
Language Development Unit of UIN Antasari is Ready to Recruit Translators
Siti Alfa Arestya, a Young Expert Translator from the Language Center of South Kalimantan Province provides translation material at the workshop.
BANJARMASIN – After carrying out the Arabic and English Learning Methodology Training, the Language Development Unit (UPB) of UIN Antasari Banjarmasin held one more activity, it is in the form of an English Translation Workshop.
This event was attended by around 62 participants from UPB Tutors, English Department lecturers at the Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty, who followed material from Siti Alfa Arestya, a young expert translator from the Language Center of South Kalimantan Province.
Head of UPB Dr. Fatwiah Noor, Lc., M.Pd. in her report said, the purpose of this training was to equip tutors to be able to participate in the translation services provided by her party.
“At the end of the day, we hope that some of the tutors available today will be able to translate. Not only this competence, but also being able to work with us in carrying out translation services,” she said.
Fatwiah explained that this kind of activity is workshop in English translation, so she hoped that it would continue to Arabic translation workshop.
“Later, there will be further events to upgrade and add insight and competence of UPB tutors in particular,” she added.
Rectorof UIN Antasari, Prof. Dr. H. Mujiburrahman, MA, who officially opened the event, expressed his appreciation for the implementation of workshop.
“Alhamdulillah, today we can carry out this very important activity. So far, the Language Development Unit has only carried out 2 tasks, namely conducting training and learning foreign languages, Indonesian for foreign students, the second carrying out tests,” he said while giving a speech.
The Rector also expressed his gratitude to the Language Center, especially the resource persons who were willing to come to help UIN Antasari. He emphasized that this translation training is very important, considering that one of the scientific philosophies of UIN Antasari is “Global Insight”.
“If you can’t speak English, you can’t have a global perspective. English is the language of the world,” said the Rector. I hope that all of participants will take it seriously, seriously, because this is very beneficial for all of us,” concluded the Tector who graduated from Utrech University Netherlands.
(Fur/Muf/Ali/Yad)