Teaching English in non-English department needs meticulous preparation since it is given integrative in four skills within restricted credit hours, 4 SKS. Students of Economic Department need to be prepared as profound entrepreneur that they are keen on creating occupations and other professions but teacher solely. The research was aimed to design topics and methods in syllabus of Bahasa Inggris Niaga course. This research was set out by implementing ADDIE in designing the syllabus for tertiary students who major in economic department. Analysis as the first step was done by doing interview and giving questionnaire. The result indicated ten significant topics and seven relevant methods in designing Bahasa Inggris Niaga syllabus. They were designed by concerning on the undergraduate students’ necessity in pre intermediate level.

Incorporated with the positive and negative perceptions of Robbins' theory (2002) and the concept of students' engagement pioneered by J.A Fredericks (2004) and Gibbs (2010), this research concerned with the students' and the teachers' perceptions about the use of online learning platforms based on student engagement in speaking class and if the students can be actively involved in aspects of behavior, cognitive, and emotional during the learning process. Carried out with a descriptive qualitative approach, this research obtained the data from the first- and fourth-year student college students speaking one and speaking 3 in STKIP PGRI Jombang, UNWAHA, and IAIN Kudus. It administered questionnaires and interviews to both students and teachers. The result showed that students' behavioral engagement was eventually high. However, their cognitive and emotional engagement was not significantly positive in some aspects. Hence, it contributes to understanding the various aspects of web-based classes and the EFL student engagement in the virtual speaking class.

In facing the metaverse era, technology in language instruction plays an essential role in elevating students’ digital literacy. It leads teachers to integrate digital tools utilization in the instructional context to accommodate the students’ need for productive and meaningful learning. Following this issue, this research explores teachers’ and students’ voices regarding the empowerment of Digital Language Literacy in writing instructions. The research method used in this study is a case study. Researchers administered interviews and questionnaires as data collection instruments in obtaining the data. The open-ended interview was carried out with the lecturers of writing courses. Besides, the close-ended questionnaire was also administered to the students of writing courses. The participants of this current study were 3 lecturers and 40 students from two universities in Indonesia. To uphold the theoretical lens of Digital Language Literacy, this research uses and adapts the theory of Eshat (2004) and Porat, Blau & Barack (2018) as the underlying framework. The results showed the three aspects of lecturers’ and students’ perspectives in which they cover Digital Language Literacy implementation, Digital Language Literacy challenges and opportunities, and the ways to empower Digital Language Literacy in the writing instructions. As a result, the research findings contribute to improving digital language literacy implementation, specifically in teaching writing in EFL Higher Education context.