Language Outreach Program in collaboration with the Balakong state legislature, the Faculty of Modern Languages ​​and Communications and Cheras Jaya National Secondary School, Balakong

By: Dr. Salina Husain

January 11, 2020: Successful Language Outreach Program is held at Cheras Jaya Secondary School, Balakong (SMKCJ) on January 11, 2020. The program, which is collaboration with state legislative officer, YB Wong Siew Ki, aims to engage students from Balakong schools and communities. A total of 37 academic staff and 9 administrative staff led by the Dean of the Faculty of Modern Languages ​​and Communication (FBMK), Associate Professor Dr Mohd Azidan Abdul Jabar are involved in the Language Outreach program for 2020.

Dr Salina Husain as secretary of the Language Outreach program explained that the objectives of the program were to introduce and promote language and graduate programs available at the Faculty, free language clinic consultations, and deepen academic relationships with local communities. Apart from SMKCJ students, the program also includes involvement from several schools around Balakong such as Damai Perdana National Secondary School, Perimbun National Secondary School, Cheras Perdana National Secondary School and Tun Hussein Onn National Secondary School.

Among the activities planned by UPM lecturers include reading news corner, language exhibitions, poster competitions, mind-blowing, coloring, language games in many languages ​​and more. All activities require students to interact either in Malay, English, Chinese, Arabic, French, Japanese, Spanish and Tamil.

            
                           Opening of the program by YB Wong Siew Ki

           
                         Arabic language activities

           
                         Japanese language activities

          
                       YB with French language's lecturers

         
                       Promote Faculty Academic Program

         
                         Chinese Language Booth                    

        
                             Malay Language Booth

        
            Student answering question in English language

        
                                   Spanish language booth

                      
            Tamil language booth          Photo session with chinese traditional costumes

                 
                            Student answering question                        

      
      YB Wong Siew Ki with Arabic language's lecturer

      
     YB Wong Siew Ki and Dean Associate Prof. Dr Mohd Azidan answering question for Malay language activity

It is clear that such activities can engage students in learning the language in a more relaxed and enjoyable way. Indirectly, the program will further enhance University Putra Malaysia's faculty relationship with the local community, while also promoting the expertise of language faculty and academic programs at the Faculty at a broader level.

  
           Photo session with Faculty's member and School's member       

Date of Input: 13/01/2020 | Updated: 14/01/2020 | zeda