Vocabulary has an important role in language learning at the college level, but in teaching practice, various obstacles are experienced by lecturers in implementing effective vocabulary learning. This study took place in Batam, Indonesia, and aims to investigate the English lecturers’ beliefs and practices in vocabulary learning; the phenomena of how they negotiate their teaching practices and what determines their choice of teaching methods when it comes to vocabulary learning. Five English lecturers from different universities were interviewed. The results of the interview were transcribed and analyzed based on the themes that appeared from data. The results showed that a requirement for practicality in class, curriculum, student atmosphere, and lecturers’ confidence in applying the right methods have effects on vocabulary learning. Lecturers have combined vocabulary learning with reading, writing, listening, and speaking in class. The main reference of a coursebook as the main guidance of the vocabulary learning varied between one class and another. All lecturers stated that they should find their own way to adopt external sources such as songs, vocabulary learning programs, and games to combine with their coursebook to beneficially meet the students’ preference. The new technology of teaching and learning is now part of classroom activities. Henceforth, this study concludes that the lecturers’ beliefs in the vocabulary learning approach are important. In practice, the lecturers need to combine them with various methods as the class situation do not always count on academic interests.

This research discussed about the moral values as found out in the last leaf short story. Moral values were found out by using sociological theory. This research used method descriptive qualitative. This instrument used was the short story of The Last Leaf. The researcher also used other information about moral values. Researchers also use the theory of moral values in order to better know what moral values are contained in the short story of The Last Leaf. Based on the sociological approach, there are three perspectives: functional perspective, symbol perspective, conflict perspective. After analyzing the researcher found some moral values, namely Tolerance, Fairness, Belief, Kind-hearted, honesty, and responsibility.

English lecturers play a vital role in making their students to communicate well in English. They should be able with new and innovative teaching skill and strategis in the classroom to enhance students skill significantly. This research is motivated by the importance of having good English speaking skills, especially for English teachers. The traditional learning methods has been less successful in improving students’ speaking skill. Therefore, one of the solutions offered is to use the Techno Driven Task (Zig Zag Task) in teaching speaking skill for students. This study aims to determine the speaking skills of English students at Pasir Pengaraian University by using computer-aided Techno Driven Task (Zig Zag Task). The research designs is descriptive quantitative research. The participants of this research was the fourth semester students of English Study Program in University of Pasir Pengaraian. The number of samples of this research was 19 students. In collecting the data, the researcher took from students’ presentation when they were using zig zag task. The results showed that the level of students’ speaking skills was at a reasonable to very good level and only a few students had poor skills.

ESP competence has the essential role because it is required in the workplace. The development of ESP as a field of discipline in ASEAN continues increase. The rapid changes in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) also impact to the work competence. Hence, ESP students must be equipped with ICT usage competence. This article presents the result of investigation the use of ICT in ESP lesson and the description of the ICT tools used during ESP lesson at Agribusiness Study Program University of Pasir Pengaraian. The data were collected and analyzed using qualitative research design through questionnaire and interviewto 52 agribusiness students and observation to two agribusiness classes. The findings of the research draw the use of ICT into three groups. They are ICT as the learning resources, instructional organization of learning, and ICT for communication. Three ICT devices mostly used for learning ESP were Internet, Laptop (computer), and smartphone. It can be concluded that ICT is very helpful for ESP students as the sources of learning, learning material, and communication channel. Moreover, students can easily use ICT devices because they exist around them.

Public Speaking is an academic necessary for University Students. Public speaking is the process of giving the information, persuading the audience or attracting the hearers. This Paper reports the findings drawn from thirdsemester students' skill in public speaking. The aims of this study were to reveal the extent of students' skill in persuasive speech. Data were obtained from students' public speaking test of 29 English students and analyzed and described in qualitatively. The finding came up with encouraging result where greater proportion of the samples reported significant number in good level of categories in persuasive skill. There was 51,72 % of students was in good level of accent, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and Comprehension. Moreover, it could be noted that the highest score of students' skill was in vocabulary bad comprehension aspect in rating scale. In short, students' skill to change the habit, costume and social communication of others for a persuasive speech is already achieved.