Indonesian state universities welcome foreigners as permanent lecturers
Moses Ompusunggu, Bambang Muryanto and Apriadi Gunawan – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta/Yogyakarta/Medan | Mon, April 16, 2018 | 07:26 pm

Indonesian state universities welcome foreigners as permanent lecturers The presence of foreign academics as lecturers can be a catalyst in boosting the country’s academic achievements. (Shutterstock/-)

Indonesian state universities are welcoming the latest policy of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration allowing foreign academics to serve as permanent lecturers in the country’s universities.

The administration announced last week that it was opening opportunities for foreign academics to become permanent lecturers at Indonesian universities in an attempt to increase the country’s quality of higher education and meet international standards.

The move followed a recent presidential regulation (Perpres) signed by Jokowi on the recruitment of foreign workers, which aims to ease the visa process of foreign workers the country needs most, including those who work in the education sector.

Based on the Perpres, the Research, Technology and Higher Education Ministry is preparing a supporting regulation to ease the bureaucracy for foreign lecturers to live and work in Indonesia, including the possibility of issuing a new type of visa for them.

The new policy is the latest move by Jokowi to implement a sturdy foreign academic culture in Indonesia’s higher education system, after announcing in February that foreign universities would be allowed to operate in Indonesia.

Read also: Government aims to attract foreign lecturers

The country is home to more than 4,500 universities and other higher education institutions like polytechnics, but around 77 percent are still of substandard quality, according to the latest government survey.

The presence of foreign academics as lecturers could be a catalyst in boosting the country’s academic achievements, said Panut Mulyono, the rector of Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM), ranked Indonesia’s best university, according to a 2017 government survey.

Indonesian universities could also have bigger opportunities to augment their network by, for instance, teaming up with foreign academics to conduct research projects “funded by international network of the foreign academics,” Panut said on Monday.

“The results could then be published in international scientific journals.”

Joni Hermana, rector of the state-run Surabaya Institute of Technology (ITS), said the university had long awaited such a policy.

“This will encourage our lecturers to improve their qualifications,” Joni said last week, adding that ITS currently employed around 30 foreign lecturers on a temporary basis.

Foreign academics who will be prioritized in the policy are those qualified in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as these majors are considered the most relevant in Indonesia’s goal of “inspiring industrial innovation for the wider purpose of development,” the ministry said last week.

“We actually do have an adequate numbers of lecturers in the prioritized majors,” said the ministry’s human resources qualifications director, Mukhlas Ansori. “But we intend to attract lecturers whose qualifications exceed current benchmarks in our universities.”

However, Panut said that UGM had requested the administration to allocate foreign academics to the university’s social science departments, where more research needed to be conducted.

Several social science department heads agreed with Panut, asserting that the presence of permanent foreign lecturers may boost Indonesian universities’ global rankings.

Only three Indonesian universities were included in the 2017 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Best 500 Universities of the World list, namely the University of Indonesia (UI), ranked 277th; the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), in 331rd place; and UGM at 401st position.

“If foreign academics joined Indonesian universities, it would boost the quality of our campuses,” said Budi Agustono, head of North Sumatra University’s (USU) cultural studies department in Medan, the province’s capital.

However, some observers raised concerns over the policy, pointing out that employing foreign lecturers was not a guarantee in improving the quality of higher education in Indonesia.

“Employing foreign lecturers, whether temporarily or permanently, will not improve the quality [of education] as long as local lecturers are not treated equally,” said Hamid Hasan, a higher education expert at the Indonesia University of Education (UPI).

He said the underlying problem in Indonesia’s higher education system was that lecturers did not enjoy the same facilities and level of support foreign governments give their teachers.

The new policy also demonstrates how the state has fallen short in harnessing local resources, some private university lecturers have said.

“We still have plenty of quality local lecturers. Why do we have to import foreign lecturers?” asked Arifin Saleh, a lecturer of social science and politics at the privately run Muhammadiyah North Sumatra University (UMSU).

Wahyoe Boediwardhana contributed to this report from Surabaya.
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PRESENT PARTICIPLE – PAST PARTICIPLE – GERUND by Ignatius Septo Pramesworo

The Participle
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/participle.htm
Recognize a participle when you see one.
Participles come in two varieties: past and present. They are two of the five forms or principal parts that every verb has. Look at the charts below.

Regular Verbs:
Verb Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle Infinitive
giggle giggle(s) giggled giggled giggling to giggle
help help(s) helped helped helping to help
jump jump(s) jumped jumped jumping to jump

Irregular Verbs:
Verb Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle Infinitive
bring bring(s) brought brought bringing to bring
ring ring(s) rang rung ringing to ring
sing sing(s) sang sung singing to sing
swim swim(s) swam swum swimming to swim

Notice that each present participle ends in ing. This is the case 100 percent of the time.
On the other hand, you can see that past participles do not have a consistent ending. The past participles of all regular verbs end in ed; the past participles of irregular verbs, however, vary considerably. If you look at bring and sing, for example, you’ll see that their past participles—brought and sung—do not follow the same pattern even though both verbs have ing as the last three letters.

Consult a dictionary whenever you are unsure of a verb’s past participle form.
Know the functions of participles.
Participles have three functions in sentences. They can be components of multipart verbs, or they can function as adjectives or nouns.

Participles in Multipart Verbs

A verb can have as many as four parts. When you form multipart verbs, you use a combination of auxiliary verbs and participles. Look at the examples below:
Our pet alligator ate Mrs. Olsen’s poodle.
Ate = simple past tense [no participle].

With a broom, Mrs. Olsen was beating our alligator over the head in an attempt to retrieve her poodle.
Was = auxiliary verb; beating = present participle.

Our pet alligator has been stalking neighborhood pets because my brother Billy forgets to feed the poor reptile.
Has = auxiliary verb; been = past participle; stalking = present participle.

Our pet alligator should have been eating Gator Chow, crunchy nuggets that Billy leaves for him in a bowl.
Should, have = auxiliary verbs; been = past participle; eating = present participle.

Participles as Adjectives

Past and present participles often function as adjectives that describe nouns. Here are some examples:
The crying baby drew a long breath and sucked in a spider crouching in the corner of the crib.
Which baby? The crying baby. Which spider? The one that was crouching in the corner.

The mangled pair of sunglasses, bruised face, broken arm, and bleeding knees meant Genette had taken another spill on her mountain bike.
Which pair of sunglasses? The mangled pair. Which face? The bruised one. Which arm? The broken one. Which knees? The bleeding ones.

Participles as Nouns
Present participles can function as nouns—the subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions, and subject complements in sentences. Whenever a present participle functions as a noun, you call it a gerund.

Take a look at these examples:
Sneezing exhausts Steve, who requires eight tissues and twenty-seven Gesundheits before he is done.
Sneezing = the subject of the verb exhausts.

Valerie hates cooking because scraping burnt gook out of pans always undermines her enjoyment of the food.
Cooking = the direct object of the verb hates.

We gave bungee jumping a chance.
Bungee jumping = indirect object of the verb gave.

Joelle bit her tongue instead of criticizing her prom date’s powder blue tuxedo.
Criticizing = object of the preposition instead of.

Omar’s least favorite sport is water-skiing because a bad spill once caused him to lose his swim trunks.
Water-skiing = the subject complement of the verb is.

What Are Participles?
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/participles.htm

A participle is a word formed from a verb which can be used as an adjective.

The two types of participles are the present participle (ending ing) and the past participle (usually ending -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n).

Here are some participles being used as adjectives:
The Verb The Past Participle The Present Participle
To rise the risen sun the rising sun
To boil the boiled water the boiling water
To break the broken news the breaking news
To cook the cooked ham the cooking ham

Participle Phrases
It is really common to see participles in participle phrases. A participle phrase also acts like an adjective. In the examples below, the participle phrases are shaded and the participles are in bold:
• The man carrying the bricks is my father.
(The participle phrase carrying the bricks describes the the man.)
• She showed us a plate of scones crammed with cream.
(The participle phrase crammed with cream describes the scones.)
• Whistling the same tune as always, Ted touched the front of his cap with his forefinger as she dismounted.
(The participle phrase Whistling the same tune as always describes Ted.)
• Stunned by the blow, Mike quickly gathered his senses and searched frantically for the pepper spray.
(The participle phrase Stunned by the blow describes Mike.)
Read more about participle phrases.
Present Participles
Present participles end in -ing. Examples:
• boiling water
• caring nature
• deserving recipient
Some more examples of present participles (shaded):
• A laughing man is stronger than a suffering man. (Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880)
• If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. (Mark Twain, 1835-1910)
• The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams. (Tupac Shakur)

Present participles are not just used as adjectives. They are also used to form verb tenses. Here are the verb tenses (present participles shaded):

The 4 Past Tenses
Example
simple past tense
I went
past progressive tense
I was going
past perfect tense
I had gone
past perfect progressive tense
I had been going
The 4 Present Tenses
Example
simple present tense
I go
present progressive tense
I am going
present perfect tense
I have gone
present perfect progressive tense
I have been going
The 4 Future Tenses
Example
simple future tense
I will go
future progressive tense
I will be going
future perfect tense
I will have gone
future perfect progressive tense
I will have been going

Read more about present participles.
Past Participles
Past participles have various endings, usually -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n. Examples:
• broken window
• painted frame
• destroyed bridge
Some more examples of past participles (shaded):
• A swollen eye is God’s way of telling you to improve your interpersonal skills.
• Do not waste time staring at a closed door.
• I like children…if they’re properly cooked. (W.C. Fields)
(Remember, an adjective can also appear after the noun it is modifying. See predicate adjectives.)
Past participles are also used to form verb tenses. Look at these verb tenses (past participles shaded):
The 4 Past Tenses
Example
simple past tense
I went
past progressive tense
I was going
past perfect tense
I had gone
past perfect progressive tense
I had been going
The 4 Present Tenses
Example
simple present tense
I go
present progressive tense
I am going
present perfect tense
I have gone
present perfect progressive tense
I have been going
The 4 Future Tenses
Example
simple future tense
I will go
future progressive tense
I will be going
future perfect tense
I will have gone
future perfect progressive tense
I will have been going

Read more about past participles.
Perfect Participles
Perfect participles are formed like this:

“Having” + [past participle]

Examples:
• Having taken
• Having eaten
• Having played
Some more examples of present participles (shaded):
• Having heard the news, he quickly sold his brother’s record collection.
• Having been promised a steak dinner, she looked less than impressed with her Happy Meal.

Gerund
http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/gerund/

The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, but it is useful to understand the difference between the two. The gerund always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb). Some uses of the gerund are covered on this page. A separate page deals with verbs that are followed by the gerund.

The gerund as the subject of the sentence
Examples
• Eating people is wrong.
• Hunting tigers is dangerous.
• Flying makes me nervous.
• Brushing your teeth is important.
• Smoking causes lung cancer.
The gerund as the complement of the verb ‘to be’
Examples
• One of his duties is attending meetings.
• The hardest thing about learning English is understanding the gerund.
• One of life’s pleasures is having breakfast in bed.

The gerund after prepositions
The gerund must be used when a verb comes after a preposition. This is also true of certain expressions ending in a preposition, for example the expressions in spite of & there’s no point in.

Examples
• Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?
• She is good at painting.
• She avoided him by walking on the opposite side of the road.
• We arrived in Madrid after driving all night.
• My father decided against postponing his trip to Hungary.
• There’s no point in waiting.
• In spite of missing the train, we arrived on time.

The gerund after phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are composed of a verb + preposition or adverb.

Examples
• When will you give up smoking?
• She always puts off going to the dentist.
• He kept on asking for money.
• Jim ended up buying a new TV after his old one broke.

There are some phrasal verbs that include the word “to” as a preposition for example to look forward to, to take to, to be accustomed to, to get around to, & to be used to. It is important to recognise that the word “to” is a preposition in these cases because it must be followed by a gerund. It is not part of the infinitive form of the verb. You can check whether “to” is a preposition or part of the infinitive. If you can put the pronoun “it” after the word “to” and form a meaningful sentence, then the word “to” is a preposition and must be followed by a gerund.

Examples
• I look forward to hearing from you soon.
• I look forward to it.
• I am used to waiting for buses.
• I am used to it.
• She didn’t really take to studying English.
• She didn’t really take to it.
• When will you get around to mowing the grass?
• When will you get around to it?

The gerund in compound nouns
In compound nouns using the gerund, it is clear that the meaning is that of a noun, not of a continuous verb. For example, with the word “swimming pool” it is a pool for swimming in, it is not a pool that is swimming.

Examples
• I am giving Sally a driving lesson.
• They have a swimming pool in their back yard.
• I bought some new running shoes.

The gerund after some expressions
The gerund is necessary after the expressions can’t help, can’t stand, to be worth, & it’s no use.
Examples
• She couldn’t help falling in love with him.
• I can’t stand being stuck in traffic jams.
• It’s no use trying to escape.
• It might be worth phoning the station to check the time of the train.

HOW TO KNOW OTHERS – ESPECIALLY YOUR STUDENTS – BY IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO

nov 2017 – foto how to be a good lec

Should you know your students?
Must you understand your students?
Do you know your students’ names?
How do you know your students?

First of all I think as a lecturer, you should know yourself. Who are you? Are you okay with yourself? Do you understand you yourself as a person who stand and transfer your knowledge to your students? I would tell you that I know 85% about me. I do not know 100 %. Why? As a person who believes in God, I know that God plays an important role in my whole life. My life is mysterious. I do understand God knows me better than I do. God is in me, God surrounds me as well as beyond me. HE protects my life and loves me very much. He guides me who I am, as a person and of course as a lecturer. Yup.

Secondly, if God knows me well, I should know my students. They are not my object of teaching. My students are the subjects so I must call them name by name. Is it difficult? Yes. If this semester – odd semester 2017/2018 – I teach 5 classes which consists of 30 students each, then I have to remember, I must know 150 students, and I must understand 150 students’ progress. Do you think it is easy? Do you think it is impossible? In the name of God, I can and must answer NO.

Thirdly, every year there are new students entering the world of university. They enter Perbanas Institute because they want or do not want to choose Perbanas Institute as their university. That means it is time for them to feel a new atmosphere, such as new environment, how to learn new, even new friends. Every student needs to know that the atmosphere of studying or spending his or her life in a university is different from what he or she knows while he or she are still in senior high school. I as a lecturer should teach the materials as well as share my experience how to live and study in university. While teaching I usually tell the life of good students that I know. I also advise my students from how to learn individually to how to find good friends.

Becoming a good lecturer is not easy and becoming a university student is not easy. However life is moving. If you really want to be a good disciple of God you should love others in terms of HIS ways of teaching. Amien.

HOW TO PRACTISE USING ADVERBS BY IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO

STUDY HARD FROM THE REAL – AUTHENTIC MEDIA

You can read some works from my students related to adverbs. You should know that in theory and in practice, adverbs can be differently used especially in medias, like The Jakarta Post.

Adelia Kartikasari(1602000010) & Qarina Ash Shifa(1602000011)-DKP-A-English for Economics-Monday-07.30-09.30-R.3402-Mr. Septo-16 October 2017
Source: Jakarta a possible alternative for 2018 IMF-World Bank meeting–News Desk–The Jakarta Post – Jakarta | Thu, September 28, 2017 | 10:40 pm

Qarina Ash Shifa(1602000011)/Aditya Alfarizki(1602000014)/Mila Sabela(1602000004)/Gadis Putri Pratiwi(1602000002)-DKP-A-English for Economics-Monday-07.30-09.30-R.3402-Mr. Septo-6 November 2017

ADVERB FOR PRESENT TENSE & PAST TENSE

PRESENT TENSE

I will do my homework tomorrow.
Shania is going to deliver your post tonight.
Bobby will practice after we got what he want.
Our family will move to Bogor next month.
Cinta will take a class for cooking soon.
We will visit our nephew in Seoul if we have the ticket to Korea.
Before you sleep, I will make your bed.
When you finish filling the form, I will process the data.
I will phone you as soon as your cat is found.
This little girl will wait on the bench until his mother return to take her back.
Akbar will perform with his band on the day after tomorrow.

PAST TENSE

Kinan were going to delete all of your photos on her mobile phone yesterday.
Their boss would not give them their bonus last week.
I knew you would prepare all the things for the meeting after you finish this task.
If you did not steal the car you wouldn’t in the prison.
Tania wish you would come to her house before the rains fell.
Dania was going to come to your concert when you slapped her that night.
I knew Dani would exercise continously until he got the perfect shape of his body.
Lia was going to give two beautiful scarfs to her friend the day before she left.

Adelia Kartikasari(1602000010) & Qarina Ash Shifa(1602000011)-DKP-A-English for Economics-Monday-07.30-09.30-R.3402-Mr. Septo-16 October 2017
Source: Jakarta a possible alternative for 2018 IMF-World Bank meeting–News Desk–The Jakarta Post – Jakarta | Thu, September 28, 2017 | 10:40 pm

The government is preparing Jakarta as an alternative place to host the IMF-World Bank meeting in 2018 in response to the unstable condition of Bali’s Mount Agung.
“We’re preparing contingency plans. Volcanic activities could disrupt the arrival of tourists during the event,” said Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan in Jakarta on Wednesday as reported by kontan.co.id.
The contingency plan includes the possible relocation of the meeting venues from Nusa Dua, Bali, to another city, Luhut said, adding that the government had not discussed the details of the plan. “It is too early to talk about it,” he said
The IMF-World Bank 2018 annual meeting is scheduled to be held next year from Oct. 8 to 14 in Bali.
Between 15,000 and 17,000 people from 189 countries are expected to participate in the annual event, including country officials, international observers, academics, journalists and NGO representatives.
The government expects the event to attract more tourism to Bali.
Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said his ministry will prepare several tourist packages and promote them on the travel website TripAdvisor.
As of Tuesday, more than 80,000 people living near Mount Agung have been evacuated. Rising magma and increased tremors have fueled fears of an imminent eruption. (bbn)
Setntence 1
The government is preparing Jakarta.
Jakarta is being prepared by the government.
Tenses: present continuous tense.
Adverb of time: recently
Jakarta is recently being prepared by the government.
Sentence 2
“We’re preparing contingency plans. Volcanic activities could disrupt the arrival of tourists during the event,” said Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan in Jakarta on Wednesday as reported by kontan.co.id.
 Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said that they’re preparing contingency plans. Volcanic activities could disrupt the arrival of tourists during the event in Jakarta on Wednesday.
We’re preparing contingency plans. Volcanic activities could disrupt the arrival of tourists during the event was said by Luhut Binsar Panjaitan in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Tenses: Simple Past Tense
Adverb of place: in Jakarta
Adverb of time: on Wednesday.
Sentence 3
The government expects The IMF-World Bank 2018 to attract more tourism to Bali.
The event is expected to attract more tourism to Bali by the government.
Tenses: simple present tense
Adverb of frequency: always
The IMF-World Bank 2018 is always expected to attract more tourism to Bali by the government.
Sentence 4
Between 15,000 and 17,000 people from 189 countries are expected to participate in the annual event, including country officials, international observers, academics, journalists and NGO representatives.
 The countries that invited will participate in the annual event.
The annual event will be participated by the countries that invited.
Tense: Present Future tense
Adverb of place: in the annual event
Adverb of frequency: usually
The annual event usually will be participated by the countries that invited.
Sentence 5
Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said his ministry will prepare several tourist packages and promote them on the travel website TripAdvisor.
 Minister Arief Yahya said his ministry will prepare several tourist packages and promote them on the travel website TripAdvisor.
Tenses: simple past tenses
Adverb of time: on Semptember 24, 2017
Minister Arief Yahya said his ministry will prepare several tourist packages and promote them on the travel website TripAdvisor on Semptember 24, 2017.
Sentence 6
Rising magma and increased tremors have fueled fears of an imminent eruption.
Tenses: present perfect tense
Adverb of time: last year
Rising magma and increased tremors have fueled fears of an imminent eruption last year.
Sentence 7
As of Tuesday, more than 80,000 people living near Mount Agung have been evacuated.
 As of Tuesday, more than 80,000 people living near Mount Agung have been evacuated by the local government.
Adverb of time: as of Tuesday.
Sentence on white board
• The boilers have been desiged by the World Bank and the Environment & Forestry Ministry.
Tense: present perfect tense
Adverb of time: this evening.
The boilers have been desiged by the World Bank and the Environment & Forestry Ministry this evening.
• The members will be informed about Jamkrida’s product.
Tenses: present future tense
Adverb of time: on December.
The members will be informed about Jamkrida’s product on December
• The plane is designed by Indonesia’s third president.
Tenses: Simple past tense
Adverb of time: five years ago
The plane is designed by Indonesia’s third president five years ago.
• The divestment agreement with PT. Freeport Indonesia was announced by Anderson on August 29.
Tenses: simple past tenses
Adverb of time: on Auguts 29.
• The joint team was established by Institution.
Tenses: simple past tenses
Adverb of time: last year
The joint team was established by Institution last year.
• US $ 7.2 billion was reached by the export value of textile and their related products in the first half of 2017
Tenses: simple past tenses
Adverb of time: in the first half of 2017
• The first ever rupiah was aimed by PT Bank Mandiri.
Tenses: simple past tense
Adverb of time: in the begining of 2017
The first ever rupiah was aimed by PT Bank Mandiri in the begining of 2017.
• The company was burdened by numerous government electricity project.
Tenses: simple past tense
Adverb of time: on January 2010
The company was burdened by numerous government electricity project on January 2010.
• The central government is being demanded by North Sulawesi government.
Tenses: present continuous tenses.
Adverb of time: recently
The central government is recently being demanded by North Sulawesi government.

STUDY HARD FROM THE REAL – AUTHENTIC MEDIA

HOW TO COMPOSE A SIMPLE CONVERSATION PART II

HOW TO BE A GOOD STUDENT IN AN ENGLISH CLASS

BY IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO

Studying English for Perbanas Institute students is not simple and it is not difficult. Studying English should be considered as two sides of a coin. It can be studied seriously and hardly. Or it can be studied in a pleasant way. Students who want to face a comprehension exam in Perbanas Institute should be able to show their TOEFL score. It means if they want to get good score or they want to pass the standard score demanded by the institution they must study hard. Studying TOEFL needs extra time and energy. Whereas if the students want to improve their speaking, then they can study English in a fun way.

In this part, as a lecturer, I usually teach and explain some ways to improve my students speaking ability.  In a class of English for Professional Purposes class for example, students start speaking using Indonesian language with Cinta Laura style or Bule style. I use this activity in the first time or session they enter the class. Why do I ask my students to do this idea? The main point is because they have to put aside their shyness. They have to be confident to speak in front of the class in different style. It will happen if they speak using English language. Some of them say that they are shy or even afraid to speak in English language.  The idea of using the words “becek, nggak ada ojek, Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Manchester, etc” in Bule’s pronunciation makes them happy. They feel that making mistakes in speaking is okay. After they can believe that learning can be pleasant then they feel that speaking in front of others can be imperfect. They do not have think over grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation. Speaking, I think, is the first skill of language that a human is able to use for the first time.

In this opportunity, actually I want to show you that improving my students’ speaking ability can improve in some ways. If I watch their videos sent by email that have been uploaded in YouTube, I can be surprised. The results of their conversation are really awesome.  You should know that since the odd semester the 2016/2017 academic year I have implemented conversation tasks to all my students. They are not only in the third semester but also in the first semester. They make me proud of them. Really. Students from the Z Generation nowadays understand technology better than their lecturer from X or Y Generation. Moreover, the students can make attractively energetic videos that make us the audience motivated to watch.

These are the examples of their videos. Keep watching.

HOW TO SOLVE OUR FRUSTRATION

BY IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO

Some of us are often frustrated or have ever been frustrated. Sometimes we think that as if we are in a dead end when completing our task or job. Some of us have ever broken heart or we get problems with our works or tests. Or even we have a bad GPA. Additionally, some of us want to get out from a bad environment that we can not. What’s next? Then, sometimes we choose to take a break or to have a new inspiration. However, an inspiration does not come because we often end up just busy browsing around in various social media. Is the situation familiar to our mind? Sometimes we are often late or even not finish our responsibilities because of difficulty lifting back the spirit of ourself?

Once or twice a feeling of frustration does not matter. However, if we get used to giving up every time we get into trouble, our life must be far from success. We must look for inspiration and self-motivation tips from Bible, some books or advices. But in fact the most powerful motivation is the motivation that comes from ourself. In addition, if all this time we have always had trouble cheering ourself up, we have to find some other strategies to cope with our frustrating feeling.

Next: see some strategies to solve our frustration feelings.

HOW SHOULD WE MAKE A LIKERT STATEMENT?

BY IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO

There are some ideas that people have to follow when they have to make some statements using Likert Questions:

1. The statements should be revised if it is taken from other source. The source must be written.
2. The statements must have positive tendency.
3. The statements must follow the ideas of basic sentence patterns. The sentence must have at least S and Verb.
4. The statements must have only one complete idea.

How important is it for a good lecturer to be plans and objectives of the course material if given at the beginning of the lecture. (wrong idea)

The lecturer gives syllabus in the first meeting.

5. All statements in one part must focus on one idea.
6. The statement must be written in good clear grammatical sentence.
7. The sentences must follow the rules of ‘tenses’.
8. The questionnaire must have 2 other ideas besides the questions related to ‘topic question’, they are:
   • A letter to the people who will fill the questionnaire
   • Some Demographic Questions
9. The typo should be hindered.
10. All the statements must be checked before the questionnaire is distributed.

Demographic Questions can be related to:

1. Sex
2. Age
3. The batch entering Perbanas Institute
4. The semester in Perbanas Institute
5. The total number of taking English 1:
6. The total number of taking English 2:
7. The total number of taking English 3:
8. GPA

HOW TO FACE YOUR E4B TEST

BY

DRS. IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO, M. ED. TESOL

I. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE – SEPARATION

1. The Bekasi District Court in West Java has sentenced five of the 19 suspects found guilty of producing and distributing fake vaccines, which sparked public uproar last year to various prison terms.

2. Teman Ahok that works to gather support for Ahok to run as an independent candidate had collected around 630,000 IDs belonging to Jakartans.

II. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE – COMBINING

A. The dispute includes the pretext for sending any individual to pre-trial detention.

B. The defamation clauses arguably have become the most effective instrument for repercussion against any individual in any special dispute.

THE COMPLEX SENTENCE USING ADJECTIVE CLAUSE: ——-

A. Their certified palm oil and palm kernel oil outputs total 54% of all RSPO certified production.

B. The firms represent a range of large, midsized, and small operators.

THE COMPLEX SENTENCE USING ADJECTIVE CLAUSE: ——-

III. IF CLAUSE – CONDITIONALS – FILL IN

1. Freeport Indonesia has repeatedly rejected the idea of contract conversion and stated that if the dispute ——- (prolong), it might take the case to international arbitration, a move that many deem would be costly for both parties.
2. The government —— (take over) of the mining site if it won in the international arbitration tribunal.

IV. IF CLAUSE – CONDITIONALS – COMPLETING SENTENCES

1. If there is a question over how to protect our investors abroad, ——-.
2. Each of the eight power plants had had an electricity production capacity of between 25 MW and 100 MW if ——-.

V. TENSES – FILLING IN THE BLANKS

1. Germany ——- (join) a growing list of countries and groups expressing concern over the antidrug campaign of the Philippine government last week.
2. Since the signing of the international agreement, Germany ——- (consider) the Philippines as “a close partner of those who, like the government of Germany, reject this inhumane punishment under all circumstances.”
3. Indonesia ——- (be) home to some of the richest biodiversity in the world.

VI. PASSIVE VOICE – FILLING IN THE BLANKS

1. The results of the Nawacita evaluation by congress participants —— further (discuss) in the commission for recommendation, resolution and declaration.
2. Defendants, Iin Sulastri and Syafrizal, —— (sentence) for their roles in assisting the production and spread of fake vaccines since last month.
3. United manager Jose Mourinho was without suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ander Herrera, while Paul Pogba ——- (injur) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan was only on the substitutes’ bench.

 VII. READING COMPREHENSION

 Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit – North-South Line 1

http://www.aecom.com/projects/jakarta-mass-rapid-transit-north-south-line-1/

AECOM’s multidisciplinary team is working together to solve the prolonged and complex traffic issues in Jakarta’s downtown areas. As a growing city, transportations issues have risen significantly in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. Without major breakthrough in transport infrastructure, Jakarta’s traffic will be in total jam in 2020 and this will cost the city 65 trillion rupiah per year.

In the planning stages for more than 20 years, Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is envisaged to alleviate the gridlock in the heart of a greater metro area which houses almost 30 million people. The Jakarta MRT will stretch across 110.8 kilometers. This includes 23.8 kilometers for the North-South Corridor (Lebak Bulus – Kampung Bandan) and 87 kilometers for East-West Corridor. Japan International Cooperation Agency is funding the first phase of the Jakarta MRT which comprises seven elevated stations and six underground stations along 15.7 kilometers of the South-North Corridor from Lebak Bulus to Bunderan HI.

AECOM is providing a wide range of design services for the construction of three elevated stations in South Jakarta, an 8.8-hectare depot and a 6-kilometers long viaduct. Our multidisciplinary team is responsible for structural, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical and plumbing and architectural design with provision of noise studies.

AECOM =          When Ashland chose to return to its core petroleum refining business in the late 1980s, Newman recommended an employee buyback proposal, resulting in the spin-off of Ashland Technology and the creation of AECOM (Architecture, Engineering, Consulting, Operations, and Maintenance) in 1990.

• READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What is the purpose of AECOM’s multidisciplinary team coming to Jakarta?
2. Why do you think transportations issues have risen significantly in Indonesia’s capital?
3. When will Jakarta have a stuck problem in its traffic?
4. What problems will come if Jakarta does not solve its traffic? Give your own 2 reasons.
5. What is the ‘noun’ word for the word ‘significantly’?
6. What is the ‘adverb’ word for the word ‘cost’?
7. What does the word ‘this’ in paragraph one, the last sentence, refer to?
8. According to you, what is the meaning of the word ‘together’ in the first paragraph, the first line?
9. What is the word in the text, the first paragraph, that has a similar meaning with the word ‘concerns’?
10. What is the word in the text, the first paragraph, that can be replaced by the word ‘development’?

VIII. SENTENCE PATTERNS – MAKING SENTENCES

1. S-V-O-O                                        agreement
2. S-V-O-C                                         complicated
3. S-LV-NOUN PHRASE           governmental
4. S-LV-COMPLEMENT          uneasy
5. S-V-O-A                                        expensive
6. S-V-O-O                                      electricity                 SIMPLE PAST
7. S-V-O-C                                       best                            SIMPLE PRESENT
8. S-LV-NOUN PHRASE         lecturer                    PRESENT PERFECT
9. S-LV-COMPLEMENT          English                     PAST FUTURE
10. S-V-O-A                                        increase                  PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WHAT DO YOU THINK:

A GOOD LECTURER FOR YOU?

BY IGNATIUS SEPTO PRAMESWORO

For a student, a lecturer must be regarded as second parents for having to educate, nurture, teach, and provide knowledge to them. It is only natural for students to honor the lecturer and vice versa.

Lecturers are only human. They also have weaknesses and strengths in presenting the materials. There are some characters and ideas of lecturers in giving materials. What do you think?

So according to some students of mine, there are two types of lecturers. The first is favorite lecturers and the second is hated ones. This time we are going to discuss what kinds of lecturers that most students like when the lecturers present materials. What do you think?

Now this is the time for you to present your ideas in writing about most Perbanas Institute students’ ideas related good lecturer when they present the materials in class. You must do some stephs.

STEP 1

Read an article about what a good lecturer first. Then you should make a note and put your ideas. You must make a spider web first and then you to write your outline.

STEP 2

Make 10 questions (statements) by using a Likert Questionnaire from a journal article.

Example 1: You can see and revise from http://www.smcm.edu/mat/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2015/06/Bullock-2015.pdf

This questionnaire should take no more than 10 minutes and there are no foreseeable risks associated with participation. If you have any questions about this research, you can contact me at (240) 863-4775 or msbullock@smcm.edu. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a participant in this study please contact the chair of the institutional review board at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Anna Han, at irb@smcm.edu, or 131 Goodpaster Hall, Department of Psychology, 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary’s City, MD 20686.

Questionnaires can be returned to the envelope in the teacher work room, and will be collected on _________________. Return of the questionnaire and this sheet will be considered consent to participate in the study. I consent to participation in this study. Please follow the following directions:

1. Read and answer the question on the attached sheet
2. Return this packet to the folder in the teacher mailroom by _______________________
3. By signing below, I consent for my responses to be used in the study entitled “What

Makes a Good Lecturer: Exploring Student and Lecturer Beliefs on Good Teaching”

Thank you and I hope you have great day!

Example 2: Questionnaire evaluating teaching competencies in the university environment. Evaluation of teaching competencies in the university; NEW APPROACHES IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Vol. 4. No. 1. January 2015 pp. 54-61 ISSN: 2254-7399 DOI: 10.7821/naer.2015.1.106; Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia, Yolanda Silveira Torregrosa, Noelia Belando Pedreño

STEP 3

Based on your questionnaire result, you will write 5 paragraphs. The content of paragraphs will talk about the result of your questions. Each paragraph consists of 80 – 100 words; not less and not more.

The paragraphs will be stated as

• Paragraph I – Introduction or Introductory Paragraph
• Paragraph II, III, and IV – Body Paragraphs (Content Paragraph)
• Paragraph V – Closing Paragraph or Conclusion

STEP 4

• Type your essay and send in 3 ways:

1. Send to Mr. Septo’s Blog – “WHAT DO YOU THINK

A GOOD LECTURER FOR YOU?” by your identity EPP-WED-1030-1230-CLARA-1612000012-ESSAY1

2. Send to Mr. Septo’s email.
3. Print and submit on Mr. Septo’s table in the class in the following session.

References:

1. http://www.smcm.edu/mat/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2015/06/Bullock-2015.pdf
2. Moreno-Murcia, J.A., Torregrosa, Y.S., & Pedreño, N.B. (2015). Questionnaire evaluating teaching competencies in the university environment. Evaluation of teaching competencies in the university in New Approaches in Educational Research. Vol. 4. No. 1. January 2015 pp. 54-61 ISSN: 2254-7399 DOI: 10.7821/naer.2015.1.106

LAPORAN

 PENGABDIAN KEPADA MASYARAKAT

Peningkatan Kemampuan Berbahasa Inggris Anak-anak Panti Asuhan

Panti Yatim Indonesia

Jl. Tebet Barat IV No. 4, Jakarta 12810

Jakarta, 9 September 2016

 Oleh

Ignatius Septo Pramesworo

Oktober 2016

LAPORAN KEGIATAN

PENGABDIAN PADA MASYARAKAT

A. JUDUL PROGRAM

English Learning Using Song – Peningkatan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris anak-anak Panti Asuhan, yaitu Panti Yatim Indonesia

Tanggal:       Jumat, 29 Januari 2016

Waktu:         08.00- 11.30

Lokasi:         Panti Asuhan – Panti Yatim Indonesia

Alamat:        Jl. Tebet Barat IV No. 4, Jakarta 12810

Telepon:       021-829 8496

Pendamping:   Ignatius Septo Pramesworo (Dosen dengan Latar belakang pendidikan S1 dan S2 Bahasa Inggris dan pada saar ini sedang menempuh studi S2 Magister Manajemen dengan kosentrasi di bidang Pemasaran)

B. Pendahuluan

Guna memenuhi salah satu Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi yang wajib diampuh oleh setiap dosen di setiap semester. Saya, sebagai dosen Bahasa Inggris Perbanas Institute telah melakukan Pengabdian pada Masyarakat berupa peningkatan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris anak-anak Panti Asuhan. Tujuan dari pelaksanaan peningkatan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris anak-anak Panti Asuhan, untuk memberi semangat/motivasi kepada anak-anak Panti Asuhan dan menularkan materi Bahasa Inggris secara sederhana melalui pemberian lagu dan gerak.

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini terkait dengan sumbangsih ilmu yang dimiliki oleh dosen untuk memberikan pencerahan kepada masyarakat, khususnya bagi anak-anak Panti Asuhan, yang notabene adalah siswa –siswa sekolah dasar sampai dengan sekolah menengah tingkat atas.

Pemberian materi tidak melalui pembelajaran grammar (tata bahasa) tapi siswa diajak untuk bergerak dan bernyanyi sehingga diharapkan siswa lebih aktif dan terinspirasi untuk belajar Bahasa Inggris.

C. LATAR BELAKANG MASALAH

Pengetahuan dan kemampuan berbahasa Inggris sudah merupakan suatu kebutuhan bagi anak-anak khususnya pelajar SD, SMP, dan SMA di Indonesia. Pelajar-pelajar ini membutuhkan “Bahasa Inggris” yang membantu mereka baik untuk belajar maupun bekerja. Pada kenyataanya pelajaran Bahasa Inggris dan penggunaan Bahasa Inggris di kelas tidak didampingi dengan proses penggunaan Bahasa Inggris di luar kelas.Hasilnya sebagian besar pelajar di Indonesia tidak dapat menggunakan dan memanfaatkan Bahasa Inggris dengan benar.

Proses belajar mengajar Bahasa Inggris lebih menggunakan metode-metode direct, translation, atau one-way yang menjadikan siswa sebagai obyek dari pengajaran. Proses belajar mengajar menjadi kurang hidup dan menarik karena guru lebih sering mengajar siswa untuk mendengar, mencatat, dan menghapal. Proses belajar mengajar seperti ini sering dianggap kurang mendukung siswa untuk lebih dinamis dan termotivasi.

Bahasa Inggris sudah menjadi kebutuhan yang harus dipenuhi oleh seorang pelajar yang ada di Indonesia, khususnya DKI Jakarta, sejak usia dini. Hampir sebagian besar kehidupan saat ini telah tersentuh oleh Bhasa Inggris. Banyak hal baik disadari ataupun tidak telah menggunakan Bahasa Inggris, mulai dari kata-kata sehari-hari yang sudah merasuk seperti:

• Handphone,
• Television (tv),
• Event organizer,
• Reception,
• Master Ceremony,
• Dan lain-lainnya

Kata-kata yang jarang digunakan namun sebagian masyarakat sudah mengetahuinya cukup banyak dalam kosa kata Bahasa Indonesia, misal:

• On the way (OTW)
• By the way (BTW)
• Brawling
• Bully
• Elderly people
• Dan lainnya.

Oleh karenanya kegiatan Pengabdian pada Masyarakat yang diselenggarakan oleh Perbanas Institute kali ini lebih menitikberatkan kepada pendekatan masyarakat yang membutuhkan pendidikan dasar. Selain itu mahasiswa Perbanas Institute diajak untuk secara langsung mendapatkan pengalaman kekayaan batin dari proses pendampingan di Panti Asuhan.

D. Sejarah Panti Yatim Indonesia

Di seluruh Indonesia, jumlah anak terlantar menurut data Kementrian Sosial RI tahun 2010 mencapai  5,4 juta anak. Mencermati dan menganalisa data tersebut, membawa pengelolan Panti Yatim Indonesia pada kesimpulan bahwa pemeliharaan dan pendidikan anak terlantar adalah salah satu agenda yang memerlukan prioritas penanganan bersama di masa yang akan datang.

Belajar dari pengalaman selama ini, target mengurangi angka anak terlantar memerlukan langkah strategis yang terkoordinasi dan terintegrasi serta harus menggunakan yang humanis. Disamping kewajiban yang melekat dengan tugas pemerintah, tugas komplementer berupa keterlibatan dan peran serta masyarakat sangat dibutuhkan.

Berawal dari kesepakatan beberapa pedagang di lingkungan Pasar Induk Caringin Bandung Jawa Barat Indonesia, pada tahun 1998 lalu tepatnya di Gang Porib III, RT 003/002 Kelurahan Babakan Ciparay, Kecamatan Babakan Ciparay Kota  Bandung, bermodal rumah kontrakan untuk menampung 4 anak yatim untuk disekolahkan, yang  sebelumnya tidur dan mencari makan di sekitar pasar tersebut.

Seiring dengan semakin bertambahnya anak yang di tampung, makan dibuatlah lembaga formal pada tanggal 18 April 1998. Bpk. Ade Hendra adalah salah seorang  yang memunculkan nama Nurul Ummah yang berarti Cahaya Umat, disepakati menjadi sebuah  Panti Asuhan di bawah naungan organisasi masyarakat Yayasan Al-fajr. Dibina langsung oleh Dinas Sosial Kota Bandung dan bergabung dalam Forum Komunikasi Lembaga Kesejahteraan Sosial Anak  (LKSA)  Kota  Bandung.

Tahun  2009,  PSAA Nurul Ummah berganti nama menjadi Panti Yatim  Indonesia  (PYI)  dan  mengadakan perubahan manajemen, sistem pelayanan kepada anak asuh dan kepada donatur serta pembukaan beberapa cabang asrama di wilayah kota Bandung, dengan mengusung slogan Menyayangi Sepenuh Hati, kepercayaan donatur kepada kami semakin meningkat. hasilnya terjadi percepatan pembangunan organisasi menuju ke pada arah yang lebih profesionalisme untuk menjadi organisasi yang jujur, amanah dan terbuka.

E. LUARAN YANG DIHARAPKAN

Program pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk lebih memotivasi siswa akan Bahasa Inggris ini menggunakan “songs” dan gerak untuk lebih memotivasi siswa di dalam belajar Bahasa Inggris.

Diharapkan siswa dapat tertarik belajar berbahasa Inggris setelah mengikuti pendampingan pengabdian ini.

F. FOTO BERBICARA