Priviet Social Sciences Journal

The influence of Mobile Legends toward students in enhancing English Language skills: A case study

Siti Nur Waqidah, Dwi Ario Fajar — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0700

This study aims to examine how playing Mobile Legends influences students' English language skills, understand which specific skills (listening, speaking, reading, or writing) show the most significant improvement, and compare the positive and negative effects of the game on English language learning. This research adopts a qualitative approach using a case study method. Data was collected through online questionnaires, semi-structured interviews with selected students, and Duolingo English Test (practice version) scores to assess language proficiency. The study found that Mobile Legends significantly contributes to English language proficiency, particularly in listening and reading skills, by providing authentic and interactive language contexts. Students show increased confidence and motivation. However, negative impacts include potential game addiction and limited exposure to formal grammar. This study can be useful in education by providing insights into integrating informal learning tools like mobile games into classroom learning for more interactive and engaging experiences. Practically, it offers guidance for educators to leverage students' interest in games to improve English language skills. Academically, it contributes to the field of game-language interaction and serves as a basis for further research. This study provides new perspectives on how digital media, often seen as mere entertainment, can be effectively utilized to support language learning in an immersive manner, especially among vocational high school students. It comprehensively evaluates the impact of Mobile Legends on various language skills beyond vocabulary and writing, filling a gap in existing research.

A comparative analysis of offline and online trials in Indonesia's digital legal transformation

Amin Rais, Mardalena Hanifah — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0700

The digital transformation of Indonesia’s justice system has introduced online trials (e-litigation) as a significant innovation, in response to the limitations of conventional (offline) court proceedings. This study aimed to conduct a normative legal comparison of offline and online trial mechanisms by evaluating their respective advantages and disadvantages across four key dimensions: effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, and adherence to the principles of procedural law. Using a normative juridical approach, this study draws upon statutory regulations, judicial doctrines, and recent scholarly literature to provide a comprehensive analysis of both trial formats. The findings indicate that offline trials maintain superiority in upholding the principle of openness and facilitating the direct examination of witnesses and defendants, thereby ensuring the authenticity and integrity of courtroom interactions. However, offline models are often constrained by inefficiencies related to costs, scheduling delays, and logistical burdens. Conversely, online trials demonstrate substantial improvements in administrative efficiency, time management, and geographic accessibility, making them particularly valuable during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, they pose critical challenges, including technological disruptions, diminished quality of verbal and nonverbal communication, and potential infringements on the principle of transparency. Moreover, the Indonesian Criminal Procedure Code and the Law on Judicial Power emphasize that public access to trials constitutes a core component of judicial legitimacy. Considering these findings, this study underscores the necessity of regulatory refinement and technological enhancement to ensure that online trials uphold the same standards of justice, fairness, and procedural integrity as their offline counterparts do.

Mass media crisis management strategy and reputational impact in the era of global digital disruption

Suhendra Suhendra, Ivana Ivana, Yana Mahdiana — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0700

The rapid evolution of digital technology has significantly reshaped the way mass media communicate and manage crises, especially when unexpected situations arise and spread quickly. Digital disruption has not only accelerated the flow of information, but also increased the risk of reputational damage for media organizations. This study explores crisis management strategies adopted by several national media outlets in response to incidents involving misinformation, public backlash on social media, and breaches of journalistic ethics. Using a qualitative case study approach, this research examines how these media institutions address challenges and their impact on public trust and institutional reputation. The findings indicate that media organizations equipped with adaptive and technology-integrated crisis protocols are more capable of minimizing reputational harm. This underscores the need for media companies to modernize their crisis response systems, invest in crisis communication training for journalists, and embed digital tools into their corporate communication strategies. Beyond its practical implications, this study contributes to the broader field of strategic communication in an era marked by digital complexity and global interconnectedness.

Internalization of Muhammadiyah Life Values in the development of science and technology in the era of Industry 5.0

Yogi Sopian Haris, Muhammad Lailan Arqam; Abdul Hafiz — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Industrial Revolution 5.0 brings significant disruption in the field of science and technology, but at the same time, it presents new challenges related to the need for integration between technological advancement and humanitarian, spiritual, and Islamic values. The main issue in this research is the weak integration of Islamic values, particularly the values of Muhammadiyah's way of life, in the development of science and technology in that era. The objective of this research is to integrate Muhammadiyah’s life values, such as monotheism, enjoining good and forbidding wrong, noble character, respect for human dignity, and brotherhood, into the development of science and technology, as well as to analyze the role, contribution, and challenges of Muhammadiyah in this integration process. This study used a library research method with a qualitative approach. Data were collected from various primary and secondary authoritative literature sources. The data analysis techniques used were content, thematic, and critical analyses. The research results show that internalization is carried out by integrating the values of Muhammadiyah's way of life with science, technology, and Islamic values as a strategic foundation for addressing the challenges of the times. Through an integrative epistemological approach (bayani, burhani, and irfani) and the spirit of tajdid, Muhammadiyah has developed various innovations such as integrative education, digital preaching, environmentally friendly technology, big data-based management, computer and air conditioning innovations named ITMU (Innovationn Technology of Muhammadiyah), and the latest innovation, the Global Unified Hijri Calendar. Despite facing challenges such as the dichotomy of knowledge, resistance to change, concerns about losing traditional values, and the dominance of secular epistemology, Muhammadiyah remains committed to building a just, sustainable civilization rooted in divine values.

Life after accusation: Forced internment, human rights violations, and the urgent case for criminalizing witchcraft claims in Ghana

Abubakar Muhammad Jibril, Ramalina Ranaivo Mikea Manitra , Arafat Hossain — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0700

Accusations of witchcraft in Ghana are still causing forced displacement and severe human rights violations in impoverished, aging women, and other disadvantaged persons. This research is a sociolegal examination of the legal reaction to the protracted crisis in Ghana. Assisted by doctrinal methodology, this article critically examines Ghana's 1992 Constitution, the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), and the Criminal Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2022, against relevant international human rights obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the ICCPR. To effectively implement the law, this study employs qualitative data gathered from eight lengthy interviews with survivors, representatives of civil society, religious and traditional leaders, and policymakers. The research indicates that the current criminal law of Ghana offers no clear assurances against unfounded accusations of witchcraft; the bill, nevertheless, makes an effort to close the legislative lacuna by designating malicious accusations as an offence, which is punishable with imprisonment and compulsory compensation. The development has been long due to fostering essential rights relating to security, dignity, and non-discrimination. However, the delay in presidential assent highlights the necessity for continued advocacy. This research demonstrates that the passage of criminalization, alongside systemic reforms, police training, community sensitization programs, and reintegration assistance, is key to bringing forced internment to an end and making Ghana's domestic law consistent with its constitutional obligation and international human rights commitment.