RATIONALE

LIA is celebrating its 50 years of teaching English amidst considerations that are being raised in the current context of English language teaching. LIA started out with Audio-Lingual teaching practices, which, at that time, seemed to be the most common approach. In the process, as new methods and practices came about, LIA has explored and adopted new teaching practices to optimize language learning.

Today, English has become the language for communication spoken by native and non-native speakers worldwide. The tremendous demands for the use of English in the 21st century have forced language teaching experts and professionals to look into other concerns besides language teaching and learning alone but language teaching and learning in different settings, cultures, and linguistic backgrounds. The profession of English language teaching today has to examine the pros and cons that deal with considerations of World English or World Englishes, English as an International Language, and acceptable standards that should be applied.

To keep abreast with what language teaching experts are concerned with, LIA International Conference 2010 hopes to provide a platform for language teaching experts and professionals to bring in and share new insights, current considerations and problems that impact on language teaching and learning in all of its aspects: linguistic, social, and cultural. LIA hopes that with this kind of dialog, the conference will bring about a better understanding and greater tolerance and acceptance of the differences in communication among world cultures.

AIMS

LIA International Conference 2010 has the following aims:

- To deepen the understanding of current issues related to English Language teaching and learning in today’s world:
World English and World Englishes
Language Standards and Standard Language

- To provide a forum where ELT practitioners and experts share new insights and experience in ELT amidst the      above streams

- To explore the impacts of the above on teaching beliefs and classroom practices

- To look into Indonesia’s position in ELT with regard to the above issues

AUDIENCE

The conference will draw together:

- Experts, teachers, teacher trainers, materials & test writers, curriculum designers, school administrators, student teachers, stake holders and other interested parties in the area of English Language Teaching.

- Educators and sponsors interested in supporting language education.

- ELT related institutions (e.g. book publishers, distributors and representatives).

SPEAKERS

Traditionally, LIA has been able to bring in renowned and reputable personalities as featured speakers. LIA International Conference 2010 will attempt to maintain this proud tradition. Invited speakers representing world cultures – experts, researchers, professionals – taking part in the conference, among others, include:

Andy Kirkpatrick, Hongkong	Duong Thi Hoang Oanh, Vietnam	Willy Renandya, Singapore	Joseph Foley, Thailand
Alastair Pennycook, Australia	Chan Yue Weng, Singapore	Jeon Jihyeon, South Korea	Gloria Kismadi, Indonesia
Marc Helgesen, Japan

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The conference will be held for two and half consecutive days. Plenary and split plenary sessions will be conducted each day prior to or followed by concurrent sessions.

Highlights of LIA International Conference include:

- Culture Class is a concurrent session in the form of cultural sessions from participating countries (represented by participants) taking place outdoors in the gardens of the hotel’s vast landscape.

- Conference World Festival, a dinner party by the beach, highlighted by unique Balinese Gong musical performance as well as world cultural performance from representatives of participating regions in Indonesia and other countries

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TOPIC AREAS

Topic areas focus on the implications of World Englishes in the teaching and learning of English in different countries with various cultural background. The conference committee wishes to raise related issues such as teacher development, curriculum, syllabus and materials development, assessment, learners’ cultural background, language teaching approaches and methodologies.

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TYPES OF CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1. Demonstrations

2. Dynamic Circular Discussions

3. Papers

4. Workshops

5. Culture class

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By Satria Onny Firmanto

LBPP LIA as the biggest non formal language institute in Indonesia, commemorating its 50^th anniversary, launches a series of workshops and seminars in 10 main cities in Indonesia including Jakarta, Bekasi, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Padang, Palembang, Pontianak, Banjarmasin, and Makassar. The topic for the programs is “Learing English and Content: Enhancing Students’ Ability in Using English to Learn and Learning to Use English” featuring Ms. Selestin Zainuddin, M. Hum and Mr. Ali Aljufri, SPd from Teacher Training and Development Sub-directorate as the key speakers.

LBPP LIA Surabaya hosted the seminar and workshop on December 10^th 2009. Since the program was also used as a marketing move, that is to introduce its new building, the seminar and workshop were held in Jalan Ngagel Jaya number 8. Forty eight teachers from at least 15 schools in Surabaya participated in the program. Due to their various backgrounds, the participants were divided into 2 classes for English Language Teacher (ELT) and English Content Teacher (ECT). The program covered 3 sessions: A presentation on “An Introduction to Content and Language Integrated Learning”,  a workshop on “The Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Classroom and  a question and answer session on “Challenges for English Teachers in Implementing Content and Language Integrated Learning”.

The participants gave positive feedbacks to the program. Ms. Alfiah, a science teacher, said that the program has given an insight on CLIL that she has never got before. Mr. Warsito, a Mathematics teacher, stated that the program was very beneficial mainly for the ECT teacher since it introduces a new teaching pedagogy. The speaker helped him to understand bilingual concept better through CLIL. He hoped that LBPP LIA could hold another event with different topics to enrich the knowledge of the teachers in Surabaya.(SOF)

“Kami sangat berharap dapat diundang lagi ke LIA, jika LIA mengadakan seminar mengenai pengajaran bahasa Inggris, seperti yang hari ini kami ikuti.” Demikian yang disampaikan sebagian besar peserta Pelatihan Sehari “Learning English and Content, Enhancing students’ ability in using English to learn and learning to use English”, yang diadakan di LBPP LIA Surabaya, Jl. Ngagel Jaya 8, pada Kamis 10 Desember 2009 pada pukul 08:00 s/d 15.00.

Pelatihan yang ditujukan bagi guru-guru bahasa Inggris dan  guru Matematika serta Sains tingkat SD, SMP dan SMA se kota Surabaya ini, diikuti oleh  48 peserta. Mereka terbagi menjadi dua kelompok, 29 peserta mengikuti pelatihan English for Language Teachers (ELT), yang dipandu oleh Ibu Selestin  Zainudin,  Manager Diklat LBPP LIA, dan 19 peserta mengikuti  English for Content Teachers (ECT) yang dipandu oleh Bapak Ali Aljufri, Staf Diklat LBPP LIA.

LBPP LIA Surabaya adalah cabang terakhir sebagai penyelenggara acara Pelatihan ini dimana acara yang sama juga diadakan sebelumnya, mulai Juni 2009,  di 9 Cabang/ Cabang Kerjasama (Yogyakarta, Pontianak , Palembang , Makassar, Padang , Pramuka, Bandung , Banjarmasin dan Kalimalang). Acara Pelatihan  yang diadakan untuk memperingati Ulang Tahun Yayasan LIA ke-50 ini juga dihadiri oleh Bapak Pasaribu Tarigan, Manager Pemasaran LBPP LIA, mewakili Panitia dari LBPP LIA Pusat.

Setelah acara ditutup, saat santai  berbicara dengan salah satu peserta Pelatihan, Ibu Eko Palupi dari dari SMPN 23, beliau  mengatakan bahwa sangat beruntung datang ke acara ini karena mendapatkan apa yang selama ini tidak pernah dia dapatkan, terlebih lokasi SMP tempat beliau bertugas termasuk jauh dari pusat kota. Demikian pula saat berbincang dengan  Bapak Anang dan Bapak Sigit dari SMP Al Hikmah, yang mengatakan bahwa acara seperti ini sangat mereka perlukan sebagai guru-guru muda, menambah wawasan dan pengetahuan yang up-to-date.

Sebagai tuan rumah penyelenggara Pelatihan, kami berharap acara serupa dapat rutin diadakan di Cabang dan Cabang Kerjasama. Tentunya selain bertujuan untuk menambah pengetahuan para pesertanya, menambah citra positif bagi LIA dan akhirnya menambah jumlah siswa LBPP LIA secara nasional. Semoga. Amin.. (WS)

The seminar, located at ASMI_ABA Campus on Jalan Imam Bonjol, attracted one hundred teachers consisting of 20 kindergarten teachers, 17 elementary school teachers, 7 junior high school teachers, 8 senior high school teachers, 16 vocational school teachers, 17 university students and 15 teachers from LBPP-LIA Pontianak itself. Because of their various backgrounds, the participants were divided into 2 classes, each of them with 50 participants. The workshop had 3 sessions: A presentation on “An Introduction to Content and Language Integrated Learning”,  a workshop on “The Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Classroom and  a question and answer session on “Challenges for English Teachers in Implementing Content and Language Integrated Learning”.

The seminar was beneficial and got positive responses from the participants. For example, Mada, a junior high school teacher, mentioned that she had actually applied this CLIL but wasn’t aware of the term. Through this workshop she understood the theories better and she wanted to apply them in her classroom. Uray, a teacher from elementary school, expressed his difficulties in teaching English because of lack of facilities and no positive support from the school. He got lots of suggestions and solutions from the speaker as well as from other participants. Another teacher from SMP Koperasi, Asmin Adi Purna confessed that it was the best workshop on CLIL that he had ever attended. The speaker helped him to understand  bilingual concept better through CLIL. He hoped that LBPP-LIA could hold another event with different topics to enrich the knowledge of the English practitioners in Pontianak.

Contributor: Sutrisno, LBPP LIA Makassar

The event was attended by 115 teachers from South Sulawesi province and the regions around, either from formal or non formal education, from kindergarten to higher education. Regarding the theme of Learning English and Content: Enhancing Students’ Ability in Using English to Learn and Learning to Use English, the Deputy of Educational Department, South Sulawesi Province, Bapak Saleh Gontang,  said that this kind of workshop has enriched teachers, and it is in line with the Establishment of Internationally Accredited Schools (Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional /RSBI). He also suggested that the schools become Internationally Accredited schools in the future.

Ir. Hafilia R. Ismanto, MM,  LBPP LIA Director of Academic Affairs,  and Erna Fitrini, a teacher trainer, successfully got the participants actively involved in the activities given. According to Hafilia, the schools which are categorized Internationally Accredited Schools must be able to fulfil the International Standard, like the Competence of the Graduates, Curriculum, Learning Process, Human Resources, Facilities, Management, Financing and International Standard Evaluation.  She said that the human resources of the schools have to be ready to fulfil the international standard. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an approach needed for language and Content teachers. CLIL emphasizes on dual-focus, the learning of English and the learning of other subjects. In line with the aims that the language teachers teach related to the subject and the content teachers teach related to the language.

The event has also attracted great interest to participants coming from regions outside Makassar (the capital city of South Sulawesi) such as Biak (Jayapura). On behalf of the committee, we would like to express our sympathy to one of the participants from Pare-Pare (155 km North of Makassar) who got traffic accident on the way to attend the workshop. Some participants have suggested carrying out other similar events twice a year because they think that the activities are applicable in their classroom. Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors. They are TelkomFlexi, Pearson Longman, Alfalink, Standard, Media Indonesia, Harian Fajar, Purwacaraka Music Studio, Fajar Pendidikan, Fajar FM and Makassar Terkini. They have given a great contribution in making this event successful.

Enhancing Students’ Ability in Using English to Learn and Learning to Use English

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Ir. Hafilia R. Ismanto, MM ; Ali Aljufri, SPd ; Luz Saguin Ismail, MA & Selestin Zainuddin, M.Hum.

On June 26th, 2009, LBPP-LIA conducted two one-day seminars for the Content teachers and the English teachers respectively in LBPP-LIA Yogyakarta with the theme ‘Learning English and Content’ and the title ‘ Enhancing Students’ Ability in Using English to Learn and Learning to Use English.’  The seminars were attended by 70 Content teachers and 27 English teachers, all of whom were assembled in the auditorium for the official opening by Drs.  Alip Sudardjo Mpd, Kabid Dikmenti Dinas Propinsi DIY, who delivered his speech on the needs of Indonesian students to compete with the global world by ‘internationalizing’ Indonesian education system using Sekolah Berbasis International (International System-based Schooling) or CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). Afterwards, the Content teachers stayed in the auditorium for the seminar facilitated by Hafilia Ismanto and Ali aljufri, while the English teachers moved to room 318 to attend the session with Luz Ismail and Selestin Zainuddin.

The first two presenters in two different rooms – Ibu Hafilia and Ibu Luz – highlighted the widely conceived and perceived CLIL as a system in some established countries.  In their elaboration, CLIL has been embraced in response to the increasing roles of political and economic aspects of the of the English speaking communities.  The system requires not only English as the language of instructions, but also some feasibility and fitness in its curriculum, stakeholders and facilities.   The  speakers further asserted that the same trend may apply to Mandarin, as Chinese market power is starting the lead in the last decade.  With CLIL, it is expected that teachers may not only teach language or the content, but they must teach both.  Ibu Hafilia particularly asked whether the content teachers were ready and confident enough to implement the system in their schools.

Following the presentation session, Ibu Selestin led the English teachers to teach Geography, particularly about Australia and elicited from the participants what they had to pay attention to if they had to teach the lesson. Then she highlighted  not only the vocabulary that the students could use in their Science subject , the functional expression that students needed for speaking skills, but also the basic grammar students needed to learn academic contents. While in the Content teachers session, then  Ali Aljufri led an instructional workshop using a Math lesson.  Using the prime and composite numbers, the teachers were challenged to make a number of classroom instructions in English.  The participants enthusiastically simulated their teaching to the audience.  The workshop, in fact, made the  the content teachers realize that they need a lot of functional expressions to organize and conduct the classroom activities, especially in giving instructions to their students. At the end of the workshop, Ali Aljufri gave the participants some ready-to-use classroom instructions as feedback for their production.

In a heating atmosphere, the question raised by Ibu Hafil during the presentation session was eventually responded during the wrapping-up session where some teachers were totally up for the (CLIL) challenge, and some others were not.  For example, Rini and Tusidi from SMP 5 said that there has been already collaboration between the Content teachers and the English teachers to implement CLIL, but in other schools, no collaboration exists. The reluctance of some content stems from the high challenge that teachers face – restarting learning. To encourage the Content teachers to use English in their classroom, Hafilia said that it was already good if the content teachers could open and close their sessions in English, then if they have already learned English, they could start using English in giving 25 percent of classroom instructions before they were confident using English for the whole session. However, Ibu Hafilia agreed that it is all up to both language and content teachers to respond to the challenge professionally.

Setelah Yogyakarta dan Pontianak, Palembang mendapat giliran yang ke tiga untuk menggelar One Day Seminar tentang CLIL ( Content and Language Integrated Learning) yang akan dilaksanakan di sepuluh kota besar lain di Indonesia yaitu LBPP LIA Makasar, LBPP LIA Pramuka,Jakarta, LBPP LIA Padang,LBPP LIA Banjarmasin, LBPP LIA Bandung, LBPP LIA Kalimalang,Jakarta, dan LBPP LIA Surabaya. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan dalam rangka memperingati Ulang Tahun yang ke 50 ( 7 September 1959-7 September 2009) Lembaga Bahasa dan Pendidikan Profesional LIA.

LBPP LIA Palembang, sebagai salah satu Lembaga Pendidikan Non Formal di kota “Mpek-mpek” mendapat kehormatan untuk menjadi salah satu tuan rumah penyelenggara CLIL Workshop ini. Hal ini juga sekaligus sebagai bentuk penghargaan terhadap LBPP LIA Palembang yang telah berturut-turut selama enam kali menduduki peringkat pertama dalam TQQ ( Teaching Quality Control) yang dilaksanakan oleh LBPP LIA Pusat dan menjadi Kursus Terbaik Tingkat Nasional tahun 2007.

Tetapi hal lain yang lebih penting adalah LBPP LIA Palembang dapat turut berperan aktif menunjang program pemerintah dalam mengembangkan sekolah sekolah RSBI( Rintisan Sekolah Bertaraf Internasioal) dan SBI( Sekolah Bertaraf Internasional). Hal ini juga senada dengan harapan DISDIKPORA Kota Palembang, Bpk H.Hatta Wazol SE. MM yang mengharapkan LBPP LIA Palembang memberikan kontribusi kepada guru-guru sebagai sumber daya utama dalam pendidikan bangsa Indonesia, khususnya di Sumatra Selatan. Hal ini disampaikan langsung kepada Pak Rusdi sebagai Kepala Cabang LBPP LIA Palembang .

CLIL Workshop ini dikuti oleh lebih dari 125 peserta yang datang dari dalam maupun luar kota Palembang Peserta yang cukup banyak ini sangat menggembirakan karena pada saat yang sama di kota Palembang juga diselenggarakan Seminar Pendidikan Internasional yang mendatangkan pembicara dari Negara lain.

Panitia sempat agak’ketar-ketir’ karena ketika waktu nya tinggal 2 hari jumlah peserta baru 50an , tetapi ternyata dalam dua hari meningkat menjadi dua kali lipat. Para peserta tidak hanya dari sekolah-sekolah formal, tetapi juga ada dari kursus bahasa Inggris yang lain, pengusaha, perguruan tinggi dan bahkan dari Perusahaan BUMN dan juga seluruh guru LBPP LIA Palembang.

“ Wah, semua dipersiapkan dengan baik, semuanya baik dan bagus” Kata Erna salah satu peserta yang juga Lulusan Pasca Sarjana UNSRI. Sementara Henik, guru yang mengajar di SMP Xaverius 3 Palembang mengatakan” Ini seminar terbaik dan bermanfaat yang pernah saya ikuti”.Sementara peserta lain mengatakan:” Seminar ini sungguh membuka wawasan saya sebagai guru bahasa Inggris untuk lebih professional otherwise I will be extinct, katanya mengutip apa yang disampaikan Ibu Hafilia R Ismanto dan Ibu Selestin Zainuddin sebagai keyspeakers dalam acara ini.

Para peserta sangat antusias, ini terlihat bahwa sampai penutupan, para peserta hampir sebagian besar tidak meninggalkan tempat. Mereka juga terlibat secara aktif dalam workshop yang dilaksanakan setelah makan siang. Doorprize yang disediakan oleh panitia,Alfa Link, Kamus dan buku dari Pearson, Pixy Cosmetics, CV Kartika dan lain-lain juga menambah semangat para peserta.

“Tidak ada gading yang tak retak”, begitu juga One Day Seminar ini juga masih ada kekurangan disana sini. “Seminar ini terlalu singkat, harusnya diselenggarakan minimal dua hari” komentar beberapa peserta.

LBPP LIA Palembang berharap semoga Seminar dan Workshop ini memberikan manfaat yang besar bagi tenaga pendidik di Sumatra Selatan untuk dapat bersaing dan meningkatkan kualitas diri dalam menghadapi globalisasi khususnya di dalam dunia pendidikan . LBPP LIA juga berharap tetap dapat memberikan kontribusi kepada dunia pendidikan khususnya pengajaran Bahasa Inggris dalam bentuk seminar, workshop dan ikut berperan dalam mengakomodasi MGMP Bahasa Inggris kota Palembang, seperti yang juga diharapkan oleh Bpk.Hatta Wazol, SE., MM.selaku Kepala Dinas DISDIKPORA Kota Palembang..

From April 20 to 22, 2009, the writer participated as one of the speakers in the 44th RELC International Seminar which was conducted by Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) in cooperation with Regional Language Center (RELC). The aims of the seminar were to identify the changes that have taken place over the past twenty years in the use of technology in language teaching, to discuss the effects of these new developments on the latest approaches to the teaching of languages, and to explore the future effects of technological developments on language learning process.

A big display screen showing how students of Jurong Primary School apply technology in their learning started the opening ceremony. Then, a group of students performed a jazz chant about how technology has changed the way they learn English.

The seminar was officially opened by H E Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, the Minister of Education of Thailand and the SEAMEO Council President. In his inauguration speech, he highlighted the facts how pen and paper lessons, chalk and talk methods are becoming archaic and teachers need to find ways to reach out to students who are fast becoming digital natives. A presentation from Philip Hubbard entitled Listening to Learn: New Opportunities in an Online World completed the opening ceremony.

During the parallel sessions, the writer attended several interesting sessions. On the first day, the writer attended the presentation about how to teach English with iPods for motivating learners conducted by Japanese lecturer Yasumi Murata. The second presentation of the parallel session was about the use of asynchronous computer-mediated communication in an academic writing course by Neni Isharyanti from Satya Wacana Salatiga. In the workshop session, the writer attended a workshop about how to make online activities and courses in an easy way which was presented by Eric Baber, a representative from Cambridge University Press. The participants learned how to use website like www.english360.com and www.quia.com to design, upload, and publish exercises. In the second day parallel session, the writer attended a presentation about how to mix teachers with technology by Lance Knowles, how to teach listening and speaking skills to young digital natives by Pamela Thuraisingam and Nisha Omar Khan, and how computer games teach teachers about today’s learners by Gavin D Dudeney. On this day, the writer gave a presentation about how to use Microsoft Learning Essentials for teaching English. A workshop session about integrating Podcasting into foreign language classes by Lara Ducate ended the second day. Her presentation showed how an iPod can be a powerful tool for improving students’ creativity and confidence in learning English. On the last day, the writer attended a presentation about using technology in lesson study to design a comprehensive instructional framework by Cherlyn Raeburn and about synchronizing language pedagogy and language software by Deborah Healey. A panel discussion ended the last day seminar.

The seminar was successful in emphasizing its messages. It really rings the bell which wakes us up to realize that we are now living in a high technology environment, that the technology should make learning easier and more interesting yet meaningful and purposeful,  and that our students may be already one step ahead from us in dealing with the tech. Are we, teachers, ready to catch up with the rise of the machine in our classes?

Dalam memperingati Ulang Tahun yang ke-50, Lembaga Bahasa dan Pendidikan Profesional LIA (LBPP LIA) menggelar Workshop tentang CLIL (Content dan Language Integrated Learning) di sepuluh kota besar di Indonesia. Workshop ini mengupas tuntas tentang konsep yang mendasari teori Pendekatan Terintegrasi Pengajaran Bahasa dan Bidang Studi non Bahasa sebagai alternatif  yang dapat dijadikan landasan pengajaran mata pelajaran non Bahasa dengan menggunakan bahasa Inggris.

Pontianak yang dikenal sebagai kota Khatulistiwa mendapat kehormatan untuk menjadi penyelenggara kedua Workshop ini yang dilaksanakan pada hari Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009 di kampus ABA Pontianak. Mengapa Pontianak? Karena di kota ini sedang marak berkembang sekolah-sekolah SBI (Sekolah Berstandar International) maupun sekolah RSBI (Rintisan Sekolah Berstandar International).  Tentunya tenaga pengajar di sekolah-sekolah tersebut ditantang untuk mampu  mengajarkan Matematika dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggris dan bagi guru Bahasa Inggris, mereka juga perlu dibekali pengetahuan untuk mengajar Matematika dan Sains. “Kalau mau mengajar saya sering gelisah karena harus memakai Bahasa Inggris” ungkap salah seorang peserta workshop.

LBPP-LIA yang sudah 50 tahun malang melintang di dunia pendidikan bahasa Inggris, mampu menjawab kegelisahan para guru dengan menyelenggarakan CLIL Workshop. Diluar dugaan panitia, animo para guru untuk mengikuti workshop ini sangat tinggi, hal ini terbukti dengan membludaknya peserta yang datang dari berbagai sekolah, TK, SD, SMP, SMA, SMK, SBI maupun non-SBI. Selain itu juga terdapat peserta dari lembaga kursus bahasa Inggris, dosen dan mahasiswa jurusan bahasa Inggris. Karena sangat bervariasinya peserta yang mengikuti workshop ini, maka peserta dibagi dalam dua kelompok. Kelompok 1 terdiri dari guru-guru TK, SD dan Kursus Bahasa Inggris, sedangkan kelompok 2 terdiri dari guru-guru SMP, SMA, SMK dan perguruan tinggi.

Di Pontianak, ternyata semangat belajar para guru sangat tinggi, mereka tidak mau kalah dengan murid-muridnya, khususnya guru-guru yang masih muda, seperti guru TK, SD dan SMP. Makanya dengan antusiame yang tinggi, para guru mengikuti CLIL Workshop ini. Bahkan, TK/SD Perguruan Bina Mulya dan TK Immanuel yang merupakan sekolah-sekolah yang cukup terkenal di kota Pontianak mengirim masing-masing 15 peserta dan 12 peserta untuk mengikuti workshop ini. Total peserta yang mengikuti workshop ini berjumlah 100 orang dan pendaftaran telah ditutup sejak 10 Juli 2009 karena target peserta sudah tercapai sesuai dengan kapasitas ruang yang tersedia.

Setelah mengikuti workshop, para guru Matematika dan Sains menambahkan bahwa mereka merasa lebih percaya diri untuk belajar menggunakan Bahasa Inggris dalam mengajar Matematika dan Sains. Dari workshop juga menyadarkan para guru, baik Bahasa Inggris maupun Matematika dan Sains, bahwa kesuksesan program pembelajaran Matematika dan Sains menggunakan Bahasa Inggris merupakan tanggungjawab bersama.

Workshop satu hari memang jauh dari cukup untuk membekali para guru Matematika dan Sains untuk bisa mengajar memakai Bahasa Inggris. Untuk itu LBPP-LIA sudah menyiapkan program ECT (English for Content Teacher) yang diperuntukkan bagi guru non Bahasa Inggris agar mampu mengajar dengan menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Nantikan CLIL workshop LBPP-LIA di 8 kota lainnya, yaitu di Palembang, Makassar, Jakarta, Padang, Bandung, Banjarmasin, Surabaya, dan Bekasi.

Penyelenggaraan LBPP LIA workshop di 10 kota didukung oleh Pearson, Alfalink, Kartika, Standard Pen, dan Media Indonesia. Sedangkan di Pontianak turut disponsori oleh AXIOO dan Air Minum Nestle.

Dalam memperingati Ulang Tahun yang ke-50, Lembaga Bahasa dan Pendidikan Profesional LIA menggelar Workshop tentang CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) di sepuluh kota besar di Indonesia. Workshop ini memperkenalkan konsep yang mendasari teori Pendekatan Terintegrasi Pengajaran Bahasa dan Bidang Studi non Bahasa sebagai alternatif  yang dapat dijadikan landasan bagi pengajaran mata pelajaran Non Bahasa dengan menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Selain itu, dalam workshop ini, diperkenalkan pula teknik-teknik pengajaran sebagai implementasi CLIL dalam proses belajar mengajar di kelas.

Yogyakarta yang dikenal sebagai kota pelajar mendapat kehormatan untuk menjadi penyelenggara pertama CLIL Workshop. Mengapa Yogyakarta? Karena di kota ini sedang marak berkembang sekolah-sekolah SBI (Sekolah Berstandar International) maupun sekolah RSBI (Rintisan Sekolah Berstandar International).  Tentunya tenaga pengajar di sekolah-sekolah tersebut ditantang untuk mampu mengajarkan Matematika dan Sains dalam Bahasa Inggris.  Sebaliknya, guru Bahasa Inggris juga perlu dibekali pengetahuan tentang pembelajaran Matematika dan Sains sehingga dapat mempersiapkan siswa untuk memahami pengajaran mata pelajaran Bidang  Studi non Bahasa dalam bahasa Inggris.

“Kalau mau mengajar saya sering gelisah karena harus memakai bahasa Inggris” ungkap salah seorang peserta workshop yang mengajar sains.

LBPP-LIA yang sudah 50 tahun malang melintang di dunia pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, mampu menjawab kegelisah para guru dengan menyelenggarakan CLIL Workshop. Diluar dugaan panitia, animo para guru untuk mengikuti workshop ini sangat tinggi. Hal ini terbukti dengan membludaknya peserta workshop, yang datang dari berbagai sekolah — SMP/SMA/SMK SBI maupun non-SBI.

Awalnya panitia hanya menetapkan target 85 peserta karena keterbatasan tempat. Tetapi hanya dalam waktu 10 hari peserta yang mendaftar sudah mencapai 100 orang. Terpaksa pihak panitia menutup pendaftaran 2 hari lebih awal!  Ada juga peserta yang datang pada hari-H dan memaksa ikut. Panitia pun tidak kuasa menolak karena peserta tersebut datang dari Wonosari.

Ternyata semangat belajar para guru Yogyakarta sangat tinggi. Mereka tidak mau kalah dengan murid-muridnya. Kami bangga karena di LIA kami meyakini bahwa peningkatan mutu dan kompetensi para pendidik hanya dapat dipenuhi bila para guru sendiri mempunyai motivasi untuk terus menerus mengembangan diri.
Sebagai penyelenggara kamipun bangga, bahwa sebagai lembaga kursus non formal, LIA mendapat kepercayaan yang tinggi dari sekolah-sekolah formal.  Hal tersebut dapat dapat dilihat dari sekolah-sekolah yang mengikutsertakan para guru mereka. SMPN 5 Yogyakarta, SMP SBI dan terbaik di Yogyakarta mengirim17 orang guru untuk megikuti kegiatan ini. SMA De Britto, salah satu sekolah favorit di Yogya,  tidak mau ketinggalan, mengirimkan 10 orang tenaga pengajarnya. Dari 98 orang peserta yang hadir, 27 peserta adalah guru bahasa Inggris, sisanya, 71 peserta, adalah guru-guru matematika dan sains. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa para guru Matematika dan Sains memang masih sangat memerlukan pelatihan untuk bisa mengajar dengan memakai bahasa Inggris. Para peserta mengakui bahwa CLIL workshop ini baru pertama kali diadakan di Yogyakarta bahkan mungkin di Indonesia. Makanya walaupun terpaksa harus berdesakan, para peserta tetap mengikuti workshop dengan antusias.

Workshop satu hari memang jauh dari cukup untuk membekali para guru Matematika dan Sains untuk bisa mengajar memakai Bahasa Inggris. Untuk itu LBPP-LIA sudah menyiapkan program ECT (English for Content Teachers) yang diperuntukkan bagi guru non Bahasa Inggris agar mampu mengajar dengan menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Nantikan CLIL workshop LBPP-LIA di kota-kota lain.

Baca komentar para peserta seminar.