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This study aimed at investigating the perceptions of tertiary students about online learning strategies in the Remote Learning Environment during the Covid-19 pandemic era. The method used in this research was a descriptive qualitative method by using a survey to collect the data from 20 tertiary students’ perceptions of their online learning strategies in rural areas during this pandemic era. The results indicated that students agreed with online learning strategies with digital platforms but they are still confused about how to learn and access them. Virtual meetings declined students’ motivation to learn because of bad access to the internet in their areas. Using Video Conferences is more flexible because it can be used wherever whenever. Online learning still becomes the best learning strategy in this pandemic, but access to the internet in rural areas must be improved. Tertiary students need access to the internet and infrastructure and instructional materials design especially applied in this pandemic era. In conclusion, online learning strategies by using digital platforms still become the best solution to be applied in the remote learning environments during this Covid-19 outbreak, even there are some obstacles still existed.

This study aimed at designing a valid, practical and effective MT-BMLE model in English language learning for elementary learners. A developmental research by Plomp used as the research method to fulfill some criteria in learning model components: learning syntax, social system, management reaction principle, support system and instructional impacts. The design of MT-BMLE learning model is intended to produce three final products: learning model book, teaching kits and research instruments. There were four main stages applied in conducting this developmental research, namely: Preliminary Research, Design and Prototype, Realization and Evaluation. As the result, this study produced a valid, practical and effective MT-BMLE Model in English language learning for elementary learners in rural learning area by providing English Lesson Plans, teaching materials, teachers and students’ guide books, students’ worksheets and teaching media designed by the teachers. Consequently, students are more active in English learning, increasing vocabulary mastery and having high positive responses to learn English in remote learning environment. The implication of this study encourages students to increase vocabulary mastery in English language learning. Further researches are recommended to implement this MT-BMLE learning model for higher level of education to improve foreign language students’ language skills.

This study deals with the developing of ESP Reading materials for students of vocational school. The objectives of the study are to analyze the reading materials which are appropriately used for pharmacy students and to develop the reading text materials for pharmacy students for relevant materials which are appropriate with to the needs of Pharmacy students. The research was conducted by using Research and Development (R&D) method. The subject of the research was 2017/2018 students of the eleventh grade of class B at SMKF Pharmaca Medan. The number of the students was 33 students. The data of this study was collected by need questionnaire analysis, interview analysis, expert judgment and selective reading text. Need analysis questionnaire was calculated by using percentage to get the information of student’s need before developing ESP Reading materials particularly procedure text. Expert judgment data were calculated by using criteria interval of Expert judgment to know validity of the ESP reading materials which has been developed. The ESP reading material was in the form of reading text and reading skill which consisted of sixteen tasks. After the data analyzed, it was found that the experts’s judgment result was 4.4 which had a very good criteria interval and categorized as relevant.The result of the research to find that the developed ESP Reading material was a very good material to be used in teaching learning.

This research is aimed to develop a good realia as a media, easy to be learnt, and can be used for teaching writing descriptive text. This study is developmental research uses Sugiyono’s model. The evaluator of the media are three experts. This instruments employed in this study is a questionnaire, interview, and Test (Pre-test and Post-test). The finding of the study is the quality of the developed realia media viewed from the experts is very good (87,2 %). The final product of this realia media is continued with effectiveness exam. The study takes place in MTs. Swasta Al-Jam’iyatul Wasliyah Tembung to the studens of VIII class, academic year 2016-2017. The samples are 40 students which is given a miniature of SIB monument and National monument as realia. Pre-test and Post-test were administrated to measure students’ ability in writing descriptive text before and after using realia. The scoring system was based on five aspects; they are content, organization, vocabulary, language use, mechanics. The result shows that there is an increase of students’ ability in writing descriptive text by using realia as a media. Therefore, the writer suggest to English teacher to develop realia as one of the alternative ways to increase the students’ descriptive text writing ability.