Jumat, 31 Desember 2010
Sabtu, 25 Desember 2010
The Real Dream,,,
Tuesday, December 21 2010 I went to my SMA to give presentation about my college. From my presentation, I hope many students interested in SSE. Even though they do not want to be a teacher, at least they have reference or plan B, if their purpose do not achieved. I want they school after graduate from SMA. I do not want they become unemployment or hopeless to get education.
When I prepared for my presentation, I saw not many students came, only few students who have big spirit to get education. In my college, there is a program called students financing which is school with free payment but pay after they graduate and get a job. That’s what students looking for. They want to school, no matter what, they really want to get to school freely. Because they do not have enough money to continue their study even in the cheap school. They do not hesitate that they have to pay after they graduate, because the important thing is they still can get to school.
Looking at their spirit to get good education, I was motivated to be excited too to give presentation. I gave them all information that I have. I also gave them all advices that I thought they need it. Wow, wow, wow, if all teenager of Indonesia have a big spirit to get good education is the same like that, Indonesia will never cry again. Indonesia will be able to take care of himself. Now it’s time for Indonesia to get up. Go students of Indonesia. Be a big boss in your country. That is the real dream…
When I prepared for my presentation, I saw not many students came, only few students who have big spirit to get education. In my college, there is a program called students financing which is school with free payment but pay after they graduate and get a job. That’s what students looking for. They want to school, no matter what, they really want to get to school freely. Because they do not have enough money to continue their study even in the cheap school. They do not hesitate that they have to pay after they graduate, because the important thing is they still can get to school.
Looking at their spirit to get good education, I was motivated to be excited too to give presentation. I gave them all information that I have. I also gave them all advices that I thought they need it. Wow, wow, wow, if all teenager of Indonesia have a big spirit to get good education is the same like that, Indonesia will never cry again. Indonesia will be able to take care of himself. Now it’s time for Indonesia to get up. Go students of Indonesia. Be a big boss in your country. That is the real dream…
Sharing moment- Teenager Anti-Plastics
Huh, this is it!! this is the day hat I’ve to present my green teacher project. I already prepared days before. Even I have to drive my motorcycle from Surabaya to Pandaan just for prepare all the materials. I even forget to eat because I was so excited. I did not care I was tired, because the important thing is my presentation has to be great and persuasive for my audience to be more care and sensitive about environmental issues. At first, I was afraid that my sharing moment was only one-way communication. I guessed that I would be more active than they did. We watched the movie together and did some discussion about the things that the world deal nowadays with rubbish. I was amazed because they had big concern to this environment. From their opinion, I can say WOW, I was wrong that I think they did not have any concern to the place where they living now, but amazing answer. They even confident and brave enough to chew out their friends who put the rubbish to space underneath table. And they have plan to face that problem. They told me that actually they already known about saving earth but they feel like only them who realize it. so they decided to just be silent that doing something to face it. Because the amount of people who realize and want to do saving this earth are very smaller than the people who do not want to. So what we can do? That was only sharing moment. We shared our opinion and got suggestion from others. Then, we decided to take persuasive action start from ourselves. Who knows that there are people who looking at our action then they become touched and then follow our action. Aminn,,,that is a big hope that all people in this universe realize about problem that out earth face nowadays. So, from that sharing moment we gave each other information. They get some information from me and I got lot knowledge from them too. And we work together to keep this earth. Go green,,,
The things that remind me again,,,
Monday, December 20 2010, is the day that I promised to my teacher to ask permission for my university socialization and for my green teacher project. I will do like presentation to persuade students in my ex-SMA to continue their study on my university. Actually, I came to fulfill my junior request too. He has been keeping in touch with me for long. So, I thought that we meet, it will make easier to him and for me to explain everything that he ask. After I asked for permission to principle, my junior accompanied me to prepare for my green teacher presentation, because for school presentation I already made it. The agenda for tomorrow was presentation for my university and then continue with my green teacher presentation. I went to look for plastic rubbish because my theme was “Generasi muda anti tas plastik”. I directly went to garbage dump by myself. Looking at to the person who seeks for rubbish, I felt sad and disappointed of myself. He is still young. I felt that I already wasted my time just for something unimportant. I imagined how if I were him who did not have any chance to get education. No never. I will never. I really grateful I still have chance to shape my creativity, to prove my skill, and to make my dreams come true. This was really big storm for me to remind again what my motivation before I become like this. Then we went home. I dropped my junior in his house. I saw his house condition. I met his mom. He is from ordinary family but he has big willing to get good education. Even though his mom only a baby sitter if there are neighbors who entrust their baby to her, but he has big spirit to get education. He did everything. He searched for information, prepared the application form and another letters, and so on. He reminds me to what I was in his position who was really busy to prepare many letters to continue my study. How was I crying because I was tired driving my motorcycle from morning until night from one place to another places to take care of my identity card, to get legalizations from RT to Kecamatan office. It was really hard. I do not know how to show it. But one thing that I have to always remember for my motivation is my decision to continue my study. I have to catch my dream. And I have to keep my spirit on,,,
Sabtu, 11 Desember 2010
Dictionary Time! - Semantic class
Where do we go if we cannot find the meaning of word?
What do we look for to ask about the explanation of phrase?
Whom we ask to, to get new word?
Where we can found the word or thing after morning before night?
Get the idea? Know the answer?
Yes you are right!!
DICTIONARY!
How important dictionary is for people who blind with new word. How important dictionary is for elementary students to know the other language of their part of body, how important dictionary is for language teacher for teaching, how important dictionary is for me or for us to help us to write our paper. Very important. And the people who make and arrange dictionary really have big role in our lives. We owe them the moral duty. We can found any word that we looking for because of their help. The answers are always right and make sense, because the maker is also not particular person. It must need expertise, expert person. We call it lexicographer- the person who make dictionary. This is what I felt in the semantic class. My beloved lecturer, Pak Oki asked us to arrange dictionary. From this, I learned about how we have to be very very really careful in choosing word and meaning of it, because it will be read by people and the explanation of it will stay in the reader’s mind forever and apply it in their daily action. WOW! I have to really careful. In making dictionary, we acted as if we are a lexicographer. I put all my effort on that. Huh! This is not just merely assignment. But I am so happy because Pak Oki said that our dictionary will be published and put it in the library. Heard that, as if all my effort are paid. Thank you Pak Oki. Thank you verrrryyyyyy,,,,,,, much for all lexicographers in around the world. ^_^
What do we look for to ask about the explanation of phrase?
Whom we ask to, to get new word?
Where we can found the word or thing after morning before night?
Get the idea? Know the answer?
Yes you are right!!
DICTIONARY!
How important dictionary is for people who blind with new word. How important dictionary is for elementary students to know the other language of their part of body, how important dictionary is for language teacher for teaching, how important dictionary is for me or for us to help us to write our paper. Very important. And the people who make and arrange dictionary really have big role in our lives. We owe them the moral duty. We can found any word that we looking for because of their help. The answers are always right and make sense, because the maker is also not particular person. It must need expertise, expert person. We call it lexicographer- the person who make dictionary. This is what I felt in the semantic class. My beloved lecturer, Pak Oki asked us to arrange dictionary. From this, I learned about how we have to be very very really careful in choosing word and meaning of it, because it will be read by people and the explanation of it will stay in the reader’s mind forever and apply it in their daily action. WOW! I have to really careful. In making dictionary, we acted as if we are a lexicographer. I put all my effort on that. Huh! This is not just merely assignment. But I am so happy because Pak Oki said that our dictionary will be published and put it in the library. Heard that, as if all my effort are paid. Thank you Pak Oki. Thank you verrrryyyyyy,,,,,,, much for all lexicographers in around the world. ^_^
Jumat, 26 November 2010
Dia kok beda, aku malu ah,,,
Memang terkadang menyakitkan bagi seseorang yang berbeda dari yang lain. Apa lagi yang lain itu terlihat jauh lebih baik dari apa yang kita miliki. Seseorang selalu merasa dirinya lemah, kurang baik, merasa tidak percaya diri, pesimis dan sebagainya bila melihat yang lain itu terasa lebih diterima dari milik kita. Sehingga jalan satunya-satunya agar tidak tertindas atau merasa malu karena lain dari yang lain itu, seseorang lebih cenderung menyulap dirinya menjadi seperti apa yang banyak diakui oleh umum. Menilik pada contoh novel salah asuhan dimana Hanafi, malu akan jati dirinya sebagai seorang pribumi, sehingga dia membenci dan bahkan ingin membuang budaya yang menjadi identitasnya tersebut.
Indonesia memiliki berbagai macam ragam kebudayaan. Mulai dari yang nampak sampai yang abstrak. Kebudayaan berasal dari bahasa sansekerta, yaitu buddhayah yang merupakan bentuk jamak dari buddhi (budi atau akal) diartikan sebagai hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan budi dan akal. Salah satunya adalah budaya unggah ungguh yang notabene menjadi karakter umum orang Indonesia. Salah satu masalah yang ada pada novel salah asuhan, Hanafi memperdebatkan masalah kesopanan yang dimiliki orang Indonesia. Mengutip dialog Hanafi dalam novel tersebut “Kesopanan ? Apakah perbuatan kita, duduk berhadapan antara satu meter jaraknya, dibatasi oleh meja teh, di tempat terang dan pada waktu yang lazim dipergunakan orang buat berkunjung-kunjungan, boleh dikatakan melanggar peri kesopanan ?"Jadi bagiku, sungguhlah gelap batas undang-undang kesopanan itu—sebab ia tidak tersurat." Dalam uraian tersebut Hanafi merasa terikat oleh budaya yang dimilikinya, padahal orang yang diajaknya berdebat, Corrie, dia sangat dapat mengerti dan menghormati budaya Hanafi. Tapi mengapa Hanafi sangat membenci yang menjadi budayanya tersebut. Dari novel tersebut diungkapkan bahwa Hanafi merasa tidak nyaman dengan berbagai peraturan yang ada pada budayanya. Dia merasa ingin bebas seperti budaya barat pada umumnya. Dia ingin dapat menyalurkan cintanya kepada Corrie tapi tidak tersampaikan karena adat yang mengikatnya.
Hermianto dan Winarno (2009) dalam buku ilmu sosial dan budayanya menyatakan bahwa kepentingan hidup manusia adalah dalam rangka untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Mungkin bagi Hanafi kepentingan hidupnya hanyalah Corrie. Sehingga dia mengabaikan semua aturan budaya. Hermianto & winarno juga menyebutkan bahwa daerah berlakunya norma etik relative universal, meskipun tetap dipengaruhi oleh ideologi masyarakat pendukungnya. Itu mengapa Hanafi selalu membandingkan dengan budaya yang dilihatnya pada umumnya walaupun dia hidup dilingkungan yang dominan dengan adat minang di sekitarnya.
Dari cerita Hanafi, sebenarnya bagaimana latar belakang Hanafi itu sendiri. Bagaimana dia dibesarkan. Apakah dia dibesarkan berdasarkan budaya minang atau yang lainnya. Menurut Hermianto dan Winarno (2009) budaya itu diturunkan secara vertikal dari generasi sebelum ke generasi berikutnya untuk digunakan dan diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari hari. Tetapi budaya itu bisa juga ditolak oleh generasi penerima bila budaya tersebut dirasa tidak sesuai dengan kepribadian si penerima dan juga tidak sesuai dengan pekembangan jaman pada saat itu. Bila dilihat dari sudut budaya minang, Masyarakat Minangkabau adalah suatu masyarakat yang menganut sistem Matriarileneal dimana garis Ibu lebih dominan dan hukum kewarisan mengikuti garis Ibu, yang mungkin satu-satunya di-Indonesia. Dengan sistem ini, penguasaan harta pusaka dipegang oleh kaum perempuan sedangkan hak kaum pria dalam hal ini cukup kecil. Sebenarnya penulis belum mengerti benar bagaimana pengaruh budaya tersebut dengan kedudukan Hanafi sebagai anak tunggal laki-laki dalam keluarganya. Apakah karena dia merasa seorang laki-laki, sehingga dia merasa berhak memutuskan apa yang menjadi kehendaknya.
Melihat cerita dari seorang Hanafi, sepertinya hal tersebut tidak lepas dari pengaruh globalisasi. Dimana globalisasi mengubah cara berpikir Hanafi terhadap budayanya. Hermianto & Winarno (2009) mengatakan bahwa pengaruh globalisasi tehadap sosial budaya adalah masuknya nilai-nilai dari peradaban lain. Mereka mengatakan bahwa globalisasi mengakibatkan timbulnya erosi nilai-nilai sosial budaya suatu bangsa yang menjadi jati dirinya. Tetapi alangkah baiknya apabila budaya itu dijaga dan dilestarikan karena budaya tersebut adalah sebuah amanah yang berupa hadiah dari leluhur kita. Memang kita harus menyesuaikan dengan perkembangan jaman sekarang, kita boleh menerima masuknya globalisasi tapi tetap menjaga nilai budaya kita sebagai pedoman identitas kita. Sebaiknya kita menyikapi adanya globalisasi dengan memanfaatkan peluang yang ada tanpa mengabaikan nilai-nilai dan norma-norma yang ada dalam budaya kita. Karena budaya tersebut adalah identitas yang menunjukkan siapa kita dan yang membedakan kita dari orang lain. Apabila kita yang memilikinya tapi tidak mau menjaganya, apabila suatu saat seseorang mengambilnya dari kita. Lalu siapa yang harus dipersalahkan???
Indonesia memiliki berbagai macam ragam kebudayaan. Mulai dari yang nampak sampai yang abstrak. Kebudayaan berasal dari bahasa sansekerta, yaitu buddhayah yang merupakan bentuk jamak dari buddhi (budi atau akal) diartikan sebagai hal-hal yang berkaitan dengan budi dan akal. Salah satunya adalah budaya unggah ungguh yang notabene menjadi karakter umum orang Indonesia. Salah satu masalah yang ada pada novel salah asuhan, Hanafi memperdebatkan masalah kesopanan yang dimiliki orang Indonesia. Mengutip dialog Hanafi dalam novel tersebut “Kesopanan ? Apakah perbuatan kita, duduk berhadapan antara satu meter jaraknya, dibatasi oleh meja teh, di tempat terang dan pada waktu yang lazim dipergunakan orang buat berkunjung-kunjungan, boleh dikatakan melanggar peri kesopanan ?"Jadi bagiku, sungguhlah gelap batas undang-undang kesopanan itu—sebab ia tidak tersurat." Dalam uraian tersebut Hanafi merasa terikat oleh budaya yang dimilikinya, padahal orang yang diajaknya berdebat, Corrie, dia sangat dapat mengerti dan menghormati budaya Hanafi. Tapi mengapa Hanafi sangat membenci yang menjadi budayanya tersebut. Dari novel tersebut diungkapkan bahwa Hanafi merasa tidak nyaman dengan berbagai peraturan yang ada pada budayanya. Dia merasa ingin bebas seperti budaya barat pada umumnya. Dia ingin dapat menyalurkan cintanya kepada Corrie tapi tidak tersampaikan karena adat yang mengikatnya.
Hermianto dan Winarno (2009) dalam buku ilmu sosial dan budayanya menyatakan bahwa kepentingan hidup manusia adalah dalam rangka untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Mungkin bagi Hanafi kepentingan hidupnya hanyalah Corrie. Sehingga dia mengabaikan semua aturan budaya. Hermianto & winarno juga menyebutkan bahwa daerah berlakunya norma etik relative universal, meskipun tetap dipengaruhi oleh ideologi masyarakat pendukungnya. Itu mengapa Hanafi selalu membandingkan dengan budaya yang dilihatnya pada umumnya walaupun dia hidup dilingkungan yang dominan dengan adat minang di sekitarnya.
Dari cerita Hanafi, sebenarnya bagaimana latar belakang Hanafi itu sendiri. Bagaimana dia dibesarkan. Apakah dia dibesarkan berdasarkan budaya minang atau yang lainnya. Menurut Hermianto dan Winarno (2009) budaya itu diturunkan secara vertikal dari generasi sebelum ke generasi berikutnya untuk digunakan dan diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari hari. Tetapi budaya itu bisa juga ditolak oleh generasi penerima bila budaya tersebut dirasa tidak sesuai dengan kepribadian si penerima dan juga tidak sesuai dengan pekembangan jaman pada saat itu. Bila dilihat dari sudut budaya minang, Masyarakat Minangkabau adalah suatu masyarakat yang menganut sistem Matriarileneal dimana garis Ibu lebih dominan dan hukum kewarisan mengikuti garis Ibu, yang mungkin satu-satunya di-Indonesia. Dengan sistem ini, penguasaan harta pusaka dipegang oleh kaum perempuan sedangkan hak kaum pria dalam hal ini cukup kecil. Sebenarnya penulis belum mengerti benar bagaimana pengaruh budaya tersebut dengan kedudukan Hanafi sebagai anak tunggal laki-laki dalam keluarganya. Apakah karena dia merasa seorang laki-laki, sehingga dia merasa berhak memutuskan apa yang menjadi kehendaknya.
Melihat cerita dari seorang Hanafi, sepertinya hal tersebut tidak lepas dari pengaruh globalisasi. Dimana globalisasi mengubah cara berpikir Hanafi terhadap budayanya. Hermianto & Winarno (2009) mengatakan bahwa pengaruh globalisasi tehadap sosial budaya adalah masuknya nilai-nilai dari peradaban lain. Mereka mengatakan bahwa globalisasi mengakibatkan timbulnya erosi nilai-nilai sosial budaya suatu bangsa yang menjadi jati dirinya. Tetapi alangkah baiknya apabila budaya itu dijaga dan dilestarikan karena budaya tersebut adalah sebuah amanah yang berupa hadiah dari leluhur kita. Memang kita harus menyesuaikan dengan perkembangan jaman sekarang, kita boleh menerima masuknya globalisasi tapi tetap menjaga nilai budaya kita sebagai pedoman identitas kita. Sebaiknya kita menyikapi adanya globalisasi dengan memanfaatkan peluang yang ada tanpa mengabaikan nilai-nilai dan norma-norma yang ada dalam budaya kita. Karena budaya tersebut adalah identitas yang menunjukkan siapa kita dan yang membedakan kita dari orang lain. Apabila kita yang memilikinya tapi tidak mau menjaganya, apabila suatu saat seseorang mengambilnya dari kita. Lalu siapa yang harus dipersalahkan???
Senin, 15 November 2010
Technology Language Learning
It is so bad be someone who left behind, especially about technology. Therefore, not only me, but also many people want to learn more about technology. World nowadays is different from long time ago even a second ago. Because every second there will be new gadget things are created. I went to SMAN 12 Jakarta for school visit this semester. In the first time I came and entered to the class, first time that I did there was class observation. First time that I observed, was class condition. How the teacher teach the students with everything in the class, what tools that the teacher uses for his or her teaching, and so on. I was shocked. There were not projector only OHP. I even did not know how to use it. There were no LCD and projector in every class. Whereas I already planned, I would teach using that kind of thing. I planned teach using power point like what I like to do. Nevertheless, I relieved there was a projector portable. My master teacher is a diligent teacher. I saw him prepare for his teaching. He told me that he often search from internet for his teaching. In the class, he also sometimes teaches using laptop and projector. For some explanations that need deep understanding, he uses white board and marker to explain to the students.
I had to wait for my turn to teach. I could teach in next week. In the week before I just did my master teacher task such as checking paper test students and making lesson plan. While I waited my turn, I saw my friends’ turn to teach. We encouraged each other. Every group who would teach, we gave them spirit and asked how the result was after they finished. I heard from their story their teaching was not success enough. They told me that the teaching was in a mess, because the projector did not work. Whereas, they already practiced all night before. Then we discussed together, my friend had a notion that sometimes power point does not work for teaching. She told me that power point makes students only watching to the slide not doing some activity that make them more understand about the subject. Then, I thought again. I think she was true. I talked to myself that “,,,,hmm…yeachh…if teacher explain using power point the students will only focus on the slide which is colorful and full of decoration not to the subject. But if students practice it by themselves in paper or in whiteboard they will get their own experience and deeper understand that will keep it in their mind for long” Then, what should I do?. Luckily, my group and I prepared the lesson without using anything of slide. I only use a whiteboard and marker to explain to the students about certain subject.
From the way of teaching, teacher does not include technology to help students acquire new language in class. There are so many students’ activites, which deal with computer that can be adapted for learning English. Williams (2005) stated that from games could help students to explore their communication skill as games’ player. Barton (2005) said that students could increase their vocabulary and improve their writing skill from writing in the computer, because in computer there is a checker that will correct the wrong grammar and misspelling.
I confess that technology is also important and have a big role in language teaching, but it does not mean that we only depend on the technology. We have to have a plan B. We have to know when we need to use that tool or not. If I were the teacher there, I will teach the students using both of those tools. Nevertheless, I have my own trick to manage it. Usually every school has two meeting for English study a week. Therefore, I will use one meeting in the class and another in the language laboratory. In language laboratory I will not only use for listening but also for explaining with power point in order to make students fun but still get the lesson. I will also not forget study in the class; I will make my students feel comfortable and fun to get the lesson. I will make my class be interactive by giving some games or other activities that make them move from their sit.
I had to wait for my turn to teach. I could teach in next week. In the week before I just did my master teacher task such as checking paper test students and making lesson plan. While I waited my turn, I saw my friends’ turn to teach. We encouraged each other. Every group who would teach, we gave them spirit and asked how the result was after they finished. I heard from their story their teaching was not success enough. They told me that the teaching was in a mess, because the projector did not work. Whereas, they already practiced all night before. Then we discussed together, my friend had a notion that sometimes power point does not work for teaching. She told me that power point makes students only watching to the slide not doing some activity that make them more understand about the subject. Then, I thought again. I think she was true. I talked to myself that “,,,,hmm…yeachh…if teacher explain using power point the students will only focus on the slide which is colorful and full of decoration not to the subject. But if students practice it by themselves in paper or in whiteboard they will get their own experience and deeper understand that will keep it in their mind for long” Then, what should I do?. Luckily, my group and I prepared the lesson without using anything of slide. I only use a whiteboard and marker to explain to the students about certain subject.
From the way of teaching, teacher does not include technology to help students acquire new language in class. There are so many students’ activites, which deal with computer that can be adapted for learning English. Williams (2005) stated that from games could help students to explore their communication skill as games’ player. Barton (2005) said that students could increase their vocabulary and improve their writing skill from writing in the computer, because in computer there is a checker that will correct the wrong grammar and misspelling.
I confess that technology is also important and have a big role in language teaching, but it does not mean that we only depend on the technology. We have to have a plan B. We have to know when we need to use that tool or not. If I were the teacher there, I will teach the students using both of those tools. Nevertheless, I have my own trick to manage it. Usually every school has two meeting for English study a week. Therefore, I will use one meeting in the class and another in the language laboratory. In language laboratory I will not only use for listening but also for explaining with power point in order to make students fun but still get the lesson. I will also not forget study in the class; I will make my students feel comfortable and fun to get the lesson. I will make my class be interactive by giving some games or other activities that make them move from their sit.