The Silent Corner

The following writing is shared in this blog for the purpose of sharing and for educational purposes only. Your comments and feedback are highly valued. Thank you. ____________________________________________________________________________ Syayid Sandi Sukandi Dr. Joel Hardman September 13, 2012 – Week 4 ENG 544 – Reading and Writing Pedagogy in TESL Specific Ways of Reading for Specific Cultural Texts … Continue reading »

Setiap kita, pada dasarnya, menyukai film, apapun jenis genre-nya. Baik itu kartun, animasi, aksi, petualangan, misteri, horor, termasuk film bertema reliji atau agama dan budaya. Namun, pertanyannya, film seperti apa yang telah atau kita tonton itu? Lantas, seberapa jauh film bisa berpengaruh pada hidup kita? Kenapa pula sebuah film wajib dikaji terlebih dahulu oleh pakar … Continue reading »

Saya mendapat suatu kehormatan diwawancara oleh dua penyiar baik hati dari Radio IMSA. IMSA adalah singkatan dari Indonesian Muslim Society in America. Salah satu penyiar yang mewawancari saya adalah Maya Wulandari. Beberapa hari setelah diinterview, saya punya ide untuk berbagi sedikit nuansa mengenai Ilmu Komposisi yang sangat erat kaitannya dengan dunia tulis menulis. Oleh sebab … Continue reading »

I am not a native speaker of English, but I am sure I have learned this language since more than seven years ago. Even I have learned this language since I was ten years old. Does it mean that I have already possessed this language as mine? The answer is, sadly, “no”. Then, why should … Continue reading »

This movie is considered as a documentary movie. After watching this movie, though at first stage this movie looks boring; but at the end, it gives meaning more than what I could interpret from the plot of the movie. Overall, this movie tells the secret of how this life is created for human. A boy, … Continue reading »

This movie is produced by Paramount Vintage and River Road Entertainment. First of all, I would like to say thanks to my students, Asma Alhusna, Hayyi Mitalaksari, Desi Marlina, Lisdawati, Nova Fitri Yanti, Nidawati, and Sari Nurvianti for choosing this movie for your own last assignment. The movie is great and I liked it in … Continue reading »

It was the first time I joined this event to take part in Flag Show and Cultural Show of International Night at SIUE 2011. Many thanks given to ISC and International Students Services Officers for giving this great chance and opportunities. Please how happy we were in this International Night 2011. This was only students activities but the … Continue reading »

Tulisan di bawah ini disadur dari Hooper (1995: 31-34) Dunia mungkin menjadi tempat yang lebih baik, apabila satu kata dihapuskan dari kamus kita. Dan kata itu adalah “membandingkan”, dengan segala variasinya. Saya petik definisi kata tersebut dari dua kamus terkenal: “menjadi sebaik seperti…”; “mengetengahkan bersama-sama dengan maksud melihat hal-hal yang sama dan berbeda.” Kata tersebut … Continue reading »

Coming to Indonesia: Seven Things Worth Knowing Are you a kind of person who feels worried when you want to come to Asia, especially Indonesia? Are you a person who comes from Europe, Australia, Africa, or the United States and you want to go to Indonesia but you might feel doubt to come to Indonesia? Then, … Continue reading »

Apresiasi terhadap Dunia Buku di Indonesia Oleh: syayid sandi sukandi Pembukaan Mencermati perkembangan dunia buku adalah sebuah aktifitas tersendiri yang menarik untuk dilakukan. Tidak saja kta bisa mengetahui perkembngana buku tapi juga mengetahui apa yang sesungguhnya terjadi sehubungan dengan dunia perbukuan di Indonesia. Namun, tentu saja informasi yang kita peroleh sedikit terbatas bila dibandingkan dengan … Continue reading »

COLLECTION OF WISE WORDS Pelajarilah ilmu, dan untuk belajar ilmu itu lakukanlah dengan ketenangan dan pelan-pelan serta dengan sikap rendah hati terhadap orang yang mengajarkan ilmu kepada kamu. (Imam Al-Ghazali). Good ideas are not accepted automatically. They must be driven into practice with patience.(Admiral Hyman Richover) Don’t expect your reader to accept a piece of … Continue reading »

> A Critical Summary: One Hundred Years of Buya Hamka (1908-2008) Padang, February 16, 2008 The philosophy of life declared by Buya Hamka is known as an extraordinary philosophical thought that it has been widely recognized by all Indonesian people, even by Singaporean and Malaysian. The other name for Buya Hamka is Datuak Indomo. The … Continue reading »

> HOW TO BE A GOOD STUDENT By: Syayid Sandi Sukandi (03185014) Department of English, Faculty of Letters, University of Andalas Many people have been studying since they are in kindergarten and most of them enter the university level after finishing the senior high school. However, have they been good students? Although many considerations and … Continue reading »