Pekanbaru, 10/12/24.”English is Very Important in your life, education and career “said Syarifah Azzahra yesterday, during a Podcast hosted by DEMA. the event held on evening of December 10, 2024 at the Faculty of Psychologi building , fucused on the topic “How important is English For Student”the Podcast was hosted by Kayana student Faculty of Psichology
Syarifah shared that she became familiar with English during her junior high school thanks to an exellent teacher who motivated her to learn, her strong determination came from both internal and external influences. She also expressed her desire to continuosly improve her English skills . supported by encoragaement of her parents which formed a solid foundation during her school years.
As the moderator, Kayana expressed her admiration for Syarifah’s achievement in English particularly in debates. Syarifahhas has won numerous accolades, including a Gold Medal at the Psychologi Islamic Competition in 2023 and first runner-up in an English debate at UNRI, among other accomplisments.
Kayana posed several questions to Syarifah during the discussion, the first question was. Why is English so important for students in today’s global era?
“I believe English essential because most psychology journals and textbooks are written English. additionally, many akademic papers by students are English. Most Psychlogy expert are from Western countris where is the primary languange. English is also the international language for communication , buseness and diplomacy making it the most English is the most widely spoken in the world ” Syarifah explained
the second question was: what motivated you to study English?,
”initiall, I hated English because I found it very difficult. However, I studied hard consistenly. Over time I realized that English offers many opportunities, such as making it easier to secure a job in the future ” Syarifah shared
Syarifah concluded with a message for student of the Faculty of psychology:
“wherever you are , I encourage you to work hard on your English skills, learning English can broaden your horizons and provide numerous benefits, such as better job opportunities, enhanced communication to the people in the worldwide, the ability to travel, access to education abroad, , greater cultural understanding, and enjoyment through enterteinment. Learning English can truly make you happy and fulfilled.
In the last session Syarifah emphasized :
if you are just starting to learn English, there are many free resource available to day. These include You Tube, English grammer books, Instagram, Social Media, Tik Tok and more.Wassalam
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