Staff meetings the world over are essentially the same. This one went for 2 hours. I was introduced, then I spoke about myself. During the meeting I was asked for my opinion on various issues: should the faculty have an Open Day? Well, ANU has one blah blah blah. Should the faculty have a pre-test for language studenets. Well, at ANU, placement tests are pretty standard blah blah blah. More pressing issues were canvassed. UKSW is seeking reaccreditation and is therefore under pressure to make sure it meets the national quality assurance standards. Lots of discussion about the issues (student retention, academic staff qualifications, administrative staff qualifications, student grades, etc), but not much in terms of a concrete plan for how to deal with the problem areas identified in the 55 page report (all in bahasa).
Lunch: for lunch, my one sentence is: "Buah-buahan saja dan air dingin, terimakasih." Which translates as "Just fruit and cold water, thanks." Cost: 11,000 rupiah.
Invited to observe a drama class. Very entertaining, as the students had to do a mime and the audience had to critique the performance. Roped in to comment, which was fun. FBS is actually a teacher's college, that is preparing the new generation of English language teachers in Indonesia. So the students, all of whom are 19-21 years young (no such thing as a mature-age student here), learn drama, poetry, literature, grammar, speaking, listening, etc.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment