The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the learning system. The great impact on the learning system is that millions of schools and universities are now starting to practice online learning massively at all levels of education. Now, the online learning system is also used in Intensive English Class (IEC) at one university in Banjarmasin. Intensive English Class (IEC) is a one-year English program for the students. This study aimed to investigate the use of online learning to enhance English skills through Intensive English Class. This is a qualitative descriptive study. This study invited 339 freshmen students and six Intensive English Class instructors as respondents. The results of this study show that online learning at Intensive English Class could effectively improve students’ English skills. This can be seen from the data that 58.1% students agreed that  the online learning could help them to enhance their English skills.  It was also supported by their knowledge of how to use online learning well. This means that there is a good connection between utilizing online learning and the development of English skills on Intensive English Class.

English for nursing is one of the branches of English for Specific Purposes. This type of English lesson requires the teacher to choose a specific method in order to meet a specific learning objective. The final goal of learning this kind of English is to equip learners with competencies that suit their future job, one of them, is English skill. This is inseparable from the choice of an appropriate teaching method by the teacher. Many studies on the implementation of specific teaching methods have been undertaken. However, little is still known about the students' responses to the implementation of Task-Based Language Instruction in English for Nursing Classes. To fill this gap, the current study shed a light on this matter. This qualitative research aimed to explore students’ perception of this teaching method. There were 58 nursing students invited as the respondents. The data were garnered through interview and questionnaires. The implication of this research is to be contributed to the field of EFL teaching methodology as the expansion for the current studies in English for specific Purposes field.

Penelitian tindakan kelas (PTK) merupakan salah satu cara meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran sekaligus profesionalitas guru. Namun, banyak guru yang masih bingung mengenai bagaimana memulai, membuat, dan melaporkan hasil PTK mereka. Artikel ini membahas tentang pengabdian masyarakat (PKM) yang dilaksanakan oleh dosen prodi pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas Banjarmasin dalam membantu para guru MGMP Bahasa Inggris. PKM berbentuk pelatihan yang dilaksanakan selama satu hari dan ditindaklanjuti melalui bimbingan hingga artikel penelitian berhasil diterbitkan. Materi yang diberikan terkait tahapan-tahapan PTK, analisis artikel PTK, dan akses jurnal bereputasi sebagai sumber referensi. Metode pelatihan berupa ceramah, diskusi kelompok, dan praktik. Berdasarkan hasil wawancara dengan peserta dan observasi selama pelatihan, mereka merasa bahwa kegiatan ini sangat bermanfaat dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan dalam meneliti. Sebagian peserta, bahkan, telah memiliki konsep tentang apa yang akan mereka teliti.

Literasi adalah suatu kemampuan individu dalam mengolah dan memahami informasi ketika melakukan kegiatan membaca dan menulis, membangun budaya literasi melalui taman bacaan di Desa Anjir Pasar Lama, Kabupaten Barito Kuala, Kalimantan Selatan. memiliki tujuan meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat tentang pentingnya minat membaca sejak usia dini, selain itu meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemampuan masyarakat dalam membaca dan memahami isi buku. Untuk metode yang digunakan pada kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini terdapat 3 tahapan kegiatan yang akan dilakukan yang pertama yaitu tahapan persiapan berupa persiapan melakukan survey awal pada mitra, tahapan kedua yaitu pemberian materi tentang pentingnya menanamkan gemar membaca buku sejak usia dini, tahapan yang ketiga yaitu evaluasi. Target capaian pada kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah peningkatan kesadaran masyakarat mengenai pentingnya budaya literasi dengan menanamkan minat membaca sejak usia dini.

Language is a habit. As a habit, language is used everyday . We can use language as spoken language, written language and even sign language. As one of international language, English  has to master  well. One of the effort to make it happen is having English environment. This community service wants to describe about English environment in elementary school. This community service was done at  elementary  in Batola, South Kalimantan. The participants were the teachers from two (2) elementary schools in Batola, South Kalimantan. The result of this community service, the teachers have known how to create English environment at their school and practice it well in their school’s community