Gazebo English Study Club
Trenggalek - East Java
September 2004
Club Profile
Gazebo means a small building designed to give a wide view
of the surrounding areas. This one is placed in Trenggalek about1km from
the town square. Trenggalek is in a mountainous area with beautiful scenery.
We have 100 lively members. Members change regularly. Most of them are
from senior high school but we have some members of the general public
too.
Club activities?
- General meetings which are held three times a week.
- Going on excursions. This is called ‘Happy Sunday’ because
it happens on Sunday. During the activity members must speak English
and if they break the rule they will get punishment.There are games
as well and prizes to win.
- Visiting tourism destinations.
Our first tour was to Mt. Bromo. We went to Bromo during the night and
we arrived there at 2am. It was dark and cold. We waited until 5 o’clock.
To our surprise there were many foreigners there and we practised our
English. We also went to Coban Rondo waterfall and Kusuma Agrowisata
in Batu, Malang. It was a fascinating tour and we want to do it again
but to other places.
- Closing Meeting which is held every four months. We do many activities
such as speeches, reading poems, singing songs, drama performances and
dances. The purpose of the activity is to improve English, to show members’abilities
and to increase motivation by giving certificates. Members who have
left Gazebo to continue their study in university sometimes still come
to Gazebo just for a visit. It’s nice, isn’t it?
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Student English Activity
- UMY
Yogyakarta
October 2004
The Student English Activity or better known as SEA - UMY
is one of the most active clubs in the KG Connection Club network. It
is quite clear that this club is well-organised and well-managed by reliable
and motivated people. It seems that every activity is carefully planned
and implemented with active participation from all the Club members. This
confirms the SEA’s motto ‘It is only for globally minded students’.
New Members Recruitment
The recruitment process starts with registration time where
students from different faculties fill in their registration form. They
have to pay Rp 2,500 and they get a nice sticker from SEA. Then they have
an interview. Students have to answer some questions from interviewers
about their motivation, personality, performance, English capability,
achievement and experience in organisations. Finally through a process
of recommending, lobbying and debating, a number of students are accepted
into SEA. Then there is an Outbound Activity for the new members of the
Club. It is a must activity for the new members because the activity includes
team work - physical, creative, brain challenging and talented performance.
For this year the activity was held in Mbebeng, Kaliurang regency.
Inter Faculty English Debate (IFED)
This has been held annually since 1999. IFED is an English
debate competition for members of UMY. It plays a big part in sharpening
the students critical and argumentation skills. It also provides a medium
for students to develop their English capabilities. In line with this
activity we also actively participate in several nation-wide debate competitions
such as Inter Varsity English Debate (IVED), Indonesian Students Forum
(ISF), and Java Overland English Debate (JOVED).
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