The Master’s program in Linguistics is delighted and deeply grateful to welcome three esteemed professors to our academic program. They are Prof. Dr. Hendrokumoro, M.Hum., Prof. Dr. Sajarwa, M.Hum., and Prof. Dr. Suhandano, M.A., who are experts in linguistics and anthropological linguistics. We believe that their knowledge and dedication will undoubtedly enrich our program, inspire our students, and contribute to advancing research in the field of linguistics. 

“Congratulations to our respected lecturers, Prof. Hendro, Prof. Han, and Prof. Jarwa. They are the expert in their field and I am grateful to be their student and to be able to sit in a class listening to their lectures and be involved in the discussion with them,” Shela and Zalinda expressed their joyfulness. Shela asserted that they truly deserved the title since the experience and knowledge they shared always left her in awe and inspired her to delve deeper into the subject. 

“We do hope that Prof. Hendro, Prof. Han, and Prof. Jarwa may continue to create impactful knowledge and may always be beside us in digging the unseen––linguistically,” Shela added. Magister’s program in linguistics is excited to collaborate with our respected new professors and looks forward to discussing with them how to create impactful knowledge. “Stay healthy, Prof!” Zalinda cheered.

On Saturday, November 2, 2024, the second round of a thesis proposal seminar was held. Fifty linguistics students participated in the seminar. Unlike the previous round, the presentation started at eight in the morning and finished at one in the afternoon. On the other hand, technically it was similar to the previous seminar, the participants were given thirty minutes to present their topic and got feedback from the reviewer, not to mention the audience. 

Five rooms witnessed the discussion between the reviewer and the participants. The participants joined the room based on the student’s field of interest and the similarity of the research topics they are pursuing.  This time, Dr. Wiwik Retno Handayani, S.S., M.Hum., Dr. Arief Ma`nawi, S.S., M.Hum., Dr. Sailal Arimi, M.Hum., Prof. Dr. Hendrokumoro, M.Hum., Dr. Aprillia Firmonasari, S.S., M.Hum., Dr. Merry Andriani, S.S., M.L.C.S., Dr. Ni Gusti Ayu Roselani, M.A., Dr. Rio Rini Diah Moehkardi, M.A., Prof. Dr. Suhandano, M.A., Drs. Tatang Hariri, M.A., Ph.D., and Prof. Dr. I Dewa Putu Wijana, S.U., M.A. were the reviewers who read the proposal carefully to kindly suggested the students with valuable feedback.  

“Thank God everything went smoothly. I’d like to thank the reviewers for their constructive feedback and suggestions. It helped me to reshape and guide me to finish my research,” Zalfah, a translation student, gave her thoughts after participating in the seminar. In line with the Zalfah, Yuni, a sociolinguistic student, expressed that the discussion between the student and the reviewer contributed to making her research better through their insight and new perspectives. 

Zalfah and Yuni hoped that their research, not to mention the other students, would be conducted successfully, presenting a significant contribution and result academically and practically. “And I hope we will graduate in time, amin.” Zalfah’s wish ended the conversation.