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Sending Messages Through Conceptual Photography

Humans and nature coexist. But in recent years, the earth’s environment is not doing well. Human nature is greedy to make nature a victim. Earth, which was once beautiful, is now starting to be disturbed. Garbage that accumulates around us to deforestation causes an imbalance of nature.

 Starting from this idea about environmental issues, Gery Cahayanta Perangin Angin, Department of Communications at UII, student class 2017, did a final project entitled “Living Creatures and the Environment in Conceptual Photography.” His work uses multiple exposure or double exposure photo techniques. The man who is usually called Gery invites people who see his work to realize the importance of protecting nature through his eleven photographs.

Gery said that the idea of ​​this project originated from a sense of human concern for the environment that is not getting better. It took approximately five months to complete this work, from the end of 2020 to April 2021.

 “I often play in nature and often see damaged natural conditions. I am also often faced with problems related to nature. Then I studied conceptual photography and came up with ideas,” said Gery via Zoom, Wednesday (04/08/2021), in the discussion on the Work of Living Humankind and the Environment.

 Seeing the increasing number of covid-19 patients, Gery chose to conduct a digital photo exhibition. Gery thought about the impact that would be had if he showed an exhibition offline. It uses websites and apps ARTSTEPS to display his work so that everyone can enjoy it. Gery also uses Zoom as a medium for discussion about his work.

 In a discussion via Zoom that lasted for approximately two hours, a practitioner named Achmad Oddy Widyantoro also commented on Gery’s work. Achmad Oddy Widyantoro, commonly called Mas Oddy, is a practitioner who already has experience in photography. He was appointed as the examiner for Gery’s final project. He argues that messages and forms of criticism from photos must be conveyed to the public as a form of communication.

 In his observations, Gery’s work conveys his concerns about environmental damage such as deforestation, deformation, plastic waste, and extreme weather changes. According to him, the effort, execution, and visualization of the 11 photos presented by Gery have been able to convey a message to the audience.

 “This work attempts to express dissatisfaction with the environment by using photography as a means of conveying messages. Many are dissatisfied with the current state of nature but just keep quiet. Here Gery has taken action through these photos. In terms of effort, execution, and visuals, it’s good,” he said.

 Oddy added that Gery’s work is a type of conceptual expression photography because it conveys the reality or objectivity of the photographer. This work is presented in various ways, for example, with unique objects such as snack wrappers depicting garbage and various other depictions. This phenomenon was used as an experience and a source of ideas for Gery’s work.

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Membuat Kesalahan itu Penting: Tingkatkan Bahasa Inggrismu

Orang kadang kala ingin selalu terlihat sempurna. Malu jika terlihat buruk. Tapi tahukan bahwa hal tersebut malah justru menghambat proses belajar? Terlebih jika berbicara dalam bahasa Asing. Secara psikologis, orang tak mau terlihat buruk. Jika merasa tidak jago berbahasa Inggris, orang akan cenderung tidak bicara dan memilih diam. “Daripada salah malah malu, mendingan diam aja,” begitu pikiran mereka. Sikap semacam ini justru berbahaya bagi seorang pembelajar.

Membuat kesalahan justru merupakan hal paling penting dalam proses belajar. Bisa dibayangkan bagaimana jika kita tidak berani mencoba dan takut membuat kesalahan. Malah justru makin tak pernah belajar.

Membuat kesalahan justru merupakan hal paling penting dalam proses belajar. Bisa dibayangkan bagaiaman jika kita tidak berani mencoba dan membuat kesalahan. Poin penting tersebut disampaikan oleh Zainur Rofiq, salah satu pembicara pada Selasa (6/4/2021), dalam Kuliah Tamu yang diselenggarakan oleh Prodi Ilmu Komunikasi UII kelas internasional. Kuliah Tamu ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berbahasa asing bagi mahasiswa Ilmu Komunikasi yang mengampu mata kuliah English for Communication bersama Dosen pengampu Moch. Muzayyin.

“Don’t worry about making mistakes. Because of it you will make mistakes as a learners. Be patient. This isn’t a one day process,” ujar Zainur, Alumni Program Magister Linguistik (Radboud University Nijmegen, Belanda, pada para mahasiswa Komunikasi UII, dalam bahasa inggris.

Kendala dan Tips Belajar Bahasa Asing

Hal lain yang sering membuat enggan berbagasa Inggris adalah malu dengan logat bahasa Inggris kita yang ‘medok’. Zainur membantah bahwa berbicara bahasa Inggris harus dengan aksen American atau British. “Kita sah-sah saja memiliki akses sendiri. Javanesse English. Bahasa Inggris dengan dialek Jawa. karena India juga punya, orang Australia punya Autralian English, Malaysia juga punya. Santai saja. Kita tidak lahir dan dibesarkan dengan bahasa Inggris atau Amerika. ” kata Zainur.

“Kita sah-sah saja memiliki akses sendiri. Javanesse English. Bahasa Inggris dengan dialek Jawa. karena India juga punya, orang Australia punya Autralian English, Malaysia juga punya. Santai saja. Kita tidak lahir dan dibesarkan dengan bahasa Inggris atau Amerika. ” kata Zainur.

Setelah mampu membuang rasa malu dan takut membuat membuat kesalahan, pembelajar akan mengetahui lebih lanjut untuk memperbaiki kesalahan. Hal lain yang bisa meningkatkan kemampuan kita selanjutnya adalah perbanyak kosakata (vocabulary). Bagaimana caranya? Zainur Rofiq memberikan beberapa cara yang selama ini ampuh dan menyenangkan dalam melalui proses belajar bahasa Inggris.

Salah atu caranya dalah dengan  membaca kita bisa mempelajari banyak kosakata dan  frase. Frase-frase tersebut bisa saja digunakan pada beberapa kondisi yang berbeda. Salah satu kuncinya adalah dengan membaca. Dengan bacaan, kita akan, tanpa kita sadari, mendapat banyak kosakata  sekaligus dimana kata tersebut dikontekskan dengan situasi tertentu. Zainur mengajak untuk membaca satu artikel berbahasa Inggris  dalam sehari.

Menonton dan mendengarkan lagu yang disertai subtitle akan mempermudah kita dalam memperkaya kosakata.  Mendengarkan dan melihat tulisan yang diucapkan dan dilafalkan dalam film atau lagu , akan membantu kita mengerti apa tulisannya dan bangaimana melafalkannya.  Selain itu kita juga bisa menggunakan alat bantu aplikasi yang banyak tersedia di internet seperti Orai, Kimi, atau aplikasi lain yang banyak bisa dicari di Apps Store.

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Making Mistakes Is Not A Crime For Improving Your English

People sometimes want to always look perfect. Shame if it looks bad. But you know that this actually barriers to the learning process? Especially if speaking in a foreign language. Psychologically, people don’t want to look bad. If you feel that you are not good at speaking English, people will tend not to speak and choose to be silent. “Instead of being wrong, even embarrassed, it’s better to just keep quiet,” they thought. This kind of attitude is actually dangerous for a learner.

Making mistakes is the most important thing in the learning process. It is not a crime for making a mistake. You can imagine what if we didn’t dare to try and were afraid to make mistakes. In fact, we will never learn anymore.

Making mistakes is the most important thing in the learning process. You can imagine how it would be if we didn’t dare to try and make mistakes. This important point was conveyed by Zainur Rofiq, one of the speakers on Tuesday (6/4/2021), in a Guest Lecture organized by the international class of Department of  Communications. This guest lecture aims to improve foreign language skills for Communication’s students who are taking the English for Communication course with lecturer Moch. Muzayyin.

“Don’t worry about making mistakes. Because of it you will make mistakes as a learners. Be patient. This isn’t a one day process,” said Zainur, Alumni of the Linguistics Masters Program (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands) to students.

Obstacles and Tips for Learning a Foreign Language

Another thing that often makes us reluctant to speak English is embarrassment by our local English accent. Zainur argues that speaking English should be with an American or British accent. It’s not prohibited to have your own accents. Javanese English. English with Javanese dialect. Because India also has it, Australians have Australian English, Malaysians also have it. Take it easy. We were not born and raised in English or American, “said Zainur.

“It’s okay to have your own access. Javanese English. English with Javanese dialect. Because India also has it, Australians have Australian English, Malaysia also has it. We were not born and raised in English or American. “Zainur said.

After being able to get rid of shame and fear of making mistakes, learners will find out more to correct mistakes. Another thing that can improve our next ability is to increase our vocabulary. How do you do it? Zainur Rofiq provides several ways that so far. effective and fun through the process of learning English.

One way is by reading we can learn a lot of vocabulary and phrases. These phrases can be used in several different conditions. One of the keys is to read. With reading, we will, without us knowing it, get a lot of vocabulary at once where the word is contextualized. Zainur invites you to read one English article a day.

Watching and listening to songs accompanied by subtitles will make it easier for us to enrich vocabulary. Listening and seeing what is spoken and pronounced in film or song, will help us understand what it is written and how to pronounce it. In addition, we can also use application tools that are widely available on the internet such as Orai, Kimi, or other applications that can be found on the Apps Store.