Eripuddin Eripuddin’s research while affiliated with State University of Padang and other places

This study aims to analyze the implementation of student etiquette in a program that teaches the rules of manners in the context of communal dining. Table etiquette is an essential part of social and professional life, and these skills are expected to enhance students' self-image and interpersonal abilities. The research method involved distributing questionnaires and conducting interviews with 7th-semester students who participated in the program. The findings indicate that the majority of 7th-semester students were able to apply etiquette well, although some challenges were observed in understanding and practicing more complex rules. Factors affecting the success of etiquette implementation include the level of understanding, cultural background, and the influence of instructors. This study recommends the need for a more structured approach and a variety of teaching methods to improve the effectiveness of the Table Manner program for 7th-semester students.

Intercultural learning plays a crucial role in preparing students for global engagement by fostering awareness of diverse cultures and enhancing communication across cultural boundaries. This study investigates the integration of intercultural learning within higher education, specifically in the English Department. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed, involving 23 fifth-semester English Department students selected through total sampling. A structured questionnaire was administered to assess students' cultural awareness, intercultural communication skills, and appreciation for diverse perspectives. The collected data were analyzed descriptively to evaluate students' intercultural competencies. The results indicate that 60.00% of students actively observe and recognize cultural differences in daily interactions. Additionally, 58.26% report a moderate level of confidence in communicating effectively in multicultural contexts, while 60.87% express a strong appreciation for diverse viewpoints and their contribution to enriching the learning experience. These findings suggest that integrating intercultural learning into the curriculum can significantly improve students' cultural sensitivity and communication skills. By promoting cultural understanding and inclusivity, such integration supports the development of more globally competent graduates.

Despite their lack of confidence, the professors still need self-help materials to help them learn English as a Foreign Language. They need these materials to understand the cultural gap between English and students. This project aims to develop instructional handouts based on an intercultural learning model applicable to the Drama discipline. The research design used the ADDIE model, which stands for Analysis, Design and Development, in addition to Interviews, Questionnaires and Observations. This method employed R&D methods to create intercultural learning materials like handouts. It also utilized a questionnaire, interview and checklist to gather data. Students and lecturers need to use intercultural learning materials to combine the similarities and differences between English and Malay cultures. This is because these separate cultures make it difficult for students and teachers to perform drama in the classroom. With suitable material, students and teachers can more easily bridge this cultural gap, namely the existence of intercultural teaching materials for drama subjects that are reliable, practical, effective and support the completeness of educator administration in teaching.

Students’ perception is highly important to evaluate the learning materials. The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of using the intercultural learning material in the drama subject. The population of this research was the sixth-semester students of the English Department at Pasir Pengaraian University. The sample of this research was obtained by total sampling technique. The sample of this research was 34 students. The instrument of this research was the questionnaires; using the Likert scale. It was developed by using intercultural learning and perception. It was distributed to 34 students consisting of 28 female students and 6 male students. The data were analyzed by using a statistical package to find out the total perception of the students. The results showed that students had positive perceptions that were obtained from the three indicators, namely motivation, difficulties, and material efficacy of using intercultural learning material in the drama subject. The perception of motivation, difficulties, and material efficacy were categorized as positive perceptions. It has a percentage of 77.5%, 74.8%, and 75.8% for each indicator. Thus, intercultural learning material is effective learning material, especially in the drama subject.

This study explains students’ anxiety in public speaking at the second semester of the Mechanical Engineering Study Program. The purpose of this study was to describe the contributing factors that cause students to experience such condition. The participants in this study consisted of 22 students. This study used descriptive quantitative. The instruments used in the study were questionnaires. The questionnaire was the FCLAS (Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale).The data were analyzed using a Likert scale to determine the factors that cause students' anxiety in public speaking. The results show that the factors that cause student anxiety in public speaking are internal factors and external factors. It shows the mean score of the level of students' anxiety , where the percentage of the two factors, namely internal factors, is 51% and external factors are 49% of the highest score of 100% points and the total number of questions was 33 numbers. Most correspondents are in the middle anxious classification with a median total of 3 points in both factors.

Public speaking is not only about sharing information but also about pointing out the speakers’ intentions. There is the meaning should be understood by the hearers. This study discusses the illocutionary speech acts in the students’ public speaking in English Department. This study aims to determine the types of illocutionary speech acts in a formative speech in the sixth semester of the English language education study program at Pasir Pengaraian University. This study was descriptive qualitative. The sample of this research was the sixth-semester students of the English education study program at Pasir Pengarain University. The samples were taken by using the total sample. There were 22 students. The data of this study were obtained using the listening and note-taking technique design about the meaning of utterances containing. The data were analyzed by using Austin's Theory. The result showed three illocutionary speech acts: ten assertiveness, eight directive, four declarative, three commissives, and ten expressive.

Teaching English drama to multicultural students has the problem of solving the similarities and differences between language and culture. This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of intercultural learning materials (ILM) in English drama at English Department. This study was quantitative research that explored quasi-experimental research. The sample of this research was eleven students in the experimental group and ten in the control group. The sample was taken by using random cluster sampling. The instrument of this research was a test that developed the student drama performance test. The data were analysed by using a T-test. The result shows that the students scored significantly in the experimental group with an average score of 201.85 % (a sig value of 0.003 0.05). Based on the result of this research, there was a significant effect of intercultural learning material in improving students' English drama. Then, the intercultural learning materials were the alternative resources for linking the different languages and cultures in teaching and learning drama.

To achieve effectiveness and alignment between the needs and the ability of students, it is necessary to conduct research about the needs of management students in learning English, especially English for Specific Purposes. Before designing the material for language teaching, the teacher needs to understand the nature of the material development and the process that is typically involved if quality materials are to be created. This research was designed as a descriptive qualitative design. In collecting the data, researchers gave questionnaires and interview the first semester of Management students at the University of Pasir Pengaraian. There are 80 students as a sample to conduct this research. The finding of this research there is six topics that students need to study in English there was an introduction about ourselves, introducing people, how to be a presentation, how to make the application letter, how to explain something, how to make something

In writing and publication of scientific articles, lecturers need to be present to train teachers. This is in line with the task of lecturers in implementing the Tridharma of higher education and the main performance indicators; lecturers work outside the campus. Therefore, all lecturers of the English department of Universitas Pasir Pengaraian contributed to help English teachers in Rokan Hulu in writing and publishing scientific articles. The objectives of the service activities are:(1)to increase teachers’ understanding and competence in writing scientific articles;(2)to provide assistance to teachers in writing scientific articles;(3)to increase teachers' understanding of how to publish scientific articles. The number of participants for the first activity were 25 English teachers SMP and 80 English teachers for the second activity. The results of the activities were that the teacher can write articles starting from writing article identities, abstracts, introductions, citations and references, methods, presentation of results and discussions, understanding of using the Mandeley application. Although it had not been proven that articles had been published, the teachers already known and understood the procedures for publication on journals and proceedings. Abstrak Dalam penulisan dan publikasi artikel ilmiah, dosen perlu hadir untuk melatih guru. Hal ini sejalan dengan tugas dosen dalam pelaksanaaan tridarma perguruan tinggi dan indicator kinerja utama; dosen berkegiatan diluar kampus. Maka, semua dosen prodi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Universitas pasir pengaraian berkontribusi membantu guru Bahasa inggris di Rokan Hulu dalam penulisan dan publiksai artikel ilmiah. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian adalah:(1) meningkatkan pemahaman dan kompetensi guru dalam penulisan artikel ilmiah;(2) melakukan pendampingan kepada guru dalam menulis artikel ilmiah;(3) meningkatkan pemahaman guru tentang cara publikasi artikel ilmiah. Jumlah Peserta kegiatan pertama yaitu 25 guru Bahasa inggris SMP dan peserta kegiatan kedua 80 guru Bahasa inggris SMA. Hasil kegiatan yaitu guru sudah bisa menulis artikel dimulai dari penulisan identitas artikel, abstrak, pendahuluan, pengutipan dan referensi, metode, penyajian hasil dan diskusi, paham menggunakan aplikasi mandeley. Meskipun belum terbukti sudah publikasi artikel, para guru sudah mengetahui dan memahami tata cara publikasi pada jurnal maupun prosiding.

This study investigated thanking expressions used in a drama performance at the English Department of Pasir Pengaraian. Thanking expression has an essential role in giving a sense of communication. The research design was descriptive qualitative, especially in phenomenology. The data was collected from 29 sixth-semester students. The data were collected by using non-participant observation. This research data was analyzed by using Hymes' theory (1972) and Yule (1996). Based on the research, there were 60 thanking expressions used in this drama. The result of data showed some implied meanings of thanking expressions in this drama. There were 14 data (27%) as acknowledging a major favor, 8 data (15%) as acknowledging a favor, 4 data (7%) as assuring a person of one's gratitude, 3 data (6%) as dismissing a person's service, 15 data (29%) as closing the conversation, 6 data (10%) as accepting an offer, 1 data (2 %) as making the hearer feel good (phatic function), and 1 data (2 %) as ending the conversation. Thus, the implied meaning of thanking expression would be a particular function to fill gab language and culture in teaching and learning, especially in drama performance