Author Bio(s)
Habiburrahim Habiburrahim is an associate professor at Universitas Islam Negeri – UIN (State Islamic University) Ar-Raniry Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Habib obtained his first Master’s degree at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Western Australia in 2003. Inspired to experience an educational culture and life in the USA, in 2006, Habib was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his second Master's degree at Texas A&M University in College Station, USA majoring in Educational Administration. In 2014, Habib completed his doctoral studies at Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia majoring in Curriculum Development. Habib has also worked with various international organizations including United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT), Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN), and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). His final project with UNICEF was to evaluate the quality of ECD (Early Childhood Development) education services for 0-6 years old children provided in 30 selected ECD centers supported by UNICEF in two districts; Aceh Besar and Aceh Jaya. Among of Habib's latest publications are: “Higher Education Transformation: To What Direction? (A Look at the Transformation of Ar-Raniry State Islamic University)”; “How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners in the EFL Flipped-Class Pedagogy?: A Study in Higher Education”; “Developing Generic Skills at an Islamic Higher Education Institution Curriculum in Aceh, Indonesia”; “Designing a Technology-Enhanced Flipped Learning Model Using Schoology LMS”; “Integrating Graduate Attributes into Islamic Higher Education Curricula in Aceh, Indonesia,” and some other essential works. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to: habiburrahim@ar-raniry.ac.id
Risdaneva is a lecturer at Universitas Islam Negeri – UIN (State Islamic University) Ar-Raniry in Aceh province, Aceh – Indonesia. Risda obtained her Master’s degree majoring in Applied Linguistics at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom in 2010. Motivated to be more professionally involved in the English as Foreign Language (EFL) Teacher Training Faculty where she works at, Risda has been granted a full scholarship, called 5000 Doktor Scholarship, by the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia to undertake a Ph.D program at the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University, VIC-Melbourne, Australia. Risda has published several academic papers including her collaborations with other co-authors. Among of her latest publications are: “A Critical Discourse Analysis of Women’s Portrayal in News Reporting of Sexual Violence,” “Galak Sireutôh, Yö Siribé” for Speaking English Among the Student Teachers in Aceh,” “An Analysis of Acehnese EFL Students’ Grammatical Errors in Writing Recount Texts,” and “Students’ Critical Thinking Reflected in Their Written Responses on Nicenet”. Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to: risdaneva02@gmail.com
Ghina Putri is a lecturer at the Department of English Language Education of Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Ar-Raniry, Darussalam Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Ghina graduated from Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Tarbiyah of UIN Ar-Raniry Darussalam, Banda Aceh, and obtained her Master’s degree from Universitas Syiah Kuala (UNSYIAH) Darussalam, Banda Aceh Indonesia, majoring in English education. Ghina’s research interests include teaching English to young learners, assessment and evaluation in English language teaching, and students’ motivation in learning English. Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to: ghinaputri.juli@gmail.com
Syarifah Dahliana is a senior lecturer at the Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Ar-Raniry State Islamic University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Syarifah holds Ph.D from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, in education (2015). She completed two master’s degree, one is from University of Arkansas, USA, majoring in secondary education (2008), and the other one is from Graduate School of IAIN Ar-Raniry, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, majoring in Islamic Education (2006). Her research interests include psychology in learning, classroom activities interaction practices, academic literacy, language pedagogy, and sociocultural theory. Some of her publications are: “Partnership Activity in EFL Reading Classroom”; “Students’ Motivation and Responsive Pedagogy in Language Classroom”; “Personality and Foreign Language Acquisition; The Effect of Futurism Implementation in Educational System.” Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to: syarifah.dahliana@ar-raniry.ac.id
Safrul Muluk (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-8334; Scopus Author ID: 57205562628) is an associate professor at Education and Teacher Training Faculty, Ar-Raniry State Islamic University, Darussalam, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Safrul obtained his first Master’s degree at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in 2000, majoring in Islamic Studies. He conducted his second Master’s degree at Flinders University of South Australia in Educational Management in 2004, and completed his doctoral studies in 2013 at the same University, Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia majoring in Higher Educational Management. Besides teaching, Safrul has also been involved in development sectors during the recovery and rehabilitation efforts of tsunami in Aceh from 2005 until 2009. He was appointed as program manager at a USAID project, overseeing human resource and program supports area. Other international agencies that hired him are UNICEF, JICA Japan, ILO, and Save the Children. As a researcher, he has published a number of articles, including “School Culture Transformation Post Islamic Law Implementation in Aceh,” “Part-Time Job and Students’ Academic Achievement,” “Developing Generic Skills at an Islamic Higher Education Institution Curriculum In Aceh, Indonesia,” “How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners in the EFL Flipped-Class Pedagogy? A Study in Higher Education,” and “Higher Education Transformation: To What Direction? (A Look at the Transformation of Ar-Raniry State Islamic University).” Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to: safrul.muluk@ar-raniry.ac.id
