On Thursday (224/11), the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, organized an offline graduation ceremony at the Auditorium of Soegondo Building. A total of 129 students were engaged in the graduation ceremony. As they’ve passed another journey in their life, the English Studies Programme would like to congratulate the students above on their well-deserved success in finishing their studies and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors.
English Studies Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada held an orientation meeting, POPSI 2022, for newly accepted students on the 16th and 18th of August 2022 at Soegondo Building in the presence of the Head of Study Program, Dr. Adi Sutrisno, all lecturers, and the MBKM team. POPSI, which stands for Pekan Orientasi Program Studi Sastra Inggris, is an annual event that introduces new students to various programs and possibilities given by the institution or the government, such as Kampus Merdeka. A great deal of critical and fundamental information concerning rules and policies was also provided. The event also included a consultation with the MBKM team so that participants may raise direct questions concerning Kampus Merdeka and receive direct responses from the MBKM team. Given that this event was arranged by the IMAJI, the Student Association of English Studies Program, the questions were submitted via the IMAJI Instagram account. The MBKM team will choose and respond to the questions most likely to be addressed. Throughout the consultation session, the students displayed enthusiasm and flooded the IMAJI Instagram account with countless questions.
In addition, IMAJI also organized a sharing session with several alumni and one student of the English Literature Department at UGM. The alumni are Andrew Yudha, a founder of English Discovery; Giartina Sulistyorini, a language teacher in South Korea; and Niken Terate Sekar, a renowned writer. Monica Audrey Widiany Kusteja Putri delivered her experience as an English Studies Programme who joined an IISMA programme in Pennsylvania. They discussed their post-graduation experience with the incoming students and provided insight into their potential futures. This seminar inspired the students and provided them with fresh perspectives on life after graduating from the English Literature Department at UGM. Not only did this event provide several benefits for newly admitted students, but it also served as a forum for alumni reunions.
By: Najma Aulia Jauharnafisa, English Studies Program 2020
Proofreader: Adiba Qonita Zahroh, S.S., M.Litt.
1 November 2022 09:00 - 11:00 Auditorium Soegondo "The Colony" has been long listed for the Booker Prize 2022 and Shortlisted for The Orwell Prize for Fiction 2022.
Community Service is an annual event hosted by the English Studies Programme at Universitas Gadjah Mada to execute one of the Three Pillars of Higher Education. This year, the theme of the Community Service was ‘PkM UGM in Collaboration with SMA N 5 Purworejo: Developing Speaking Skills through Storytelling.’ The goal of this Community Service is to foster speaking skills in a way that not only encourages participants to pronounce words correctly but also to speak with the proper intonation and articulation. In addition to learning about modulation, pitch, tempo, pause, and tone through storytelling, the participants gained valuable skills for future public speaking opportunities.
The community service was held for three days at SMA Negeri 5 Purworejo on September 19, September 23, and September 24, 2022. There were both online and in-person meetings during the event. The date for the online class was set on September 19, 2022. It was to deliver the materials about storytelling to the participants by English Studies Programme lecturers Dra. Sharifah Hanidar, M.Ed., Dra. Rio Rini Diah Moehkardi, M.A., and Adiba Qonita Zahroh, S.S., M.Litt. On the same day, the lecturers provided six folktales from six countries from which the participating students could choose. The following three days were planned to be dedicated to the participants engaging in individual practise.
On the 23rd and 24th of October, the team, consisting of the English Studies Programme lecturers and students, visited the venue to meet teachers and students of SMA Negeri 5 Purworejo. On the first day, small groups of English Department students were set to provide mentorship. The next day, from 10 am to 12 pm, another mentorship session was scheduled. Following a short break of an hour, the participants were given a full two hours to tell stories as the primary focus of the programme. The announcement of the top three performances then followed. The event was closed at 4 PM with closing statements from the head of the community service committee and the representative teachers from SMA Negeri 5 Purworejo.
Written by: Rahma Az-Zahra, English Studies Programme 2020
Proofread by: Adiba Qonita Zahroh, S.S., M.Litt.
On Thursday (25/08), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) organized an offline graduation ceremony at Grha Sabha Pramana. There are a total of 1254 student engaged in the graduation ceremony, 15 of which are students of English Department. The students participating in the graduation ceremony are as follows:
As they’ve passed another journey in their life, the English Department would like to congratulate the students above on their well-deserved success in finishing their studies and wish the best of luck for their future endeavors.
