This study aims to examine the English as A Foreign Language Teacher Education Program (EFLTEP)'s curriculum of one state university in Jambi Province, Indonesia. This research employed a qualitative research design with case study involving 8 participants comprising of 4 beginner teachers and 4 teacher educators. This study used document analysis and interview as its instruments of data collection. The data revealed that beginner teachers perceived they need more practical aspects of pedagogicalrelated courses than theoretical aspects of teaching. Furthermore, a number of courses were overlapped and need to be redesigned, teaching and learning in large classes seems to be a crucial barrier to the effective implementation of the curriculum in the classroom, and the duration of the EFLTEP to completion is considerably longer than other pre-service teacher education programs. Based on the research findings, several recommendations have been provided. A curriculum should be able to balance the theory and pedagogical skill practice. Teachers, administrative, and other relevant stakeholders should deliberate and design the curriculum together considering other courses or credits to avoid overlapping subjects, eliciting the subjects, and integrated the similar subjects into one would be best choice to optimize the teacher education program, teachers and other stakeholders should allocate much time on Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL) practice and classroom management courses. At last, the curriculum should be in line with pre-service teachers' needs to better prepare them with knowledge and skills for their teaching career in the future.

This paper presents excerpts from a literature study, which is part of a larger study to explore the benefits of digital storytelling (DST) in strengthening student comprehension, students' engagement and motivation in higher education. Specifically, the study is focused on the use of DST as a learning activity and a tool for evaluating student learning outcomes in undergraduate lectures. In this context, DST as an activity focuses on students' action in creating DST in a classroom-based project situation, both individually and collaboratively. As an evaluation tool, DST is used as a media of learning reflection in certain topics. From the results of the study, it can be found that the use of DST as a classroombased project activity may enhance the teaching and learning process to be more interesting, motivates students to engage more in learning and comprehend more deeply the learning material. In addition, reflection in the form of DST is preferable compared to paper-based written reflection.

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pola argumen ilmiah dalam skripsi mahasiswa. Aargumen ilmiah merupakan hasil pemikiran mahasiswa yang dituliskan ke dalam bentuk paragraf argumentasi di dalam skripsi. Latar belakang penelitian menjadi fokus penelitian ini. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan analisis isi. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah argumen dalam tulisan yang bersumber dari skripsi mahasiswa. Analisis argumen menggunakan teori argumen Toulmin. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa argumen mahasiswa terdiri dari elemen (1) pernyataan posisi (claim), (2) data (grounds), dan (3) jaminan (warrants). Hal ini menujukkan perlu adanya pemahaman dalam menulis argumen ilmiah.   Kata kunci: pola argumen, argumen ilmiah.   Abstract This study aims to analyze the pattern of scientific arguments in student thesis. Scientific arguments are the results of students' thoughts which are written in the form of argumentative paragraphs in the thesis. The research background is the focus of this research. The method in this research is qualitative with content analysis approach. The data in this study are arguments in writing that come from students' thesis. The argument analysis uses Toulmin's argument theory. The results of the analysis show that the students' arguments consist of elements (1) position statements (claims), (2) data (grounds), and (3) warrants. This shows the need for understanding in writing scientific arguments.   Key: argument pattern, scientific argument.

Background. The use of ICT in learning English can assist learners to improve their language skills, aside from empowering and motivating them in English language learning. ICT utilization can provide opportunities for collaboration and interaction in the learning process. Purpose. The present study was conducted to examine the motivation, ICT skills, equipment, and attitudes factors towards the use of ICT tools for English learning in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. Methods. The quantitative method was applied involving 303 pre-service teachers of English department at a state university in Jambi, Indonesia. A questionnaire was employed to collect the data and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the proposed hypotheses developed in fulfilling the study objectives. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used to examine the attitudes of student teachers toward the use of ICT for English language learning. Results. Findings suggested that the determinants of the technology acceptance model are the major factors influencing the usage of ICT. In addition, the effect of equipment, motivation, and ICT skills towards the use of ICT had been mediated by three main variables of TAM, namely perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and attitudes. Furthermore, it was found that the motivation, ICT skills and attitudes factors affect the actual use of ICT for English learning while the equipment factor does not. Implications. The results of this study are beneficial for students and teachers both in schools and universities. For students, they need to equip themselves with ICT literacy, ICT skills, motivation, and positive attitudes towards the use of ICT in English learning activities. Teachers should also equip themselves with ICT skills so that they can provide learning experiences according to the needs of students in today's digital age.