Last Tuesday, November 19, one of the Malang State University (UM) students, Salma Al Mardhiyyah, participated in the ENGLISH CONTEST ASEED competition organized by the Singaperbangsa Karawang University. The competition that Salma participated in was an essay on a national scale, where all participants from universities throughout Indonesia could submit scientific essays based on the themes listed individually. Salma wrote an essay entitled Ed-Tech Revolution: Utilizing Digital Platforms to Bridge Learning and Teaching with Technology which won 48 points and was declared the first winner in this competition on November 22, 2019. Salma admitted that he was very happy to be able to contribute to the State University of Malang in the event. this. According to Salma, it is important for students to be aware of their respective interests and talents which can be used to always make the university alma mater proud. Salma hopes that fellow students can continue to uphold the name of the State University of Malang, not only through national but also international events.
Last Wednesday, November 13 2019, one of the Malang State University (UM) students, Salma Al Mardhiyyah, participated in the competition International Essay Contest for SEA-Teacher Alumni 2019 organized by the Lampung State University. A tight competition followed by program alumni SEA-Teacher Project previously selected to the top ten, after which the ten finalists presented their essays at Unila. As for the program SEA-Teacher Project, which stands for Southeast Asian Student Teacher Exchange is an exchange program for prospective teachers throughout Southeast Asia, organized by Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) every year. There are 107 universities from Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia who also sent delegations to practice teaching within one month.
Competition International Essay Contest for SEA-Teacher Alumni 2019 which was held by Unila was an activity follow-up The annual program is also under the supervision of the Ministry of Education and Culture and SEAMEO, as well as the local government, where alumni from all generations write scientific essays on themes related to the importance of literature for education and a better future for ASEAN. The ten international essay finalists came from various universities from Indonesia and the Philippines: Sriwijaya University, Lambung Mangkurat University, Makassar State University, Tidar University, Lampung State University, Pangasinan State University, Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology and State University of Malang. On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Salma gave her essay presentation entitled Integrating Methods and Media in Teaching through Diversity. Salma did not expect when his name was called Champion 2 International Essay Contest. Her desire to share her experience during a month of teaching in Chiang Rai, North Thailand in August was the reason for this seventh semester student who really loves education to join. International Essay Contest for SEA-Teacher Alumni 2019.
Salma admits that the experience of dealing with students with cultural, traditional, religious, and racial backgrounds is something she will not forget. The differences that exist are not an insurmountable obstacle, in fact, according to Salma, can be a source of learning for students and teachers. Salma has to face the existing challenges, namely language differences, in order to deliver learning materials to her students at Chiang Rai Municipality School 2. During her full month of teaching, Salma was given 12 classes consisting of 230 elementary and kindergarten students. Initially, all SEA Teacher Project participants were required to use English as a bridge to students in the destination country, however, in fact, most students in Thailand do not understand English, both in written and spoken form.
Through her 10-minute presentation, Salma explained the importance of sorting out the right teaching methods and media, tailored to the abilities, characteristics, and interests of students. Salma made use of hand puppets and flashcards which he made himself. The activeness of these young students is also a factor for Salma in choosing teaching methods Total Physical Response (TPR), namely learning by using physical activities such as dancing. In fact, the students became very enthusiastic in answering questions on flashcards until they run to the front of the class for the teacher to see them. Salma added that bringing the world to become the subject of children's exploration in learning is equally important, to add insight into the countries of the world and increase tolerance among people. If you want to read more about the bittersweet story that Salma went through while traveling to the White Elephant Country, just open the blog she has written at: http://storiesofsalma.wordpress.com
International Conference on Islamic Education (ICIED) the fourth was held again. The forum initiated by the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang (FITK UIN Malang) it carries the theme of a challenge Islamic education in the digital age. The international conference was held for two days, namely on Wednesday and Thursday November 6-7 2019 at the Halfway House, Postgraduate UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang.
The event was attended by the Vice Chancellor for Cooperation and Development of the UIN Malang Institute, Dr. H. Uril Bahruddin, Dean of FITK UIN Malang, Dr. Agus Maimun and keynote speaker other. They are Dr. Hj. Sulalah, M.Ag (UIN Malang), Dr. H. Wahidmurni, M.Pd (UIN Malang), Prof. Masdar Hilmy, Ph.D (UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya), Andrea Rene Mason, MA (University of Idaho, United States), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Nazri Latiff Azmi (Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia), and Mohammad Sahar Mat Din, MBA (Malaysian Islamic Trade Council).
A total of 250 selected presenters presented their works which were divided into six panels. They each offered their ideas about Islamic educationin the digital era, so that millennials can survive and are firmly betting on the goodness of Islamic education in Indonesia. Abdul Wahhab, a student of the Department of Arabic Literature, State University of Malang, participated as one of the speakers and presented his paper at this conference. The results of this conference are packaged in the form of online proceedings (e-proceedings) which are published at the addresshttp://conferences.uin-malang.ac.id/index.php/icied/index.
Meanwhile, the XII International Arabic Language Scientific Week (PINBA) & the IMLA VI National Congress were held on October 16-18 2019 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. This forum is an effort to refresh the blood flowing in Arabic so that it is able to live and grow in modern civilization. Activities that take the theme: The Role of Civilization for Arabic, will present the latest issues regarding the role of civilization in the effort to strengthen Arabic in the midst of globalization and the 4.0 industrial revolution in an academic forum.
Activities of Arabic Language International Scientific Week (PINBA) XII & IMLA VI National Congress at Padjadjaran University were held for three days, namely 16-17 October 2019 Arabic Language International Scientific Week (PINBA) XII and 18 October 2019 IMLA VI National Congress. On the 16th, the Conference was started with two Plenary Seminars. Plenary Seminar I was filled by Invited Speaker, namely Essam Abed Al-Thaqafi (Ambassador of Saudi Arabia), Dr. AR. Muhammad Fachir (WAMENLU RI), and Oded M. Danial (Mayor of Bandung). Plenary Seminar II was filled by Invited Speaker, namely Prof. Dr. Hashim el-Manna (Al-Isra University, Jordan), Dr. Ali Ma'youf Al-Ma'youf (King Saud University, Riyadh), and Prof. Dr. Hasan Abdul Hamid Bukhari (Ummul Quro University, Makkah). On the 17th, the conference was continued with a panel seminar attended by 150 selected speakers from lecturers, students and Arabic language practitioners from various universities. Apart from Indonesia, there were several speakers from Arab countries such as Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and others. Abdul Wahhab, a student of the Department of Arabic Literature, State University of Malang, participated as one of the speakers and presented his paper at this conference. The results of this conference are packaged in the form of three-volume printed proceedings and online proceedings (e-proceedings) published at the address http://prosiding.imla.or.id/index.php/pinba/article/view/170.
(Abdul Wahhab, Arabic Literature Department student)
Amarwati Rizka Wardhani (160241603422) and Twinky Andrean Trianantyas (160241603402) German Language Education Study Program won Second Place in the German Language Debate Competition which was first held at the State University of Jakarta on October 22, 2019.