I read a story of Emilie Vigano on The Jakarta Post. She is a French lecturer that teaches in Brawijaya University in Malang. She told the paper that there was a problem with her student here in Indonesia, something that shocking her.
"I thought they were really lazy," she said.
"I lost my temper for the first time, but that didn't do any good. People here are very kind but don't respect you when you get angry.
"I told my students (in the first semester she had about 50) that they were the next generation of hope, and Indonesia needed their knowledge and ability. They had the brains; if they didn't work hard now how could they do so in the future?
"They don't, but can still graduate. Some are very bright, but they have a romantic view of France.
"I was advised by a colleagues to take things more easily. This is the first time in my life that I've veen told I'm working too hard!"
What you have learned? "It is very hard to see things through another culture, but we must try. I know I'll be a better teacher when I go back to France because I'll be able to appreciate how difficult things are for outsiders. I should have done this when I was younger."
That's some last lines of the article about her. But, from the article I also know that it's not appropriate in Europe questioning somebody else about his/her private life. "I live in a kampong with a nice Indonesian family. Everyone is curious about my private life. In Europe asking such questions shows bad judgement. But I have to accept. I tell the truth. I'm Catholic, 25 and married. My husband is in France and we have no children.
from the article "Emilie Vigano: Don't call me bule, Mister!" The Jakarta Post, March 13, 2007.
"I thought they were really lazy," she said.
"I lost my temper for the first time, but that didn't do any good. People here are very kind but don't respect you when you get angry.
"I told my students (in the first semester she had about 50) that they were the next generation of hope, and Indonesia needed their knowledge and ability. They had the brains; if they didn't work hard now how could they do so in the future?
"They don't, but can still graduate. Some are very bright, but they have a romantic view of France.
"I was advised by a colleagues to take things more easily. This is the first time in my life that I've veen told I'm working too hard!"
What you have learned? "It is very hard to see things through another culture, but we must try. I know I'll be a better teacher when I go back to France because I'll be able to appreciate how difficult things are for outsiders. I should have done this when I was younger."
That's some last lines of the article about her. But, from the article I also know that it's not appropriate in Europe questioning somebody else about his/her private life. "I live in a kampong with a nice Indonesian family. Everyone is curious about my private life. In Europe asking such questions shows bad judgement. But I have to accept. I tell the truth. I'm Catholic, 25 and married. My husband is in France and we have no children.
from the article "Emilie Vigano: Don't call me bule, Mister!" The Jakarta Post, March 13, 2007.
di Unibraw udah ada sastra Perancis kah..?
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gak tahu deh.. tapi sepertinya Ibu Emilie Vigano itu datang ke Indonesia untuk mempelajari budaya Indonesia..
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