07/09/2024

Banjarmasin – The Indonesian Language and Literature Education (PBSI) Study Program of the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) of Lambung Mangkurat University in collaboration with the PBSI ULM S-2 and S-3 Postgraduate Programs held a National Seminar with the theme Improving Critical Literacy Competencies Through Indonesian Language Learning. This seminar presented three speakers, namely Professor of State University of Malang, Djoko Saryono; Professor of PBSI FKIP ULM, Jumadi; and Head of South Kalimantan Language Center, Armiati Rasyid. This activity was held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 starting at 08.00 WITA in the Lecture Theater Hall of ULM’s Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB).

The event was opened by the Coordinator of S-1 PBSI, Ahsani Taqwiem, and was attended by PBSI Professor and Korprodi S-2 PBSI, Rusma Noortyani and Korprodi S-3, Jumadi; lecturers in the PBSI study program and students of S-1, S-2, and S-3 PBSI. In his speech, Ahsani Taqwiem expressed his appreciation for organizing a national seminar on Critical Literacy. According to him, this theme is very relevant and important in the current educational context. Critical literacy is not only about the ability to read and write, but also about the ability to analyze, evaluate and understand information in depth. “Education has a central role in developing critical literacy, and through this seminar, we can share knowledge and strategies to improve critical literacy skills, especially among students as future teachers. This event is a real contribution of PS-PBSI to help unravel the problems of our nation’s education. We hope similar activities can continue to be held in the future,” he said.

The three speakers delivered a number of materials, including, Djoko Saryono presented material on Language and Literature Learning for Literacy Strengthening; Jumadi delivered material on Critical Literacy-Based Language Learning; and Armiaty Rasyid talked about the New Direction of Regional Language Revitalization: Suppressing the Rate of Language Extinction in South Kalimantan Province. In his presentation, Djoko Saryono mentioned that the pillars of XXI century life skills include competence, namely the ability to solve complex problems, basic literacy, namely the ability to apply basic daily skills, and character quality, namely the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment. Thus, literacy becomes a necessity. (admin)