Tuesday, February 17, 2009

COLLABORATIVE WORK : BAHASA INDONESIA



Dear all,
It's been a while since my last post. It feels like ages to me! Frankly speaking, the workload is getting bigger and bigger. Now, I have my 10 minutes to write about our Bahasa Indonesia lesson.

Before Christmas holiday, I tried to get all the students to feel what we called "collaborative writing". I offered them to write a report writing. "What will be the theme?" one of them asked. I replied back with raising my eyebrows. "You decide!" Then the whole class tried to discuss. When one of them asked whether they can report their last unit researching about colonialism, the whole class agreed at once.

Without any hesitation, I divided them into four groups. They wrote within their group. The result was excellent! The four writing was there. I helped them by editing the diction and gave the opening. Then we collaborate the four writing. Wow! it was becoming powerful report writing. Each group had their own strong points that could be contributed perfectly!

When it had done, I told my partner Jane Ross. She gave us an idea of sending it to the newspaper. Fortunately, we have children newspaper in Indonesia. Jane Ross made a contact and sent the writing. After holiday, we got news that our class writing would be issued in January. WOW!

The newspaper, KORAN BERANI, gave us one page. It was Friday, January 16, 2009 and one of beautiful Fridays in my life. Here we are, in the newspaper. We are spreading the spirit of language, friendship, technology and internationalism. Thanks to Jane Ross, KORAN BERANI and thanks to Mrs. Elizabeth Van Kampen who always becomes our inspiration! and of course, thanks to all students!


180209 - Mr. H