All of the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at the IRoLe 2025 during 9-10 September 2025 in Teaching Industry Learning Center (TILC), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. These articles have been peer reviewed by the members of the Board of Reviewers and approved by the Editor-in-Chief,...

As higher education evolves in the post-pandemic era, interdisciplinary pedagogical innovation has become essential to strengthening discipline-specific English mastery. This study examines how progressive teaching methods integrated into a renewed English curriculum support accounting students’ linguistic...

Linguistic landscapes mirror the multilingual character of a society and play a significant role in shaping cultural identity and enhancing the appeal of tourism. This study investigates the forms of linguistic landscapes found in the multilingual communities of Javanese, Sundanese, and Lampung in Anyer,...

Academic writing remains a persistent challenge for students in vocational ICT programs, particularly in balancing technical content with linguistic accuracy. This study evaluates the effectiveness of Grammarly as an AI-based writing support tool by employing a dual-assessment approach that combines...

Jakarta is a city with a distinctive appeal, making it not only a dream destination for its own residents but also for people from other regions. This condition has led to significant migration flows from outside Jakarta into the city, driven by diverse objectives. Such migration is not merely a physical...

This study investigates manipulative speech acts employed in child grooming practices through a pragmatic lens, highlighting how language serves as a tool for psychological control. The participants in this research included child caregivers such as teachers, family members, and personnel from child...

Academic writing contributes to the development of critical, analytical, and systematic thinking skills. However, various studies indicate that students still face serious challenges, ranging from difficulties in organising ideas and constructing coherent arguments to anxiety in writing. This study aims...

Studies conducted around cultural representation in Chinese College ELT textbooks have indicated that they are not predominantly designed for fostering students’ intercultural communicative competences. In this view, this study explored how the currently used 3rd edition of the Chinese ELT textbook series...

This study investigates how Malaysian tertiary ESL students reflect on their grammar learning experiences after completing a 12-week course. Using a qualitative design, the research draws on written reflections collected through five open-ended questions and analyses the data using thematic analysis....

This study explores the intersections of Japanese cultural contexts and gender ideologies in Mieko Kawakami’s novel Chichi to Ran (Breasts and Eggs), with a particular emphasis on its relevance in foreign language education. Kawakami’s narrative interrogates dominant discourses surrounding motherhood,...

This analysis examines Arab media discourse surrounding the Iran-Israel conflict, applying Fairclough's three-dimensional model. The focus of this research is Iran’s operation of the “True Promise,” which is commonly understood from three different perspectives: pro, anti, and neutral. Related to...

The increasing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in language learning presents new opportunities and challenges for maritime professionals, particularly for the maritime navigational officers. Proficiency in Maritime English is emphasized for safe and effective operations, yet many trainees and students...

This study evaluates the implementation of the Sasak Language Revitalization Policy under the Merdeka Curriculum in elementary schools across Lombok, using a multiple case-study design. Data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with local language teachers, principals,...

This study investigates the impact of structured reflective practice on ESL students’ process writing in both individual and collaborative writing contexts. Drawing on two theoretical models - process writing and reflective practice as pedagogical frameworks - the study employed a mixed-methods approach,...

This paper examines how multiculturalism, multilingualism, and digital literacies contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia. These three domains are conceptualized not merely as social features but as strategic forms of cultural and human capital that can...

Project-Based Learning (PBL) is critical to acquire important 21st-century skills and prepare students for future success. From February to April 2025, we executed a PBL called Digital Coaching Clinic, in which students found communities and assisted them in managing their social media accounts to increase...

Group discussion is frequently employed as an assessment method for evaluating English-speaking proficiency among second language learners. Despite the introduction of various instructional approaches to develop learners’ techniques, roles, and language use in discussions, many continue to face challenges...

As a gender historically perceived as secondary within the social hierarchy, women have been socially constructed as polite and gentle, with implicit rules governing how they may speak in order to remain within the bounds of femininity. By contrast, men have generally enjoyed greater freedom in language...

This research analyzes the code-mixing usage in the comment section of an Instagram post by the official Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) account, specifically the post announcing the MLBB & Naruto collaboration, published on April 11, 2025. The purpose of this study is to identify the types and...

This study explores the application of Searle’s 1969 Formula One (F1) team radio conversations. Analysing speech act elements can help us comprehend why and how F1 drivers and engineers use certain expressions and utterances during an F1 race. While the use of Searle's (1969) speech acts has been...

Foreign Language Anxiety (FLA) is a persistent challenge for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, particularly in professional contexts. In Indonesian universities, administrative staff must increasingly communicate with international students and faculty, yet many lack the confidence to perform...

Humour is both universal and specific in human interaction. Its influences in many fields have been extensively discovered, including in the area of teaching and learning. Numerous past studies have reported positive influences of humour and advocated its inclusion in the classrooms. Hence, the objectives...

The pervasive global influence of the Korean Wave (Hallyu) has significantly boosted the popularity of the Korean language, leading to a growing number of Indonesian students engaging in Korean language learning. Beyond formal grammatical structures, the informal register, particularly Korean slang,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool across professional domains, including the generation of text-based content such as public relations (PR) materials. In academic settings, students are increasingly leveraging AI as a resource for discussion and assignment completion....

A high overall review rating (>4.5 stars) on Google does not guarantee zero 1-star reviews on local coffee shops in Yogyakarta. A number of these 1-star reviews reveal that there are still significant areas of dissatisfaction among customers. This research aims to understand the specific sentiments...

This study analyzes Universitas Gadah Mada’s (UGM) news coverage of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) published on ugm.ac.id between January 2020 and June 2024. The research maps the keywords and thematic orientations of UGM’s news coverage of SDGs, with a specific focus on SDGs 7, 8, 9 and 17....

This study explores how political leaders take advantage of language to shape evaluative meanings, assert power relations, and express ideological positions. The analysis focuses on two public statements released by Prabowo Subianto and Donald J. Trump about the same diplomatic event. Using a qualitative...

International students will always engage in intercultural interactions in their study destination, both in academic and non-academic environments. These intercultural interactions also occur in the relationship between doctoral students and their PhD supervisors. One of the important elements in building...

This study investigates the effectiveness of a first-year Academic Writing course in preparing undergraduates with the necessary academic writing skills for their Final Year Project. The course teaches basic skills such as paraphrasing, summarising, synthesising and using sources responsibly. Responses...

This study explores students’ learning style preferences in learning Arabic for communication at the beginner level. Understanding how learners prefer to receive and process information is crucial in designing effective and engaging Arabic language instruction, particularly for non-native speakers. A...

This study investigates the use of profanity among teenagers on social media using the Textual Framing Framework, focusing on linguistic, cultural, and sociolinguistic dimensions. Data from selected online posts were analysed using AntConc to identify word frequency, thematic patterns, and framing categories....

Recently, ChatGPT has made various impacts, especially in utilizing foreign language learning. In general, ChatGPT can generate sample sentences in various languages, including Japanese. However, more research is needed to determine the reliability of these responses based on internet data. Therefore,...

Inclusivity in online video games can be very crucial to create a safe environment for everyone. A game developer, Riot Games, in this case, created a character in one of their games, VALORANT, called Clove, which is introduced as a non-binary character. This research discusses about the way Riot Games...

This study investigates how Indonesian media portray corruptors as victims of their circumstances in reporting corruption cases. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach along with framing analysis, the research analyzed 800 online news articles about corruption published by national media between...

This study uncovers how Indonesia’s ideological stance on humanitarian issues is constructed and communicated through political discourse, focusing on Retno Marsudi’s final speech as Foreign Minister at the 79th United Nations General Debate. Using Fairclough’s three-dimensional model, this research...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a world organization dedicated to protecting and defending the rights of refugees and stateless people. In communicating with the public, UNHCR publishes press releases on its website promoting gender equality as one of the goals in Sustainable...

This study will discuss the issue of multilingualism in Indonesian literature with a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective. This approach is very relevant to explain the relationship between multilingualism and the author’s subjectivity. The author, as the subject, places multilingualism in Indonesian...

Single motherhood in Japan exists within a social context that continues to privilege the heteronormative family and the ideology of ryōsai kenbō (“good wife, wise mother”). As a result, single mothers are often positioned as socially marginal and morally ambiguous figures, a perception that is frequently...