Myth as a symbolic narrative, usually of unknown origin, is related to religion and practice and is believed to be something that exists. As part of world culture, Lampung has a lot of folklore. Lampung folklore contains values that reflect the richness of the soul, philosophy, character, and civilizational environment formed and nurtured in tradition. Many of the folk tales that developed in Lampung raised the origin of a place, the basis of a society, the source of creatures in the universe, and mythological creatures. However, not many studies raise the mythical animal phenomenon found in Lampung folklore. Therefore, this study provides an overview of mythical animals in Lampung oral literature and the function of these myths. This study used a descriptive analysis method with a myth-critical approach to reveal and describe the embodiment of animal mythology in Lampung's oral literature. The data used were taken from field research in four districts in Lampung Province: West Lampung Regency, Central Lampung Regency, West Tulangbawang Regency, and Waykanan Regency. The results of the study concluded that the mythical animals that appeared in the oral literature of the people in the four districts were crocodiles, dragons, caterpillars, and garuda birds (eagles). The myth is interpreted as the relationship between humans, animals, and plants as a symbol of the responsibility of living creatures to coexist and adapt to each other.

Beberapa tahun belakangan ini telah terjadi krisis pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia. Padahal, pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia berperan sebagai soft diplomacy yang memanfaatkan strategi kebahasaan guna membangun pengertian dan akhirnya terjalin kerja sama antarnegara. Masalah penelitian ini adalah bagaimana eksistensi program bahasa Indonesia dan krisis pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia? dan bagaimana keterlibatan diaspora Indonesia di Australia dalam menguatkan pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengungkapkan eksistensi program bahasa Indonesia dan krisis pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia, serta keterlibatan diaspora Indonesia dalam penguatan pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan pembelajaran bahasa kedua untuk menggali kegiatan program bahasa yang diikuti oleh diaspora dalam meningkatkan minat dan pemerolehan bahasa pemelajar bahasa Indonesia di Australia. Sumber data utama yang digunakan adalah program kegiatan diaspora Indonesia di Australia, khususnya di Melbourne, Victoria pada tahun 2017, antara lain Huntingtower Immersion day, Victorian Indonesian Language Teacher Association Immersion Day, Indonesian Food and Trade Festival, perayaan Hari Batik Nasional di KJRI Melbourne, dan program bahasa Indonesia di The University of Melbourne. Sementara itu, data pendukung yang digunakan, yaitu buku dan referensi lain terkait dengan kegiatan diaspora Indonesia dan pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui dokumen, observasi langsung, dan wawancara mendalam dengan diaspora Indonesia di Australia. Proses analisis data, antara lain mengklasifikasi data kegiatan diaspora yang mendukung pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia; menganalisis data sesuai dengan topik penelitian; dan menyimpulkan hasil analisis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa telah terjadi krisis pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia dengan adanya penutupan program bahasa Indonesia seiring dengan penurunan minat pemelajar bahasa indonesia. Diaspora Indonesia turut mendukung penguatan pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia, antara lain melaksanakan immersion day (kelas imersi/pembauran); pemahaman budaya Indonesia melalui pagelaran batik dan festival makanan Indonesia; dan Indonesian language teacher assistant atau dosen tamu di program bahasa Indonesia. Program kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh diaspora Indonesia, baik melalui sekolah, universitas, organisasi pengajar bahasa Indonesia di Australia, maupun perkumpulan orang Australia dan Indonesia tersebut diharapkan dapat menarik minat pemelajar bahasa Indonesia.

This study was conducted to investigate the impact of mobile learning in using Kahoot!, especially on students' vocabulary mastery, interest and motivation for novices' learners. The participants of this study were students from grade six from one of elementary schools in Bandar Lampung. In this quasiexperimental study, the participants were randomly assigned into two groups: control and experiment. In the experiment group, the students were instructed by using the application of kahoot! in learning English while in the control group the participants were taught without using kahoot! as the media of learning. The data were collected by using test, interviews, and questionnaires. The test measured the effect of using kahoot before and after the intervention. The interview was also done to see how the students respond to their experience of mobile learning activities, especially on students' liking, feeling, interest, expectation, and opinion. The questionnaire was used to measure the acceptance of students on the use of the mobile learning technology. The results indicated that the students who were using kahoot was outperformed than those who were not. Their interest and motivation also gained a better result of the positive moods during training.

This research aims to determine the advantages of using multimedia presentations in teaching-learning activities, especially the use of video tutorials that affect student work on procedural tasks. This study compares student learning performance using paper-based manuals to students using video tutorials. The effectiveness was measured by using pre-test, post-test and retention as repeated measures before and after training, as well as students' motivational beliefs (relevancy of the task and efficacy by self). Furthermore, we also showed the students' mood in teaching-learning processes. This research involved 62 students of a public junior high school in Bandar Lampung with the average age of 14 years old and they were assigned into experiment and control conditions. The instruments which were used in this study are video instruction, manual paper, questionnaires, and test. The results showed that students with the use of video tutorial media had significantly higher post-test and retention scores. The average score obtained by students who were using video-based tutorial was twice higher than the average score obtained in the paper-based manual condition. During the training, it was found that students who received instruction via video had more positive moods than those who received instruction via paper-based manuals. Students who used video instruction were more motivated and enthusiastic in learning.

This study describes the vitality of the oral tradition of Syaer Lampung, which grows and develops in the community of Lampung Pepadun. This effort was made to provide a complete understanding and description of words and sentences in the Syaer's oral literature. The researchers use a qualitative approach in four sets to achieve this goal, namely data collection, data verification, data presentation analysis, and conclusions. Researchers found the philosophical meaning contained in Syaer's oral literature as an advice from ancestors for future generations. The advice inserted in every stanza of Syaer's oral literature is to have a noble character, be responsible, be kind, staying away from detrimental actions to oneself and others. Another philosophical meaning in Syaer's stanza is the command to obey Allah and stay away from His prohibitions. Researchers also found indications of the vitality of Syaer's oral literature, which began to fade among its users. It was found that there was a substantial change in the use of language in Syaer's stanza from Lampung to Indonesian. Based on these findings, the researchers suggested that the conservation for Syaer was necessary.