Bahasa Inggris I

Sastra Daerah
Gindho Rizano, M.Hum
Semester Ganjil 2017/2018

OBJECTIVES

Bahasa Inggris I is designed to help students to improve their English skills so they are prepared to
understand and reproduce basic sentences. Students are expected develop their reading
comprehension skill as well. This means that students need to boost their vocabulary, refine their
grammar, fix their pronunciation, and understand the basics of language usage. As it is a course for
Sastra Daerah students, special emphasis will be given to English used in discourses related to West
Sumatera and Minangkabau arts and culture.

GRADINGS

Mid-Term Exam 50%

Group Project: Presentation of an Article Regarding a Topic Related to West Sumatera and Minangkabau
Culture. (4 Students)

Final Exam 50%

In-Class Test that that measures your sentence construction and reading skills. It includes a) Word
Usage, b) Phrase Usage, and c) Reading Comprehension

Assignments Tickets & Booster

Keep an English Journal and learn one new word every week. Each word must be accompanied by notes
and at least five example sentences. The notes and sentences must be taken from good dictionaries
(Recommended Dictionary: http://www.ldoceonline.com/). You can only enter the class with a new
entry in your journal. If you dont collect enough words and sentences, you cannot follow the midterm
exam.

Booster
Active participation, attendance, and soft skills.
MEETINGS

No. Main Topics / Key Phrases Presentation

1 Introduction -

[I am]
2 Forming Sentences -

[She is, I have, She has, I like/love, I eat rice, I am verb-ing]

3 Using Verbs when Talking about the Present: To Be Lonely Planet p. 433:
The Minangkabau
[You are, She/he is, We/they are]
4 Using Verbs when Talking about the Present: Simple versus Continuous Lonely Planet p. 433:
Culture
[I walk to versus I am walking, He drinks versus He is drinking]
5 Using Verbs when Talking about the Present: Stative Verbs Lonely Planet p. 434:
Arts & Crafts
[I see, I hear, I think]
6 Simple Present Review Lonely Planet p. 434:
Dance & Music
[I am a student, I love music, I drink coffee]
7 Using Verbs when Talking about the Past I Lonely Planet p. 435:
Padang Cuisine
(The phrases from meeting 7 to 15 will be decided later)
8 Using Verbs when Talking about the Past II Lonely Planet p. 429-
30:
West Sumatra (Intro)
9 Using Verbs when Talking about the Future Lonely Planet p. 430-1:
History

10 Using Modals to Help You Lonely Planet p. 431-2:

Padang

11 Using Verbs when Talking about Something You Have Done and for Lonely Planet p. 434:
How Long Festival and Events
12 Connecting Clauses and Sentences Lonely Planet p. 441:
Bukittingi
13 Common Errors in Speaking English Lonely Planet p. 447:
Minangkabau Sights
14 Common Errors in Translating English Lonely Planet p. 450:
Orang Pendek
15 English Journal Exploration Lonely Planet p. 439
The Mentawaians
16 Final Exam -
MATERIALS

Basic English Grammar

Indonesia (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)