This study aimed to find out what category of lecturer talks applied by lecturers in classroom interaction. This study was a descriptive survey. The participants were chosen by using purposive sampling technique where there were four English lecturers who taught at Second Semester Class of English Department of Baturaja University in the academic year of 2016/2017. The data were taken through observation, questionnaire and interview. Camera recorder and checklist were the instruments used in this study. The data were identified by using FLINT (Foreign Language Interaction) system as developed by Moskowitz (1971). The result of the study showed that the total of frequencies the deals with feeling were 9 or 1.6%, praises or encourages were 57 or 9.9%, uses ideas of students were 42 or 7.3%, asks questions were 199 or 34.6%, gives information were 92 or 16%, gives directions were 151 or 26.3% and criticizes student behavior were 25 or 4.3%. In conclusion, the category of lecturer applied by lecturers was asks questions in classroom interaction that the best ways to develop their role as an initiator and strategies that promote interaction in classroom activity.

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mendeskripsikan kebutuhan bahan ajar berbentuk modul dalam pembelajaran menulis makalah dan (2) mengetahui pengaruh potensial pengembangan bahan ajar berbentuk modul menulis makalah terhadap hasil belajar di Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa, Sastra Indonesia dan Daerah, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Baturaja. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah research and development. Subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa kelas A.2.1 yang berjumlah 26 orang. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah angket, wawancara, dan tes. Data dalam penelitian ini dianalisis melalui analisis data tingkat kelayakan modul dan pengaruh potensial modul yang dihasilkan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa melalui 26 angket terbuka yang disebarkan untuk analisis kebutuhan mahasiswa diperoleh sebanyak 26 orang menginginkan modul menulis makalah yang efektif dan aplikatif, 23 orang menginginkan modul yang fleksibel, 21 orang menginginkan modul yang menyajikan materi secara tepat dan praktis sesuai dengan tujuan pembelajaran, 23 orang membutuhkan modul yang disertai contoh dan latihan, dan 24 orang memerlukan modul yang dilengkapi dengan penilaian. Selanjutnya, hasil analisis kebutuhan dari 2 orang dosen menunjukkan bahwa mereka membutuhkan modul yang dapat meningkatkan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menulis makalah. Hasil uji t dengan paired simple test menulis makalah menunjukkan bahwa nilai mean pada pretest dan posttest adalah 17.808 dengan standar deviasi 4.665 dan sig (2-tailed) 0.000 lebih kecil dari 0.05. Akhirnya, peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa hasil penelitian yang berbentuk modul menulis makalah ini layak digunakan dalam kegiatan pembelajaran dan memiliki pengaruh yang potensial terhadap peningkatan kemampuan mahasiswa dalam menulis makalah.

The problem in this study was to find out how the ability of 6th semester students of the Indonesian Language and Literature Study Program, FKIP, Baturaja University to write news texts before and after using the brainstorming learning method. Is the brainstorming learning method more effective than conventional method. The purpose of this study was to describe the effectiveness of the braimstorming learning method in improving the students' ability to write news texts. The method used in this research is an experimental method using a pre-experimental design. The population in this study were all 6th semester students, totaling 137 students. The sample of 27 people was taken using the sample random sampling method. Based on the results of data analysis, the post-test mean score was 84.44 and the pre-test mean score was 64.44. The t test result states that tcount> ttable (0.05: 27). Based on the results of the t test, it can be seen that there are differences in the ability to write news texts between the use of conventional learning methods and the brainstorming method. The post-test score using the brainstorming learning method is higher than the pre-test score using the conventional method. So it can be concluded that learning using the brainstorming method is more effective in learning to write news texts.

The aims of this study are to find out (1) what are the students’ perceptions toward speaking achievement on the use of British Parliamentary Debating System; (2) what are the students’ perceptions toward critical thinking on the use of British Parliamentary Debating System. The study conducted as an experimental method. Non-equivalent control group design was applied in this study. The population of this study was all semester students of English Study Program of Baturaja University in the academic year 2017/2018 with the total number of population is 118. Cluster random sampling was used in taking the sample. The total numbers of students as samples are 51 students. Students who belong to the experimental group had been taught by using British Parliamentary Debate. The questionnaire was used as the instrument in identifying the students’ perceptions of BP Debate toward speaking achievement and critical thinking. The questionnaire was distributed after the posttest in the experimental group. The result showed that most of the students thought that British Parliamentary Debating System stimulated critical thinking actively, easier students in giving argument constructively, helped students in giving the relevant argument and to find the way in making or providing good arguments. BP Debate also stimulated creative thinking and most of them thought that British Parliamentary Debating System stimulated critical thinking actively, easier students in giving argument constructively, helped students in giving the relevant argument and to find the way in making or providing good arguments. BP Debate also stimulated creative thinking.

This study was aimed at whether YouTube English Channel can significantly enhance the students’ speaking skill at the second semester students of Management Study Program of Economic Faculty in the academic year 2018/2019, University of Baturaja.Quasi experimetal method was used in this study. This study employed second semester students of  Management Study Program of Economic Faculty, University of Baturaja with the total number of the population was 132 students. The sample of the study was 64 students and it was found that the value of Sig.= 0,000 less than the significance level (α=0,05)  so it meant that there was a great correlation between the score of pre-test and post-test. Then, the value of t-obtained = 9,057 which means   more than value of t-table = 2,042 with df = 32, and the value of sig.(2 tailed) = 0,000 less than the significance level (α=0,05).    It can be concluded that there was a significant difference in speaking skill before and after treatment. It was believed that YouTube English Channel could enhance students’ speaking skill.