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FORKOM 2024

From September 19-22, the delegation of heads of study programs at FKIP UT participated in the FORKOM meeting of FKIP leaders from all over Indonesia. The event was held at the Santika Premiere Hotel Palembang and Universitas Sriwijaya (UNSRI).

Field Observation and Interview in Purwokerto

On August 9-12, 2024, I collected data for a competitive research titled ‘Curriculum Alignment and Skill Acquisition: A Case Study of CEFR Implementation on Speaking Course’ at two schools: MTs Raudlotut Tholibin Purwanegara and PKBM Budi Luhur Purwokerto. This observation and interview are a follow-up to the results of the questionnaire distributed a month earlier…
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Community Service: Training of English for Tourism

On July 10, 2024, the faculty team from the English Education study program, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Terbuka, conducted a training on the Use of English for Tourism for the community in Sawarna Village, Banten. This training is a community service activity carried out by the faculty members of the study program.…
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Paper Presentation at the 3rd ICMAL 2024 x LIID 2024 and IA Signing with Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

It was an honor for me to be the only presenter from Indonesia to present my research paper entitled “A trace of critical thinking and literary writing skills: An assessment of Open University students in their designated inquiry project” at the 3rd International Conference on Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics (ICMAL) 2024. This event is…
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Visiting Scientist and Staff Exchange to Anadolu University, Turkey

Day 1 (20th May 2024) My colleagues and I from Universitas Terbuka were assigned to conduct a visiting scientist and staff exchange program at Anadolu University, Turkey, as part of the EQUITY program. Other colleagues were assigned to China, specifically Shanghai Open University (SOU) and Open University of China (OUC). This is the first time…
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Inauguration of Tripartite Collaboration: English Education Study Program FKIP-UT, FBSB UNY, and FKIP USD in Academic Development, Research, and Community Service

The Head of the English Education Study Program (PBIS) at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Terbuka (FKIP UT), Siti Hadianti, S.Pd., M.Pd., and the Head of the Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program (PBIN) at FKIP UT, Nunung Supratmi, M.Pd., visited several prominent universities in Yogyakarta, namely Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY)…
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Attending ECLL2023 at the University College London, UK

Last Sunday, on July 16th, 2023, I presented my research paper entitled “Students’ English Learning Exposure: Preferable Type and Geographical Location” at Torrington Place, University College London (UCL), UK. I recall the excitement I felt when I submitted my article to the 11th European Conference on Language Learning (ECLL), a prestigious conference organized by the…
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IELTS Insights Writing

This is my writing for the IELTS Insights These days, people in the city are very grateful with the existence of zoo. However, some people think that it is not a good idea to put animals in the cage and they should live in their natural habitats. I personally agree about having zoo in the…
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IELTS Preparation Course by IALF

Yesterday was the last day of our preparation class for IELTS. In my case, this is the third time training facilitated by Unit Pengembangan Profesi (UPP) – now PSDM – Universitas Terbuka. So grateful that I got this opportunity to learn from the professional. Yes, IALF, the organizer, has the expertise and experience in teaching…
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AAOU Conference in Jeju Island, South Korea

It was an honor for me to be selected as one of the delegations to attend and present my paper at the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Conference in Jeju Island, South Korea. On the first day of the conference, we walked to the venue. The distance from the hotel to the venue was…
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