Abstract. Nowdays, english as a subject learned in primary school level. Its because the important of english towards the student. This study was conducted aimed to know the influence of Picture Cards in teaching vocabulary to the third grade of Nida Suksa School, Thailand. The subjects of the research were students in the third grade. The researcher only took nine students in different abilities from a high level (3/1), middle level (3/2), and low level (3/3). The instrument used by the researcher was an interview. The result showed that the students still had difficulty in understanding the texts because of having a lack of vocabulary, long texts, and limited time to analyze the text in answering the question. The students studied vocabulary through Picture Cards, and they learned vocabulary tests from text book. Furthermore, the finding of this study was: Picture Cards is able to increase and enrich their vocabulary and their knowledge. The implication of Pictures Cards can motivate students to understand the text. Therefore, they can understand many texts in vocabulary tests.Keywords: Teaching Vocabulary, Picture Cards

Nowadays, several education approaches exist in this smart society 5.0 era, specifically in English language teaching. One of them is the integrative learning approach which means the process of making connections among concepts, experiences, and subjects. This study aimed to explore the integrative learning approach, challenges, and opportunities in Indonesian Islamic EFL classes. This study was held in a research class at Islamic Senior High School in Malang. This qualitative field research used observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation to collect primary data from five EFL students and one EFL teacher. The result shows that an integrative learning approach is needed; this class integrates both EFL and Islamic values because they must implement the values of Islam in their daily life. In addition, some of the challenges include difficulty translating from Arabic to English, pronunciation, and soon. On the other hand, this class also found that tajweed makes it easier to read English text by comparing maharijul huruf and its phonology. Also, mastering this integrative class makes it easier to find Islamic literature in the English language. Thus, this study significantly gave EFL teachers insights into implementing the integration between English language skills and Islamic teaching in the EFL classroom.

EFL is still interesting to be researched even in this digital age. There are new things that are found in any event or class. This study aimed to investigate the participant’s English speaking skills in storytelling competitions at MA Al-Ittihad. This qualitative study used observation, interviews, and documentation to collect primary data from six Indonesian EFL learners who were participants in storytelling and secondary data from two judges. The study revealed that there is a relationship between good speaking skills with fluency, correct pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. Meanwhile, a good speaker has a big chance to win the competition.

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) means learning English in a non-English speaking country, for example, Thailand and Indonesia. Admittedly, EFL educators encourage the student to improve their English skills such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. In writing skills, teaching vocabulary has important points. Focusing on learning English vocabulary that inserts the value of religious moderation, this research took a case study in an Islamic primary school in Malang on Indonesian EFL Class. With a qualitative case study, the researcher addressed two main methods for two Indonesian EFL students and teachers in Malang. By using reflective essays and interviews as the methods, the data concluded that most of the challenges found had similarities and related to each other. Along with the challenges, the researcher also found out the strategies done by all of the participants such as implementing the values of religious moderation as a way of teaching vocabulary, enriching the student’s vocabulary, and improving the student’s writing English skills.