The present study is a content analysis that aims to investigate cultural dimension in an English textbook prescribed for senior high school in Indonesia which is officially published by the Ministry of Education and Culture in 2017. The data include 11 conversations, 17 reading texts, and 83 visual elements that are analysed qualitatively by employing Byram’s checklist. The findings show that stereotypes and national identity dominate the cultural dimensions with 28.05% and followed by social interaction and socialisation and life cycle with 15.9%. The occurrence of national geography is significant with 12.2%. However, social identity and social group, belief and behaviour, national history and social and political institutions are prescribed with less than 10%. The inclusion of various cultural dimensions has certain purposes. The inclusion of national identity, for instance, is pivotal for learners since the textbook is prescribed for senior high school students who are tremendously curious to determine their characters. This idea is aligned with the aim of the curriculum to facilitate the development of students with good character, good behaviour and strong nationality. It is concluded that the English textbook in Indonesia is on the way to its perfection in terms of proportionally represented cultural dimensions. However, the presence of various cultural aspects of the target culture and international target culture is also important to help students develop cultural competence and a certain level of respect as well as tolerance for others. Keywords: Textbook, cultural dimensions, cultural competence, national identity

The present study is aimed to investigate EFL students’ perception on the use of Google Classroom as an online learning platform and their expectation on an ideal online learning. 112 EFL students at State Islamic University of Mataram responded the survey study which was designed with open-ended questions. Students’ responses were qualitatively analyzed to find the main themes and sub-themes. The finding reveals that most students, 67%, perceived the use of Google classroom negatively due to the potential problems such as technical and financial problems  that lead to misunderstanding on materials delivered by the teachers. On the other hand, 27% of the students have a positive perception in terms of the ease of use and its flexibility and accessibility. The least perception from the students is neutral especially from those who play safe by perceiving the perception from both positive and negative side. Furthermore, the students proposed an ideal online learning that employ an effective teaching method and curriculum, provide such complete facilities as well combine both online and offline mode (blended learning).

The study aims to analyze the level of students’ attendance and interaction as well the availability of internet access during online learning in the era of Covid-19 pandemic. The case study is conducted at the English Language Education Study Program, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training State Islamic University of Mataram. This research is a part of quantitative research design with surveys. The researcher developed a set of questionnaire in Google Form and shared it to the students via WhatsApp group. 215 students participated in this study. It was found that most of the students attended the class throughout the meetings, but it could not be concluded that they participated during the class from the beginning till the end of the meeting. The causes were by the lack of internet access, instability of signal as well as the availability of the devices. The phenomenon showed that students exist in the class but do not exist. A successful learning occurs when interaction and communication run smoothly among students and teachers.

[Bahasa]: Pernikahan usia anak atau pernikahan dini masih menjadi masalah serius di Indonesia. Siswa sekolah sebagai generasi pada kelompok umur tersebut perlu memiliki pengetahuan yang komprehensif terkait penyebab dan akibat pernikahan usia anak sebagai upaya preventif. Kegiatan pengabdian ini penting dilakukan dengan tujuan mengubah persepsi siswa terhadap penyebab dan dampak dari pernikahan usia anak atau pernikahan dini tersebut. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilakukan dengan metode sosialisasi dan bertempat di MA Nurul Haq Karang Bejelo Kabupaten Lombok Tengah. Sebanyak 50 peserta dari kelas XII mengikuti kegiatan tersebut. Namun karena keterbatasan waktu, hanya 30 orang yang mengisi pretest dan posttest melalui google form yang telah disediakan. Hasil analisis dari pretest dan posttest menunjukkan bahwa sebelum sosialisasi dilakukan, masih terdapat siswa yang memiliki persepsi positif dan persepsi relatif terhadap dampak pernikahan usia anak. Selain itu, mereka juga tidak mampu menyebutkan beberapa faktor penyebab dan dampak dari pernikahan usia anak ini. Setelah dilakukan sosialisasi, persepsi dan pemahaman mereka terhadap pernikahan dini berubah. Mereka meyakini pernikahan dini akan membawa kerugian dalam hal psikologis, biologis dan aspek kehidupan sosial. Mereka juga mampu menyebutkan berbagai faktor penyebab dan dampak dari pernikahan usia anak ini seperti dampak psikologis, biologis, budaya, sosial, ekonomi dan pendidikan. Hal ini menjukkan bahwa setelah diadakan sosialisasi, persepsi dan pemahaman siswa berubah. Kata Kunci: pernikahan usia anak, persepsi positif, persepsi negatif, persepsi relatif [English]: Early marriage is still considered as one of the serious problems in Indonesia. School students need to have a comprehensive knowledge dealing with the causes and effects of early marriage as one of the preventive actions. This community service program is significantly crucial to change the students’ perception on the causes and effects of early marriage. Socializations were held as the methodology of this program that took place at MA Nurul Haq Karang Bejelo Central Lombok District. It involved 50 students, however, due to the limitation of time, just 30 students participated in pretest and posttest developed in google form and distributed online. The tests found that there were some students who had positive and relative perception on the impacts of early marriage. In addition, they were also unable to mention various factors that cause early marriage and its impact. The perception and understanding have been changed after the socialization. They believe that early marriage would bring more harms than goods in terms of psychological, biological, and social aspect of life. Furthermore, the students were able to mention various factors that cause early marriage, such as lack of education, lack of family education as well as the misuse of technology and social media. This indicates that the students have already understood the material delivered in the socialization. Keywords: early marriage, positive perception, negative perception, relative perception