FST Ready to Welcome New Students and International Class with Intensive English and Arabic

Mastering foreign languages is a demand of educational institutions in the current era of globalization. To welcome new students and international classes, the Faculty of Science and Technology began to intensify English and Arabic language learning. The Faculty of Science and Technology launched an intensive program of English and Arabic with the help of the Language Institute of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. The program began with the socialization of the Language Institute of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang which was held on Monday (10/07) in the meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Faculty of Science and Technology. This socialization aims to discuss the mechanism of implementing intensive English and Arabic classes for new and international students.

This activity was opened by Vice Dean III Dr. Muhammad Isnaini, M.Pd. and attended by Vice Dean I Dr. Irham Falahudin, M.Si., Vice Dean II Dr. Delima Engga Maretha, M.Kes., Head of Study Program, Secretary of Study Program, Lecturers and Staff from chemistry study program, biology study program and information systems study program. Three speakers from the UIN Raden Fatah Language Institute were presented at this socialization, namely Mrs. Lenny Marzulina, M.Pd., Mr. Umar Abdullah, M.Ed., Ph.D., and Mr. Bambang Prasetyo, M.Pd.I. In his speech, Dr. Muhammad Isnaini, M.Pd. really welcomed this program and he hoped for a placement test for new and international students before the program was carried out. He also advised that the classes provided must be in accordance with the number of students.

Mrs. Lenny Marzulina, M.Pd. strongly agrees with the suggestion conveyed by Dr. Muhammad Isnaini, M.Pd. Mrs. Lenny Marzulina, M.Pd. emphasized that this language intensive will be carried out in full in the first semester. The Language Institute will provide as many instructors as the plotted classes. The activity continued with a discussion and closed with a group photo. (SS)