Once in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Purpose of Practicum My purpose of practicum in Indonesia is to improve my pedagogy and English skills because I am going to be a teacher of English in the future. Especially, I’d like to improve my speaking skill. I gained a lot of experiences from the school, UII, participants from Philippines, and all of the buddy. So, I am sure that I achieved the purpose of practicum and I will take all of the experiences to improve myself and never stop improving to be a good teacher. Procedures of Practicum We observed the class to know how the teacher delivers the lesson, to know how about the class condition, and prepare to my lesson. Before we have a practice to teach in the class, we should make lesson plans per meeting. In our practice our teachers helped us to make lesson plans before we’re going to teach. We prepared about the materials of teaching before the meeting by any media or some worksheets. We usually used video and PowerPoint presentation to present our lesson. Out

The Taman Sari Water Castle is also known as  Taman Sari  (Javanese: ꦠꦩꦤ꧀ ꦱꦫꦶ), is the site of a former royal garden of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta. It is located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Built in the mid-18th century, the Taman Sari had multiple functions, such as a resting area, a workshop, a meditation area, a defense area, and a hiding place. Malioboro, Yogyakarta. is a major shopping street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The street is the center of Yogyakarta's largest tourist district surrounded with many hotels, restaurants, and shops nearby. Sidewalks on both sides of the street are crowded with small stalls selling a variety of goods. In the evening several open-air street side restaurants, called lesehan, operate along the street. This is the street of the artists. Street musicians, painters, and other artists exhibit their creations on this road. Borobudur Borobudur , or  Barabudur  (Indonesian:  Candi Borobudur , Javanese: ꦕꦤ

In the 3rd week, My 4 Filipino friends, Tong and I went to observe the school by university van. And there was also our buddy, Arfan, who always accompanied us for helping everything he could. The first day, I met the director, the mentor, another teachers and students. They're very kind, friendly and always smiled to me. I felt very happy to be here. When we observed around the school finished, we introduced ourselves to students in each class in Bahasa language. I was very excited to be going to teach them. And they looked excited too! SCHOOL: GENERAL INFORMATION ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION 1.1   School Profile A.       School Data       School Name                      : SD Muhammadiyah Pakem           Status                                : Private           Accreditation                      : Accredited A           SK Accreditation Number     : Dd.030060            Address                             : Jl Kaliurang Km 17.5 Tegalsari, Pa