Blog Post Learning Logs Meeting 11

 

About me:

                   Hello friends, My name is Mewpov. I was born in Tangerang . I am a student of Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang and I majored in English Education. I'm in semester 6 right now. I live in Moch Toha street Pasar Baru Tangerang. I come from a small family of 4 members in one family. I have a sister and I am the youngest in the family. My hobby is listening to music cause I think my voice is very sweet. I listen to a lot of songs from western and kpop. I'm not fixated on genres, I listen to all genres of music. My daily life is a student of the faculty of education. Right now I'm also helping to teach a few children in my place. The reason that I create this blog is to share some learning logs in journalism courses. If you want to contact me you can visit my Instagram on @meyl*****.

My opinion of news writing and as a citizen journalist

                   As citizen journalists, we can learn to use websites such as blogs, podcasts as well as social media, and YouTube to disseminate information. Citizen journalism can use the platform to write news writing. Using platforms such as bloggers can help citizen journalism in writing news writing. Blogger can be used easily with various features in it such as there is a comment feature that makes it easier for readers to provide feedback to the author. Make it easier for citizen journalism to reach their news writing access to a larger readership. Create news writing by collecting credible, accurate, and objective information. News writing is based on facts without bias. For the information shown to be accountable, as a citizen journalism must conduct news gathering first before writing news writing. News gatherings can be done such as conducting interviews and background research. Write news that becomes informative and valuable to the readers. Make good use of existing platforms in the stage of improving writing skills.

 

My language learning logs

Student Pseudonym Name: mewpov (Meylia Putri Angesti)

Date: 15 December 2023

Session Material: Meeting 11

Number of the meeting tasks	Topic of the meeting	Sources	Vocabulary usage (New vocabulary words or phrases encounteres during the session material: The word, its definition, part of speech, and an example sentence)	Example taken from the text	Grammar
Meeting 11 Task	Selecting Topics for EFL News Feature Writing	Lecturer’s Note and Lecturer’s explanation	Initiatives: Inisiatif (noun)	Environmental Initiatives	Active voice Present tense
			Breakthrough: Terobosan (noun)	Breakthrough innovations	Active voice Present tense
			Gastronomy: Keahlian memasak (noun)	Exploring the world of gastronomy and food culture can be a fantastic topic for a news feature.	Active voice Present tense
			Heritage: Warisan (noun)	Heritage sites	Active voice Present tense
			Resilience: Ketangguhan (noun)	Discussing their resilience	Active voice Present tense

Reflection

                   Today's learning discussion is different from the material from last week because last week we discussed an example and analysis of news features, so this week the material discussed is about selecting topics for news feature writing. This lesson means how to select topics for news feature writing in English as a foreign language (EFL) about some suggestions. Through discussion about selecting topics for news feature writing in EFL, I now realize that we can feel excited about selecting topics in EFL news feature writing. Have various topics such as cultural festivals, education, health, art, travel, etc. The most helpful experience for me has been that these topics can be explored through interviews and visual and local perspectives. These skills will be essential to me as a learner of news, features, and editorial courses because I can know and learn more about this knowledge also this knowledge will be essential to me in the workplace later in the future because I can improve the ability to create an attractive and successful news writing that delivered to an audience or reader.

 

Summary

                   According to the lecture’s explanation and lecture note in their article titled “Selecting topics for EFL News Feature Writing,”  it was stated that EFL news feature writing can be exciting, with topics such as cultural festivals, environmental initiatives, education trends, technology advancements, health and wellness, entrepreneurship and business, art and culture, community profiles, travel and tourism, and social issues. These topics can be explored through interviews, visual aids, and local perspectives. For example, focusing on cultural festivals can explore the history and significance of local celebrations, while environmental initiatives can explore sustainability efforts and eco-friendly practices. Education trends can discuss new teaching methods, student challenges, and success stories in education. Technology advancements can explore the impact of technology on society and the digital divide. Health and wellness can focus on fitness trends, mental health awareness, and traditional medicine practices. Entrepreneurship and business can showcase local startups and success stories. Community profiles can highlight individuals or groups making a difference in their community. Travel and tourism can explore hidden gems and the impact of tourism on local communities. Social issues can address societal challenges like homelessness, poverty, and social inequality.