Encouring MTs Pembangunan Bilingual Students to Develop Their Language Skills in the Opening of Bilingual Program 2021/2022

MPUIN-JKT.SCH.ID, JAKARTA -- The Bilingual Program of MTs Pembangunan UIN Jakarta was officially opened on Thursday 5^th August 2021 virtually on Zoom Meeting. It was also broadcasted and streamed online on KitaMTsTV, MTs Pembangunan Youtube channel, in order for public to join in. This academic year, the stadium general decided to choose the theme of “Develop Our Language Skills for Our Brighter Future”. Despite the pandemic, the online Stadium General was well-organized and the students were looking forward to it.

The event started by the two MCs opening, Keira Alifia Khairunnisa from 7F as the English MC and Abyan Fariz Anshari from 9F as the Arabic MC. Followed by the recitation of the Holy Qur’an and the English translation that was recited by Ceilyn Deifaustine from 8H and Nashwa Aqeela Shahab from 9F. After that, Mr. Momon Mujiburrahman, M.A. the principal of MTs Pembangunan delivered his opening remarks using Arabic to motivate the students to always enhance our skills in foreign languages especially Arabic and English.

Afterwards, the Director of Madrasah Pembangunan, Dr. H. Bahrissalim, M.A., delivered his opening remarks and stated that this stadium general is important to be held in order to motivate and to inspire the students doing the Bilingual Program activities. “Arabic and English competencies are important in this era. The key to learn language is to practice, practice, and practice. I hope this program can help them to improve, to inspire, and to motivate them.”

Finally, the opening agenda of the Stadium Genereal is closed with a prayer, led by Griselda Zifa Putri from 7H and the recitation of the English translation by Andrea Diza Rahmania from 8G. The agenda then continued by the Stadium General Talk Show led by Ms. Hanifah Hifni and Mr. Fahmi Wiko Saputra. Before the talkshow, there was an ice breaking led by Alysa Ilmi Aulia and Pramita Nafa Zhafourein from 9F.

The invited speakers of the Talk Show were two alumni of Bilingual Class, Nino Nafan Huzhaifi and Safira Adlina Putri. Nino is currently a Law-Student in Universty of Indonesia, he also just received the achievement of being the second most outstanding student of Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia. Meanwhile, Safira is currently enrolled as a Medical-Student in University of Indonesia, and she was the best graduate when she was in MTs Pembangunan and MAN IC Serpong.

Nino as the speaker stated on the talk show that confidence is essential when we want to develop our language skills. “On the beginning of the bilingual class, I was not fluent at all. I remember one of the native teacher told me and my friends when we were in bilingual class, that grammar is not really important, but the most important thing is that the person who you speak with, understand what you are about to say. I hold on to this until now, but of course confidence is also super important. So please, be confident and don’t judge your friend if they speak weirdly.” he stated. Moreover, Safira also added “When you are learning something, always remember that there is still a person who is ahead of you and work harder than you. So, you also need to work harder and remember that you will be nothing if you’re not working hard enough.” (HN)