The integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English language educational settings often improves teaching and learning (Tinio, 2016). English language teaching and technology have been seen as interesting new research era. This article reviewed studies on ICT integration in teaching from ten different countries. The aim of this review is to analyze cross cultural findings in order to determine what factors might be best applied to the Indonesia situation to improve English language learning and teaching as well as types of technology might be best adopted for ELT improvement. The articles for the study were found through internet search engine, Google scholar and ERIC in the area of technology integration and technology tools in English language teaching. Thus, the data taken is carefully investigated using inclusion and exclusion criteria.  The result of analysis showed that the integration of technology in teaching can improve the experience for students and teachers and improve learning for students.

Acknowledging prior knowledge on technology, pedagogy, and content of lecturers in this early stage of developmental research is assuming important as basic data for further steps in designing TPACK model-based instruction in teaching writing. Therefore, having investigation on TPACK literacy of the lecturers will complete the data needed in this study. This paper presents an analysis of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) literacy among lecturers at Universitas Muhammadiyah Parepare, Indonesia. In finding the data, the TPACK survey of Schmidt, Baran, Thomson (2009) was applied by having little modification on it. The main points on the survey were about Technological Knowledge (TK), Pedagogical Knowledge (PK), Content Knowledge (CK), and TPACK. In gaining the data, the questionnaire as the research instrument was distributed to lecturers in the English Education Department, and their responses were analyzed quantitatively. This research was conducted at Universitas Muhammadiyah Parepare, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia. The questionnaire results showed that the lecturers’ levels of literacy on technology, pedagogy, content knowledge, and TPACK are on moderate stage.  They can be categorized as good level on overall TPACK literacy, but need to improve in order to achieve better results by having more practice or learning workshops.

Today the world of social media has immersed in the world of education and influencing the world of the students’ activities. It is inevitable that students in many levels of education have been using social media in their life either as students or as interactants in the certain community. Therefore, it is interesting to see the existence of social media among the students. In this study, the researchers highlight the use of social media among the students in the university. This research applied a qualitative research design taking 60 students of English in the universities in Makassar. The data of this research were collected by employing a survey of Google Form and analyzed descriptively and qualitatively. The result of the research shows that the English students in the universities in Makassar gave their positive perceptions about the use of social media. The informants has been using social media in their daily life and also nowadays has applied the social media as a tool of learning English. Some advantages and strategies in using social media in learning English were displayed in this study. Findings from this study will become important input for students themselves in the university context and also as beneficial information among the university practitioners in order to make use the social media in the university not only as communication tool but also as learning and teaching tools.

san ini berfokus pada optimalisasi komik digital yang didukung oleh strategi PQRST (Preview, Questions, Review, Summary, dan Test) dalam meningkatkan pemahaman membaca siswa. Komik digital yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini diambil dari internet dan dipilih dengan cermat berdasarkan kebutuhan siswa termasuk mempertimbangkan usia, tingkat membaca, minat, jangkauan akses yang mudah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh komik digital yang didukung oleh strategi PQRST terhadap pemahaman membaca siswa. Secara rinci menekankan pada peningkatan pemahaman membaca siswa setelah pengajaran menggunakan komik digital melalui Strategi PQRST. Desain eksperimen semu dilakukan oleh peneliti dalam penelitian ini. yang melibatkan sampel 30 siswa dari kelas 8. Teknik random sampling digunakan untuk mendapatkan sampel ini. Dalam pengumpulan data tersebut, tes mem-baca merupakan instrumen penelitian yang diberikan sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan penelitian. Data tersebut kemudian dianalisis menggunakan format SPSS. Temuan penelitian ini mengungkapkan bahwa pemahaman membaca siswa meningkat ketika mereka menggunakan komik digital melalui Strategi PQRST terlihat dari hasil belajar siswa. Strategi ini membuat siswa memahami awal bacaan, menanyakan yang belum dipahami, lau membaca bacaan, menyimpulkan dan dites kemam-puan pemahaman bacaannya. Langkah dalam strategi ini membuat siswa lebih mudah memahami bacaan karena diiringi dengan kegiatan yang bertahap yang melatih kemampuan metakognitifnya. Temuan lainnya ada-lah menggunakan komik digital melalui strategi ini menawarkan pen-galaman baru bagi siswa, mudah diakses, tampilan menarik, dan kalimat cerita yang mudah dipahami. Peneliti juga menemukan bahwa siswa kelas delapan di UPTD SMPN 18 Barru sangat antusias dalam pembelajaran membaca pemahaman.

This research was finding out the learners’ writing performance through point-counterpoint strategy by using video blog. The aims of this research were: 1) to find out whether or not the point-counterpoint strategy through video blog elevate the learners’ writing performance, and 2) to find out the learners’ interest toward the use of video blog through point-counter-point strategy in teaching writing performance. Pre experimental design is carried out by the researcher in this research.   The sample of this research was XI IPA2 (33 learners). This sample was taken by the random sampling technique. This research applied two kinds of instruments were writing test and questionnaire in this research.The result of this research shows that the learners’ performance is better writing after they taught by using point-counter-point strategy through video blog at SMA Negeri 3 Polewali Mandar.  It was proved by the mean score of the post-test was higher than the pre-test (81.9668.03). So, the researcher stated that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted. And the researcher also found that the eleventh-grade learners at SMA Negeri 3 Polewali Mandar were interested in teaching writing performance.  It was proved by the mean score of the questionnaire was 80.21 and it was classified in the interesting category.