EDUCATION AND
STUDENT LIFE
CHAPTER ONE
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
1.
Identify reading techniques such as: skimming
and scanning
2.
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)
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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
Tuition
status
Discipline
a vocational school
Relevance
statistics
reflects
afford
determine
startled
identical
rural
egalitarian
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.
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5.
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, collegepreparatory or vocational)
What are some advantages of the educational system?
What are some problems with the educational system?
4. Reading Techniques
4.1. Skimming (for main ideas)
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Skimming is reading the text quickly.
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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.
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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).
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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?
1.
2.
3.
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/yesterdayde
tail.asp?fileid=20041118.G01
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2.
3.
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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?
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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)
a.
b.
http://www.iwandarmansjah.web.id/attachment/at_PendidikanHerry.html
http://www.beritajakarta.com/english/NewsView.asp?ID=1826