Monday, February 06, 2012

Some Tips for Interviewing the Foreigners

Interviewing Foreigners
1.    Things you should NOT do:
-    Only one of the students asks all the questions; the others usually stand around grinning or commenting in their own language.
-    Students letting foreigners read the questions they prepared for their survey.
-    Students asking mostly closed questions (e.g. Do you like Bali?), vague questions (e.g. What do you think about Bali?)
-    Talking very quietly - almost inaudibly really - with terrible pronunciation (e.g. You lie ee lai?).

2.    Getting started
When students interview foreigners, it is essential that they properly introduce themselves. The introduction needn't be long, but should be brief, clear and honest. It could go like this:
Option 1:
“Good morning, my name is Andi and these are my classmates Bobby, mike, ranti, cici, and Roni. We study English and we'd like to practise our English by asking you some questions. Could you please spare a few moments of your time?”
Option 2:
“Hi, could we ask you a few questions? We are English students at Telecommunication Vocational High School and we are doing a survey to practise our English. Can we ask you a few questions? It will only take five to ten minutes.”
3.    Possible questions
This is a short list of questions that might be used for general surveys. You are free to make your own questions. Be Creative!
- What's your name?
- Where are you from?
- Are you on holiday in Bali?      
If yes:
- How long have you been here?
- How long do you plan to travel in Bali?
- Where are you staying now?
If no:
- Where do you live?
- How long have you lived in Bali?
- What's you job?
- Where do you work?
- Which parts of Bali have you visited?
- Which place did you like most?
- Do you like Indonesian food? What is your favourite dish?
- What do you like most about Indonesia?
- What do you do to fight global warming?

An effective way to keep a conversation going is by asking follow-up questions.
Example: What did you do yesterday evening? (Answer: I went to the cinema.)
Follow-up questions:
? Which film/movie did you see?
? Did you enjoy it?
? What's it about?
? Would you recommend it?
? Where did you go to see it?
? Who did you go with?
? Did you see the original version or was it dubbed?
? How much does a film ticket cost?
? Who's your favourite actor?
? What kind of movies do you like?
? How often do you go to the cinema?
? How do you get there?
Notes:
-    You are free to make your own questions. Be Creative!
-    Make sure that your ask questions in correct grammar and pronunciation.
-    Don’t forget to thank the foreigners for their time and patience.

Friday, January 20, 2012



 Calm Djunel Putra, SS, M. Pd.

Contact Info               

Address                        : (Home)
PERUMAHAN BINA MURNI LESTARI            
JL. BINA PERMATA BLOK A NO. 5 RT 005 RW 002 GUNTUNG JINGAH, KELURAHAN LOKTABAT UTARA, BANJARBARU  70712, KALIMANTAN SELATAN, INDONESIA.

Jl. PLER 37 ANTAPANI BANDUNG 40291, JAWA BARAT
Telephone No.              :          +62  511- 7300477
Mobile No.                   :          +62  813 48 702777 0R 0852 2000 7548
Email                            :          mr.dj.os@gmail.com  or djunel_os@yahoo.com
             
Personal Particulars 

Age                             :           41 years                       Date of Birth   :           18 June 1970
Nationality                  :           Indonesian                              Gender            :           Male
Marital Status              :           Married          
Permanent Residence  :           Indonesia       
 
Educational Background
             
Highest Education
Level                           :           Master's Degree / Post Graduate Degree       CGPA: 3.18  
Field of Study             :           Education/Teaching/Training 
Major                           :           ENGLISH EDUCATION
Institute / University   :           Indonesia University of Education
Located In                  :           Indonesia                    Graduation Date         :Oct  2004


Certification                                                                                       Year Obtained
CERTIFIED PROFESIONAL TEACHER                                                   2009
ACCREDITED NATIONAL ENGLISH ADJUDICATOR                        2008
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKING AND WRITING TOEIC TEST            2008
MASTER ENGLISH TEACHER TRAINING                                            2008
INTERNATIONAL LISTENING AND READING TOEIC TEST           2006

Employment History

1.         Company Name          :           SMK Telkom Sandhy Putra Banjarbaru
            Position Title               :           -SENIOR ENGLISH TEACHER
-QMR (Quality Management Representative ISO  9001: 2008
            Position Level             :           Manager
            Specialization              :           Teaching, Lecturing, Training & Development
            Industry                      :           Education
            Date Joined                 :           Dec 2002         Date Left        :           -

Work Description                  :
           
            I have been teaching English in this school since 2002. I started my career when I was still holding S1 degree. I completed my S2 degree in 2004 and later appointed as the coordinator of public relation and now named as QMR. I am fond of teaching especially because it is my life now. I have followed various teachers’ training in my country and some of them are in national level. I have a special interest of being a coach of English debate. I have brought my team seven times in national level. That was PKS competition in Jogjakarta (2003), in Bali (2005), in Malang (2007), in Bandung in (2008), in Jogjakarta (2009), (October 2010), (November 2010) in Bandung. Later, I have a new interest to be the adjudicator of English debate and I followed national English debate accreditation and last year I was hired as a national adjudicator of GPBN 1(Gelar Prestasi dan Bela Negara) and the following year, GPBN II in Bandung (2008) of all Vocational School all over Indonesian’ participants.


2.         Company Name          :           Sekolah Tinggi Teologia Bethel
            Position Title               :           -SENIOR ENGLISH LECTURER
            Position Level             :           Supervisor
            Specialization              :           Teaching, Lecturing, Training & Development
            Industry                      :           Education
            Date Joined                 :           July 2004         Date Left        :           -






Work Description                  :
            I have been teaching English in this school since 2004.  The students are coming from many rural areas in South and Central Kalimantan. They want to be educated as a servant of God in Christianity field. Their skills of English are many rooms for improvement. I am challenged to educate and share my knowledge to reach their goals.

3.         Company Name          :           JIWASRAYA
            Position Title               :           UNIT MANAGER
            Position Level             :           Coordinator / Supervisor
            Specialization              :           Marketing/Business Development
            Industry                      :           Insurance
            Date Joined                 :           Dec 1994                     Date Left        : July 2000

Work Description                  :
           
* Take the lead role in selling Life Insurance products/services to prospective individual or organizations.
* Responsibility for the sales process from initial point of contact (lead generation), presentations, proposals, through contract negotiations and execution. Meet/exceed minimum quarterly and annual sales objectives.
* Facilitate strategic partners' resources to assist in the sales process.
* Engage, equip, and lead all sales channels (including distribution partners) with appropriate training, tools, and strategy development for Life Insurance products/services.

EXPERIENCES GAINED:

* Experiencing in selling intangible/conceptual products/services/ in Life Insurance field.

ACCOMPLISHMENT:
* The Best Teacher of Banjarbaru 2010 (gold medal from the Mayor of Banjarbaru Municipality.
* Grade A - Certified as National English Debate Adjudicator 
* Selected as 'Best Agent' for consecutive 2 years out of 50 Agents in 1994-1995 of Bandung Branch Office.

Top Skills                              
Skill                                                     Years               Proficiency
Teaching Skills of English                  >9                    Very Good

Languages     
                                                Proficiency (0=Poor - 10=Excellent)
Language                                Spoken            Written
Bahasa Indonesia                    9                      8.5
English                                    8.5                   8.5
 
Additional Info:        

My goal is to be a top leader in one institution and able to contribute my ability and skill in education environment.
I have skills in both productive and receptive skills of English.
I have been certified by ETS in TOEIC Bridge.
I am easy to cooperate.
I am healthy.
I am the contributor in South Kalimantan English Teacher Organization
I am a national English Debate Adjudicator.
I have attended local, regional, national and international seminar related to my education skill.
I am the secretary of Banjarbaru English Teacher Organization.


Availability                             :           Negotiable
 
Miscellaneous
Expected Monthly Salary       :           (Negotiable)
Willing to Travel                     :           Yes
Willing to Relocate                 :           Yes
Possess Own Transport           :           Motor Cycle, Car.


Banjarbaru, 20 January 2012





Calm Djunel Putra, SS, M. Pd


Please choose the best answer to the following questions:

The Seth Family

Mr. Putra is an American teacher, but he lives and works in Banjarbaru. He teaches English at International Vocational School of Telecom Sandhy Putra Banjarbaru. He is a very first-class teacher. His students like him very much. His wife is an Indonesian. She comes from Palangkaraya. They have one son and one daughter. The children go to a primary and secondary school. Mr. Putra’s house is made of wood. It has five rooms: a kitchen, a bathroom, a living room and two bedrooms. The Putra has a house maid to help Mrs. Putra to do the house work. The maid comes from Jogjakarta.

1. Where do the Putra works?

a. In Banjarbaru
b. In Bantul
c. In Medan
d. In Jogjakarta
e. In Banjarmasin

2. What does Mrs. Putra do?
She is .... ………..

a. a father
b. a teacher
c. a house wife
d. a house maid
e. a house attendant

3. Mr. Andy      : Ah, Tika, Please comes in.
   Tika                           :  ……….  I’m late 
 Mr. Andy                   : That’s OK Don’t do it next time, will you?

a. I’m sorry 
b. I feel glad.
c. Nice to meet you.
d. See you again sir.
e. I’m pleased

4. Reza :I’ve got a problem with my computer. ... you repair it?
Rudy    : Yes, but have you brought it to a computer technician before?
Reza     : Not yet.
Rudy    : Bring your computer here and I will check it.

a. Will                           e. Ought to
b. Could
c. Can
d. Must



5. Ramdan  lost her pen and she asks Buni about it.

Ramdan            : Do you know where my pen is?
Buni                  : ……one?
Ramdan            : The red one. The one I put on the table.
Buni                  : No, I don’t know where it is 

A. What
B. Where
C. Who
D. Which
E. In Which

6. This house has two bathrooms. A bathroom is a room where a person

A. irons shirts
B. reads books
C. washes clothes
D. takes a bath
E. leaves things unattended

Mrs. Abdurrahman is a doctor. She has a sharp nose, wavy hair and creamy yellow skin. Mrs. Abdurrahman is tall, slim and beautiful. Mrs. Abdurrahman works in a big hospital in the city. She works from at eight o'clock in the morning until five at noon. Everyone likes her.

7. What time does Mrs. Abdurrahman begin to work?
a. At 05.00.             c. At 08.00.             e. At 06.00
b. At 07.00.             d. At 09.00.

8. Mrs. Abdurrahman is a …..     doctor.
a. lazy                  c. proud                    e. desirable
b. kind                  d. clever

9 Teacher: All right, students let’s start the quiz. Students: Excuse me, Sir. Can we open our books?
Teacher: No!............are you ready?
Students: Yes, Sir.

a. Come to me!         c. Close your book!           e. Bring to me!
b. Explain to me!       d. Open your book!


10.  X : I want to take my pill. ......
       Y : Sure! A minute, please.

a. Do you want some?
b. Can you get me a glass of water, please?
c. Can you take me to the doctor, please?
d. Will you buy it for me, please?
e. Feels like home!

11 Those  …..    books.
a. is                    c. aren’t                      e. wasn’t
b. am                 d. been

12. The woman is a teacher.
The plural form of the sentence is
.
a. the woman are teachers
b. the woman is a teacher
c. the women are teachers
d. the women are teacher
e. the women is teachers

13. Intan : Mom, can I go to the zoo next
Sunday?
Mother I’m afraid you can’t We …… your
grandmother next Sunday.
a. visit
b. visited
c. have visited
d. are going to visit
e. are on

14. Lia is 15 years old. Ami is 16 years old.
It means Lia  is  _________   than Ami

a. taller                  c. older                    e. fitter
b. shorter              d. younger

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15.  What is the advertisement about?
a. furniture                    e. used vehicles appliances
b. car rent service
c. cleaning service
d. car repair service.

16. Arrange the following jumbled words
into a good sentence
buying - did not - clothes - money - much - we – spend - for.
  1             2            3              4         5          6        7          8
a. 6 - 2 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 8 - 1 - 3
b. 3 - 2 - 1 - 6 - 7 - 5 - 2 - 8 
c. 6 - 2 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 8
d. 3 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 6 - 7 - 4 - 8
e. 4 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 6 - 7 - 5 - 8





PART II
Complete these sentences with an appropriate word or expression from A, B or C.

17. Mr and Mrs Smith live at home with their two children. They are a typical example of a modern family

A. extended                 B. nuclear                C. compact             D. powerful            E. safe

18. Mr and Mrs Popatlal live at home with their aged parents, children and grandchildren. They are a typical example of a traditional family

A. nuclear        B. enlarged      C. extended      D. powerful      E. famine

19. Mrs Jones lives on her own and has to look after her two children. There are a lot of families like hers

A. single-parent  B. mother-only C. mono-parent  D. super hero   E. faithful    

20. Some parents need to……… their children more strictly

A. bring down B. bring about C. bring up  D. bring home   E. bring after

21 When I was a child, I had a very turbulent

A. upbringing   B. upraising     C uplifting        D. upholding    E. unpretending

22. Mrs Kelly is and finds it difficult to look after her children on her own

A. divorced                  B. divided        C diverged       D. denied         E. defused

23. Many men believe that is the responsibility of a woman

A. childhelp     B. childcare      C. childaid       D. childdonation          E. childhood

24. is a particularly difficult time of life for a child

A. convalescence B. adolescence C. convergence D. copulation          E. condemnation

25 A person's behavior can sometimes be traced back to his/her

A. creative years B. formulative years C. formative years   D. final year   E. followed year 

26. The country has seen a sharp drop in the in the last few years

A. birth rate B. baby rate C born rate D. engagement  E. cost rate

27. She has five who rely on her to look after them

A. dependants  B. dependers   C. dependents  D. defenders     E. defendants

28. is on the rise, with over 20% of serious crimes being committed by children
under the age of seventeen

A. junior crime   B. juvenile delinquency   C. minor crime   D. teens stuff  E. teens manner





PART III
Look at the sentences below and fill in the gaps using the appropriate word from

A. B, C, D, or E

29. He didn't get a good grade the first time he did his English exam so he decided to …… it.

A. reset            B. remake         C. repair          D. rejoin           E. remove

30. People who attend university later in life are often called students.

A. aged            B. mature         C old                D. senior          E. ancestor

31. Although she had left school and was working, she went to evening classes at the local College of Education.

A. Upper           B. Further         C. Higher          D. Taller           E. Under

32. After he left school, he decided to go on to education and applied for a place at Edinburgh University.

A. further          B. upper           C higher           D. fathered       E. furthered

33. He receive a local government to help him pay for his course.

A. fee   B. fare C grant   D. gratis         E. garbage

34. Education helps us to acquire knowledge and learn new ________ .

A. skills            B. powers         C abilities   D. trick    E. phenomenon

35. Although she already had a first degree from university, she decided that she wanted to work towards a degree later in life.

A. further          B. senior          C. higher          D. farther          E. lower

36 We should make the best of every to learn.
A. chance         B. opportunity C availability    D. option          E. prospect

37 Nowadays, education is promoted a lot in schools.
A. body            B. health          C. vitality          D. prime           E. prospectus  

38. A large number of parents are dissatisfied with the education system, and put their children into private schools instead.
A. government  B. national       C. state D. privacy         E. predesigned

39. Because so many students find exams stressful, some colleges offer a system of assessment instead.
A. continual     B. continuous C. ongoing       D. upcoming    E. sorting

40. He has read a lot of books and  … a lot of knowledge.
A. acquired      B. won               C achieved     D. skillful         E. proved