Honestly, I was not expecting I would end up in ELESP. I was not really concerned about the importance of English back then. I used to think that having a bachelor of education would not help me much in my life. I preferred to be in a health or engineering faculty because I thought those were the type of skills that I needed to find a job in the future. Therefore, I did not really need English. However, I found out later that English is so important. Even if you graduated with an education bachelor, you could still get a proper job because of English. In Addition, I also realized that I have been dealing with English my whole life. I have been interested in learning English since I was a kid. I thought that probably my skill was in English because it was easy for me to learn English. So why not give it a try? Since then, I decided to continue learning English in senior high school. However, I did not choose a language major then because science had my eyes on it. However, I got into a language major because of my good score in language. Therefore, I thought that this might be the way god had chosen for me. During my life in senior high school, I somehow figured out that English could help me to find my purpose in life, and I decided to continue my English journey right after I graduated. Seeing Gorontalo State University have one of the best English faculty makes me make up my mind and try my best luck in ELESP.
I can say that being an ELESP student really gives me a bunch of opportunities that would be a waste to be missed. Not only gives me a decent knowledge to learn, but ELESP also gives me the chance to explore myself even further through the student council programs and other programs provided by ELESP. Following the National University Debating Championship (NUDC), International Credit Transfer in Ehime University, Pertukaran Mahasiswa Merdeka, a Research Collaboration study, and other English debate competitions built me into a better person in mastering English itself. In Addition, I even got the chance to be a dancer, an actor, and a poet in ELESP. It has been an enjoyable journey. What I am trying to say is actually, not only knowledge that you will find in ELESP, but also skills you will be developed. However, the funny thing is, I was planning to just focus on my study at first. Still, I ended up following a bunch of programs and competitions available. What can I say? I enjoy them, actually, and I do enjoy being an ELESP student.
I would say that my life in ELESP has been a great wave. Sometimes I felt really down, especially during the first wave of Covid 19. However, there were also times when I felt ELESP was my lucky star because I got the chance to explore my skills and abilities related to English through ELESP. Nevertheless, the best part of my life in ELESP is seeing most of my fellows' ED19s stand until this far, no matter how hard the way was. It has been a tough year for us. I can say this because I know I am not the only one who suffers from the obstacle of online learning. During that hard time, we were down and did not know what to do. Having to adjust the way we learn is hard enough. Still, we were forced to understand that utilizing those technologies like a pro in a short time really got me frustrated. There was also the time when I felt like I would quit the journey. However, thinking about how the future would be if I quit had me regain my spirit and fight this far. In conclusion, my overall experience in ELESP has been a bumpy ride. It is not easy, but I am trying to keep my spirit high and graduate in 4 years as expected.
Talking about my skill, I would say my skill is majorly in speaking. Since I joined plenty of English debate competitions, I can say that it trained my speaking skill well. Not only that, but those English debate competitions also train my critical thinking. Not to brag, but I could speak English well even before I joined ELESP. However, joining ELESP makes me speaking improved a lot. I was not even thinking about joining an English debate competition before. I can say that it was unintentional. I remember at that time of the selection, no one wanted to come as the representative candidate from ED19 until I was chosen by one of my lecturers to join.
Nevertheless, I should thank my lucky star. Because of that unintentional accident of joining the debate, my speaking improved greatly since the last time I remember. In Addition, my writing skill improved after studying at ELESP. I was not confident in writing for any academic purposed writing back then. Still, now I can say that I am pretty confident tho. Thank the lecturer for giving us a lot of papers and essays assignment. I kind of love-hate the situation, tho. What can I say? The stress is worth it.
I have plenty of plans already. I am not really sure which one to choose tho. Suppose I would be given more lifetime by God. In that case, I will continue my second degree with a scholarship abroad. It is my first plan. Suppose the first plan did not work out well, but I was still given a lifetime by God. In that case, I will continue my second degree outside of Gorontalo. If it was not my luck to have a scholarship, I would find a job first, then continue my second degree with my own money. Another plan is to get a job outside of Gorontalo. Honestly, I want to feel what it is like to live outside of Gorontalo. My inner self is actually an adventurer. I am pretty sure that working outside of my origin place would teach me valuable experience and widen my mind. In conclusion, continuing my second degree is my prior plan. However, if the condition is not conducive, I will work first to save money for my second degree.
Grade Appeal
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Final Examination Week
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