Tuesday, June 2, 2009

IT IS AMUST THAT I HAVE A COMPETENT IN ENGLISH FOR MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

From that title that as a student english is very important especially for mathematics education. but its so embarrasing that a student have been has a competent for it. For the example on three times exam I only get score which still under the standard. It prove that I must increase my english competent. In fact, English is not hard, but only us which stiil less on practice so we difficult on english. English is very important for us. It is amust that we must study english hard. In education area like mathematics education english become one of the language which is used on teaching learning process.
Not only for lecturing, but also for high schools and elementary school even today english also become one of the subject on kindergarten. It prove that how important of english for us. Its embarrasing that a student can’t mastering english. Our child or grandchild next maybe must have competent of english since child because five or ten years to go english maybe has used for daily language in every country.
Books, magazine, even music which using english language can be a media of practicing english. More practice english can increase our english ability. Sometimes when we listening english music involuntary we try to imitating it and try to understanding the music by translating the lyrics by dictionary or so on. Then involuntary our english will increase. Our vocabulary collection will more and more
As we know that now is the globalization era. In this era english is used for international language. English is very important for us. And as a student, it is amust that having a competent for english. And on mathematics education english also used for daily communication. We can going around the world with english. Not nly that, english also used for teaching learning process. Today english usedsince on elementary school even on kindergarten.
What should be done in mathematics education students in the English language?
1. Learn every day
Try to allocate some time each day to learn English. Ideally the brain when we are able to receive well. Better to study 30 minutes per day than 3 hours per week. If it can provide time-per, try to share a 2 or 3 sessions. For those who work in office, may have only a few hours as in the rest. Most important is that we (students in mathematics education) can take the time to learn English even though the goods while.
2. Review regularly
Students repeat each material already learned several times. To give time to the brain for consider materials, but make sure that the distance of each material is not too long, for example, more than a few weeks. If not, students may concern forget what is learned. And ensure students have understood the content of the material before proceeding to the next.
3. Focus on things of interest
Once the students have to understand the basics of the English language, both flee practice reading / writing / speaking on matters of interest. In this way will be easier to remember words, phrases and grammatical. Because basically if we like something it will be easier to apply. For example through music. If you like to sing but not too interested in the English language, please start looking for songs that speak English well and we like singer well as voice and her or his face. If we pleased with the track, we will try to understand the meaning of music. Well, indirectly we have favor with the English language because that song.
4. Raise read books, articles, writing in the English language
At the beginning of the reading will have a lot of vocabulary that students do not know. Do not give up easily. interpret each word with the help of the dictionary, and write the meaning of the word underneath. If done continuously in a few weeks then we will stop to open the dictionary every 2 minutes to read any posts in kind.
5. Note sounding words
Indeed, sometimes very difficult to say a word the English language well, but not does not mean impossible. Slang will not be lost, but try to pay attention to pronunciation. The first must do is control of the alphabet, and then note that phonetik often included in the dictionary.
6. Raise vocabulary
Students spend approximately 15 minutes each day to learn new vocabulary. Can repeat with vocabulary obtained from the literature, tried consider song lyrics, or attempt to catch the film favored dialogue. Write a vocabulary that has been learned in a special book to write. With the vocabulary will not be lost.
7. Try write in English
No direct means must write articles or works of literature. Self-expression short sentences, followed by a short paragraph. Then try any posts in their own corrections. Do not always rely on Word Spelling Check, because this function can not be relied upon to check the grammar error.
Self-discipline and follow basic grammar rules with the patient. No need to hurry to write the sentence that is long and complex. Start with a short sentence with a simple vocabulary. For example in the task of the English language lecturers. Try re-write a story or conversation in the video that was shown when the lecturers teaching the English language course. Or try to write back to text speak Indonesian in the English language.
For increasing my english, I must reading more book, I must increasing practising listening, writting, and speaking skill. I still have a differenting on vocabulary. My vocabulary skill is still bad. I must getting more collection of words. And I must practising to translate some article or even book for increasing my vocabulary collection. From the statement brfore, we must read more books, magazine, and so on, and also we must try to note toaounding words, raise vocabulary and etc to increase our english ability and maybe we will success with english.