Introduce to English One

Assalamu’alaikum wr. wb.

Hi! My name is Rima Rizqina Arifia Santri, you can call me Rima. I’m a female university student in Yogyakarta State University. Now, I’m studying at Mathematics class of 2008. Just enough to know, it is my first blog. I wouldn’t make this blog if my English lecturer didn’t ask me and my friends to make a blog. This blog is used to do the assignment from my English lecturer. From here, I know how to make a blog and use it. Thank you for my English lecturer.

Who is my English lecturer? He is an attractive lecturer. His name is Dr. Marsigit. He is fifty one years old, but he looked like younger. He comes from Kebumen. Beside become English level instructor, he also become Mathematics lecturer. He has many great experiences. He had gone to foreign countries like Franch, Japan, England, Australia, etc.

Somedays ago, in Sunday 17^th February 2009 at 11 a.m., my friends and I got an English lesson. It was my first meeting with Mr. Marsigit. First, Mr Marsigit introduced himself. I was very surprised because he was very funny and interesting. He also looked still energetic. Then, he asked us where we come from. Many answers from us, there were Yogyakarta, Magelang, Cilacap, Kebumen, Solo, outer part of Java like Lampung, Jambi, NTT, etc. After that, he shared his experiences to us. How amazing it is..! Beside asked us to make a blog, he also ordered us to follow his blog in http://marsigitenglish.blogspot.com.

In this first meeting English one lesson, Mr. Marsigit explained how to comunicate mathematics in english, steps to develop our competen, how to be adult, etc. They are important things to learn. So I would like to tell you about what Mr. Marsigit explained.

English 1

How to communicate mathematics in english

Steps to develop our competen:

1. motivation

motivation in this step is spirit. The highest motivation is God. It is very important to achieve our aim. So we don’t forget to have praying to God.

2. behaviour/attitude

we must choose behaviour/attitude which can support in our life to achive our aim.

3. knowledge

knowledge or understanding is also important. We must understand with mathematics, for the example we should understand what is mathematics, what are its equipments or tools, etc. And one of high level of human is using our knowledge to other people.

4. comunications

comunications are to write, to translete, to comment, to talk, to read, to understand, etc. they can develop our competen.

5. skill

we must get the skills. What’s skill can develop our competen to communicate mathematics in english? They are

1. skill to hear very good
2. skill to speak very good
3. skill to write very good
5. experience

It is important to do. We can increase our competen with many experiences.

He said that we can become adult, but how to be adult. We must have

• responsibility
• independent Learner
• cooperate with other
• able to find out the differ

I think that’s all my first posting that I can share to you. Thank you for your attention.

Wassalamu’alaikum wr. wb.