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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The Final Test will be held on January 24-29 2011!

Dear all,
Based on the news taken directly from information board, the FINAL TEST will be given vary from January 24-29 2011. Some schedules are based on the lecturing day conducted in the class. It is better to recheck your regular schedule and appointment arranged with specific lecturer. If any, some changing information will be announced separately later. Prepare well and good luck!

Regards,
E.S

Daniel Mendoza's audio

(pic taken from wikipedia)
In terms of reading skill development, students must compare the material with how to pronounce the words lively.  So it will be easy next to say each word comprising on the text confidently. Below is given the recording audio spoken by native that may help to practice at home. The title of the text here is 'Daniel Mendoza'. Well, just practice a lot and good luck!

Daniel Mendoza's audio. Please download below:
http://www.ziddu.com/download/13180889/LESSON21.MP3.html

P.S
Request for another audio is considered then to be uploaded as long as it is used to learn for the progress in the future.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Class begin on Monday, December 20th 2010

Dear English students,

I need to inform this to you all for a clear schedule. Updating information comes from FKIP that the class will begin after Kuningan Day. That will be on Monday, December, 20th 2010. So please prepare well for your last 1st semester. Happy holiday!

Regards,

Englishsaraswati

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Happy birthday Unmas Denpasar, Happy Galungan and Kuningan Day

Mahasaraswati University is on the spirit right now! This is a very special day for it because today on December, 8th 2010 it is celebrating the 64th Anniversary. And on this special day, Balinese people also has a great day to be celebrated, Galungan day. It will continue then by the closing ceremony of Kuningan day. So it is fully two weeks holiday for all the community of Mahasaraswati University.

 The date for Galungan and other special Balinese days is shown on the Balinese Calendar. Galungan is also celebrated in the rest of Indonesia such as in the Balinese communities spread over Sumatra . Philosophically, Galungan is a Balinese sacred day that occurs every 210 days (approximately six month) and lasts for 10 days. Galungan  is the day when “dharma” or goodness wins of “adharma”  or  wickedness. During this holiday the Balinese deities visit the Earth and leave on Kuningan day.

Occurring once in every 210 days in the pawukon (Balinese cycle of days), Galungan marks the beginning of the most important recurring religious ceremony that is celebrated by all Balinese. During the Galungan period the deified ancestors of the family descend to their former homes. They must be suitably entertained and welcomed, and prayers and offerings must be made for them. Those families who have ancestors that have not yet been cremated, but are still buried in the village cemetery, must make offerings at the graves.

Although Galungan falls on a Wednesday, most Balinese will begin their Galungan 'holiday' the day before, well known as Penampahan day, where the family is seen to be busily preparing offerings and cooking for the next day. While the women of the household have been busy for days before creating beautifully woven 'banten' (offerings made from young coconut fronds), the men of our village usually wake up well before dawn to join with their neighbours to slaughter an unlucky pig chosen to complete the Penampahan day.  Delicate combinations of various vegetables, herbs and spices are also prepared by the men to make up a selection of 'lawar' dishes. While much of this cooking is for use in the offerings to be made at the family temple, by mid-morning, once all the cooking is done, it is time for the first of a series of satisfying feasts from what has been prepared. While the women continue to be kept busy with the preparations of the many offerings to be made at the family temple on the day of Galungan, the men also have another job to do this day, once the cooking is finished. A long bamboo pole, or 'penjor', is made to decorate the entrance to the family compound. By late Tuesday afternoon all over Bali the visitor can see these decorative poles creating a very festive atmosphere in the street.

On Wednesday, the day of Galungan, one will find that most Balinese will try to return to their own ancestral home at some stage during the day, even if they work in another part of the island. This is a very special day for families, where offerings are made to God and to the family ancestors who have come back to rest at this time in their family temple. As well as the family temple, visits are made to the village temple with offerings as well, and to the homes of other families who may have helped the family in some way over the past six months.

The day after Galungan is a time for a holiday called “Manis Galungan” by visiting friends, or maybe taking the opportunity to head for the mountains for a picnic. While waiting for the next celebration on Kuningan day, this day must be the most hilarious day ever. Last words to say, happy Galungan and Kuningan day and of course Happy Birthday for Mahasaraswati University Denpasar!. (source: Wikipedia and edited by Englishsaraswati)

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Midd Test essay 2010

Dear beloved students,
In terms of education purpose, you can use this material personally to help your progress on studying English in Mahasaraswati University Denpasar. I provide some middle test question papers (essay) here. You can download them by the links below:


1. Intensive English Course 2010 (IEC):  
http://www.ziddu.com/download/12833011/IntensiveEnglishCourseIECMiddletest2010.zip.html

2. Reading 1:
http://www.ziddu.com/download/12833116/FAKULTASKEGURUANDANILMUPENDIDIKAN_soalReading.zip.html

3. Vocabulary 2:
a. http://www.ziddu.com/download/12833142/testVocab2_1.zip.html
b. http://www.ziddu.com/download/12833180/testvocab2_2paralel.zip.html


That's all the files, and I hope those can help you who lost the papers or want to use them in education purpose. Thank you

P.S
The test (essay) can be different due to vary lecturer on each subject.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Preface

Dear all,

This blog is created to help all communities in University of Mahasaraswati Denpasar in terms of studying English as second language acquisition. All information based on events/activities, assignments, or scoring will be displayed here. Hopefully it can be the best blog for the students especially in University of Mahasaraswati, Faculty of  English Teacher Training and Education to learn and to share with specific lecturer, so the studying process may be conducted well between us. Keep moving!

Best Regards

E.S