw, (2) dari 30 atlet sepaktakraw persiapan Porda kabupaten Pangkep diperoleh p value = 0,03 (<0,05), artinya ada hubungan yang signifikan antara lama latihan dan prestasi yang diperoleh atlet sepaktakraw, (3) Berdasarkan hasil penghitungan, terdapat hubungan signifikan antara variabel kesiapan psikologis dan lama latihan terhadap prestasi atlet sepaktakraw persiapan Porda kabupaten Pangkep.