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Improving Literacy Education in Indonesia

Saturday, 19 th April 2015 Improving Literacy Education in Indonesia Arranged by Syarifah Khuraesin 1413132055 L iteracy is essentia l for human deve l opment. The power of literacy lies in an individual’s capacity to put those skills to work in shaping the course of his or her own life. Despite the l iteracy is essentia l , but the literacy rate of Indonesian students is comparatively low. PIRLS and PISA report that creativity in writing journal articles and textbooks in academicians Indonesia is weak (Alwasilah, 2012) .It shows the failure of language and literacy education in Indonesia . Thus, literacy education should be improved in order to make Indonesia students being literate. There are three steps that can be done to improve literacy education in Indonesia: by providing professional teachers, redesign the curriculum, and redefine the current language policy. First step is by providing professional teachers because they are the spearhead of literacy. The st

Love Story #2 (Pt.1)

            Ujian semester 3 berhasil Keisha, Kevin, Keiko, dan Radit lalui dengan baik. Sebagai imbalannya, Kevin dan Chieri berlibur bersama ke Jepang, rumah  nenek  tinggal dahulu. Mereka berkeliling Jepang, Chieri juga senang dapat bernostalgia dengan Negara dimana ia dilahirkan.             Setelah puas refreshing berkeliling Jepang selama beberapa hari ini, kini waktunya mereka  untuk kembali ke rutinitas sehari-hari, yaitu sekolah. Ya, liburan sudah habis, dan semester 4 siap menanti mereka, mereka pun harus belajar lebih giat lagi jika ingin mendapat SNMPTN undangan. Mereka harus membuat grafik meningkat.             Seperti biasa, tradisi sekolah mereka, setiap semester diadakan rolling. Di semester 4 ini, Radit terdaftar di kelas XI IPA 4, Kevin XI Ipa 2, dan Chieri XI IPA 1. Sedangkan Keisha XI IPS 1.             Karena sudah terbiasa berpindah-pindah kelas dan berganti-ganti teman, Keiko kini tak segelisah dulu, mungkin karena ia juga sudah mulai akrab dengan banyak

Revitalizing Academicians Literacy in Indonesia

Monday, 6 th  April 2015 Revitalizing Academicians Literacy in Indonesia By Syarifah Khuraesin 1413132055 TBI A/ 4th Semester Literacy is essentia l  to socia l  and human deve l opment. Literacy is more than just the ability to read and write but literacy is life skills which allows humans to function optimally as a member of society. Despite the  l iteracy is essentia l , but the literacy rate of Indonesian students is comparatively low.  PIRLS   and PISA report that creativity in writing journal articles and textbooks in academicians Indonesia is weak  (Alwasilah, 2012) .   It shows th e failure of  language education and  literacy   teaching in Indonesia . Thus, literacy should be revitalized in order to make Indonesia academicians being literate. In addition, literacy should be modified too. It means modified the teahing of reading and writing in four dimension: (1) linguistics or text focus, (2) cognitive or mind focus, (3) sociocultural or group focus, and (4) d

Revitalizing Academicians Literacy in Indonesia

Monday, 6 th April 2015 Revitalizing Academicians Literacy in Indonesia By Syarifah Khuraesin 1413132055 TBI A/ 4th Semester Literacy is essentia l to socia l and human deve l opment. Literacy is more than just the ability to read and write but literacy is life skills which allows humans to function optimally as a member of society. Despite the l iteracy is essentia l , but the literacy rate of Indonesian students is comparatively low. PIRLS and PISA report that creativity in writing journal articles and textbooks in academicians Indonesia is weak (Alwasilah, 2012) . It shows th e failure of language education and literacy teaching in Indonesia . Thus, literacy should be revitalized in order to make Indonesia academicians being literate. In addition, literacy should be modified too. It means modified the teahing of reading and writing in four dimension: (1) linguistics or text focus, (2) cognitive or mind focus, (3) sociocultural or group focus, and (4) develop