Past research has proven that emotional intelligence, the ability to justify one's emotion is integral in higher education, especially in teaching and learning of English Language. The main objectives of this study are to examine i) the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and MUET performance among undergraduate students in the technical university, ii) the correlation between emotional intelligence and MUET performance among 250 respondents from engineering and information and communication technology (ICT) courses and iii) can the level of emotional intelligence (EI) among undergraduate students in a technical university predict the students' performance in MUET? The cross-sectional survey design was used to collect the data from 250 respondents. The respondents were given the EQI questionnaire which had been constructed to collect the respondents' EI, which covers these aspects; self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, self-motivation and social skills subskills. The results have highlighted that EI has a significant correlation with the students' MUET performance and can predict the students' MUET performance. Also, besides that, the findings show that there is a significant difference between the students' course and their EI level, thus implicating its dominant on education. Thus, from this study, as emotional intelligence plays important roles in determining the students' English language performance, emotional intelligence skills should be embedded in designing the English course. For future research, it is also recommended to discover the relationship of emotional intelligence traits and other language skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing.

This study aims to determine the motivation of rice farmers toward organic rice farming and the factors of their motivation in organic farming. The research was conducted in Sleman Regency as it has applied the principles of organic rice, although not completely. The sample in this study amounted to 91 farmers. This study employed descriptive analysis with scoring technique and motivation model using the ERG theory. The results uncovered that the motivation of rice farmers in Sleman Regency toward organic rice farming, especially on the needs for existence, belonged to the high category with an average score of 3.78, the relatedness needs was included in the high category with an average score of 4.15, and the growth needs was also in the high category with an average score of 3.43. Therefore, the motivation of rice farmers toward organic rice farming in Sleman Regency, particularly in fulfilling primary, interaction, and developing needs, was high.