Monthly Archives: December 2016

(Posting on tafseer of Qur’an combining all the previous separate postings; by one NEB) There is nothing wrong with Islam; there is everything right about Islam. What could be wrong is how some Muslims interpret Qur’anic verses of rules—that are fixed—with ijtihad or logic or critical thinking. So now we […]

On Tafseer of Qur’an (All the Previous Separate Postings Regarding ...

 in Miscellany (Communication, Listening, Teaching, Etc.)  tagged critical thinking / interpretation of qur'an / qur'anic interpretation / qur'anic verse interpretation / tafseer / tafseer of qur'an by
(Posting tentang berpendapat; oleh seorang NEB) Saya menyimpulkan—dari perkuliahan S 2 dulu dengan Alm. Prof. Dr. A. Chaedar Alwasilah https://www.facebook.com/Prof-Chaedar-Alwasilah-124137637614109/—bahwa berpendapat itu ada dalam beberapa kategori: a. menyerang pendapat (attacking opinions) orang lain dengan pendapat sendiri dengan disokong oleh bukti dan dukungan pendapat orang lain lagi. b. mengedepankan pendapat sendiri […]

Tentang Berpendapat

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(Posting on teaching speaking formally using slides of ideas; by one NEB) One effective technique for teaching speaking formally to students is by using slides of ideas that they have to present. You teach all that you know you have to teach. Students then begin with explaining the ideas roughly […]

Teaching Speaking Formally Using Slides of Ideas

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(Posting tentang ujian dan ujian nasional; oleh seorang NEB Kalau pendidikan sejatinya memang untuk memberdayakan siswa dalam apapun kemampuan dan kecakapannya (multiple intelligence, how are you smart? not how smart are you?) dan diukur terhadap perkembangannya sendiri dari waktu ke waktu (progress against himself from time to time, portfolio assessment), […]

Tentang Ujian dan Ujian Nasional

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From Padalarang and beyond: Meant to be the best, our institution dubs its English NASBAT, which is made to stand for ‘Not A Skill But A Tool’. That is, English is now not a skill but a tool. We present you NASBAT English. We deliver you NE—NASBAT English. Karena cinta […]

 in Miscellany (Communication, Listening, Teaching, Etc.)  tagged bahasa inggris bukan keahlian tapi alat / bahasa inggris bukan keterampilan tapi alat / bahasa inggris bukan skill tapi alat / bahasa inggris di padalarang / belajar bahasa inggris di padalarang / creative language / english is not a skill but a tool / english not a skill but a tool / fixed expressions / frozen expressions / kursus bahasa inggris di padalarang / lembaga bahasa inggris di padalarang / nasbat english / nasbat not bad / nasbat notbad / ne-nasbat english by