The aim of Studying English Literature

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English Literature as English is considered "foreign" by most of the citizens of this country. Maybe it has something to do with the phenomenon of national language politics, which still places English, including its Literature, as part of a foreign language, not as the language of instruction in schools and campuses except in certain classes at international standard schools (SBI). This is exacerbated by the lack of English poetry, novels, or drama literature on the shelves of campus and school libraries.

Kejadian Unik di Sebuah Hotel Syariah

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Kemarin saya mengisi pengajian di sebuah rumah di daerah Pasar Kliwon Solo yang banyak orang keturunan Arab. Mengisi pengajiannya juga di rumah orang Keturunan Arab dan Alhamdulillah peserta antusias mendengarkan ceramah. Nah, melihat pada semangat saya coba bagi fikir tentang keadaan solo. saya kutip ungkapan seorang Ulama yang prihatin kenapa di Solo sekarang lebih banyak Hotel daripada tempat-tempat pengajian dan banyak lagi fakta-fakta yang disampaikan untuk menumbuhkan kesadaran untuk bergerak memperbaiki diri dan keadaan ummat. 

Science Versus Religion: Which one is better as the path to achieve Truth?

 SCIENCE VS RELIGION: TWO PATHS TO TRUTH?

Science is the embodiment of human thought and knowledge. However, we have to know that science is not the only source of truth in this world. The truth of science is changeable by the ever-changing human thought and the development of technology. For instance, the theory initiated by Ptolomeus (AD 90 – AD 168) declared that the earth is flat, and this theory was trusted and taken for granted, and many people had a firm belief in it. However, after the coming of Copernicus, who declared that the earth is round, this theory was abandoned by people. It shows us that science is too narrow to be considered as the only source of truth-finding.

Makin Jauh Perjalanan Dakwah, Makin Besar Cahaya

" Makin Jauh (Perjalanan Dakwah) , Makin Besar Cahaya"  Inilah kalimat yang “Re-Sounding” alias terngiang di benak saya. Kalimat itu aslinya berbunyi “ITNA DURR, UTNA NUUR”. Sebuah kalimat bahasa Urdu yang diucapkan seorang Tua dan alim di kota Sargodha, Pakistan Februari 2011 seperti  baru saja dikatakan kemarin padahal sudah sepuluh tahun yang lalu. Rasanya baru kemarin saya meninggalkan kenangan manis bersama Muslim brothers di Pakistan; sebuah negeri yang terkesan RADIKAL padahal orang-orang yang saya temui banyak yang RADI-KALem alias "Wajah sangar tapi hatinya lembut". Wajah boleh mirip PREMAN tapi Hati BERIMAN. Ok, kembali ke kalimat ITNA DURR, UTNA NUUR alias “Makin Jauh, Makin besar Cahaya”. Kalimat ini adalah balasan ucapan saya “DURR DURR JAENGGE, PURA-PURA AMAL KARENGGE” yang artinya “Pergi jauh-jauh (belajar dan mendakwahkan Islam), amal yang sempurna akan didapatkan”.

Language, Language Functions, and Social Context

Prof. Dr. Tri Wiratno, M.A.

Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D.

 

REDEFINING LANGUAGE

A language is a means of communication that is organized in the form of lingual units, such as words, groups of words, clauses, and sentences that are expressed both orally and in writing. There are many definitions of language, and this definition is only one of them. You can compare this definition with the following definitions: language is a system of human communication expressed through the arrangement of sounds or written expressions that are structured to form larger units, such as morphemes, words, and sentences, which are elaborated as: "the system of human communication utilizing a structured arrangement of sounds (or written representation) to form larger units, e.g., morphemes, words, sentences" (Richards, Platt & Weber, 1985: 153).