EDUCATION AND STUDENT LIFE CHAPTER ONE

LEARNING OBJECTIVE By the end of the lesson, students will be able to Identify reading techniques such as: skimming and scanning Apply the techniques in reading the texts either to find the main idea or to find the details of the text

Part One Discuss the following pictures: (pictures by Kompas) Where the scene takes place? What is happening? In your opinion, what does it reflect?

Education: A Reflection of Society Pre-reading Activity Briefly look over the list of words from the reading that follows: A primary school agriculture reflects identical Tuition status afford rural Discipline a vocational school determine egalitarian Relevance statistics startled

2. Getting Meaning from Context The following three clues will help you guess the new words without looking up the meaning of all new words in a dictionary. 2.1. the information may be in parentheses ( ), after a dash (-), or after a comma (,). There is a drawback, a disadvantage. 2.2. sometime a clues to the meaning of a new vocabulary is in another sentence or sentence part A school system in one country is not identical…It cannot be exactly the same because each culture is different. 2.3. simple logic helps you to guess The educational system is a mirror that reflects the culture.

3. Read the text entitled “Education: A Reflection of Society”, [Interactions 2, pp. 5-6.] As you read the following selection, think about the answer to this question: what can we learn about a culture from its educational system. Read the selection quickly. Then answer the following questions: Are there both private schools and public school? Is public education free, or do students need to pay tuition? Do most students go to secondary school? Do most students complete high school? Do many students go to college or university? Are there different types of high schools (for example, college-preparatory or vocational) What are some advantages of the educational system? What are some problems with the educational system?

4.1. Skimming (for main ideas) 4. Reading Techniques 4.1. Skimming (for main ideas) Skimming is reading the text quickly. The focus is not in the details, but in the main idea (topic). A paragraph usually tells about one topic (subject). The topic is just a word or noun phrase---a few words. The techniques can also be used to find the topic sentence of the paragraph. The topic sentence can be found in different places in the paragraph (beginning, middle, or end).

4.2. Scanning (For information) When you read a text, you may find difficult new words and grammatical structures. What can we do in the situation? Focus (concentrate) on what you understand, not on what you don’t understand Wherever possible, guess the meaning of new words from the context To find information quickly, have a question in your mind, Then scan the reading—look quickly for the important words. Run your finger down the page until the answer “jumps’ out” at you. Don’t read any more than necessary in order to answer your question.

PART TWO Read the following online http://www.thejakartapost.com/yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20041118.G01 Skim the text to find the main idea Scan the text to find details information Answer the following questions: What the main issue on the text? In terms of educational point of view, what does the case reflect? What is your comments?

PART THREE Task One: SMP 56 Melawai case is one of the crucial issue in Indonesian education nowadays. Two parties are involved in the case: Local Government (Pemda DKI) and Depdiknas in one area versus students, parents and teachers refused to move from the area before the Supreme Court decides the case. The last is supported by some MPs (members of Parliament) and NGO’s activists. Read the following articles, and write a 150-word paragraph: “If I were Jakarta Governor….” The task will be submitted on the second meeting. (Week 2) http://www.iwandarmansjah.web.id/attachment/at_Pendidikan-Herry.html http://www.beritajakarta.com/english/NewsView.asp?ID=1826