PUBLISHED WORKS

Loanwords are very influential in language learning because learners have a tendency to pronounce or write target language’s words based on the corresponding loanwords in their first languages. For this reason, research on English loanwords in both Thai and Indonesian is a potential source for Thai and Indonesian language learning, and even English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning in Thailand and Indonesia. The objective of this work is to identify the differences and similarities between English loanwords in Thai and those in Indonesian as well as to facilitate a detailed exploration of how English loanwords are shaped by the linguistics of Southeast Asian languages.

Kumpulan Puisi (A Collection of Poems in Indonesian Language)

Jika puisi adalah kejujuran yang bernyanyi, maka “Sajak Burung Maleo” tak lain adalah ungkapan kejujuran yang mendendangkan idealisme, keprihatinan, dan pencarian.

Mengapa burung maleo?

Karena seperti burung maleo yang mencinta dan setia pada pasangannya, beberapa puisi dalam kumpulan sajak ini pun berusaha secara maknawi mengukur kedalaman cinta itu sendiri.

Karena seperti burung maleo yang menghayati kodrat kaumnya, kumpulan sajak ini pun mencoba menyibak isu kemanusiaan dan keprihatinan akan kehidupan bernegara yang kian kalut.

Karena bagai burung maleo yang berserah kepada Tuhan yang mewujud dalam kodrat alam, sajak-sajak ini pun berusaha menggapai Tuhannya lewat keterbatasan kata-kata.

Ibarat musafir yang menyepi untuk menemukan jati dirinya, "Sajak Burung Maleo" mencoba menjadi antithesis dari segala kemapanan dan kesempitan—oase bagi dunia yang kian materialistis dengan segala lika-likunya.

...Adopting a new language does not necessarily mean losing one’s identity. Just like the Indonesian language which unites and helps people from hundreds of ethnic groups to express their pluralistic natures at the national level, I believe that English, which has become a global language, could help Indonesia promote its culture and shine out on the international stage...

...In this globalized era, the Indonesian higher education cannot keep on hanging within the national frame. As the future of education inclines toward global education, much effort still needs to be made in order for Indonesian universities to gain better international recognition...