Razan’s English and His Future Career
English Class at ITPLN
When I first stepped at the English class at ITPLN, I knew exactly about English connectivity would be related to my future dreams. As a person who studies on System Information, I’m aware of how English significally can be, especially in the professional world. However, in this class. We’ve raport fostered by our lecturer Mr Deny Gunawan Susandi, that makes an English class felt like a team discussion than a formal English class, but he’s still in the right way how’s lecture normally. Therefore this isn’t just talkin about verb tenses or vocabulary, this is about conveying our ideas, storytelling, and overall thinkin in the English language.
At first, im pretty nervous about writing essay like this or like sharin my opinion. But as the weeks goin on his classes, I realize this class was so different. I actually like “encouraged” to speak up, tell my own story, and think about my goals. Even though I hasn’t done a presentation yet, I’ve been using English a lot in mywritten tasks or discussion. And you kno what? I actually enjoyed it. It feels like English gave me a whole new way to speak up my ideas out of my head, I can said it just like a kind of freedom that’s pretty cool.
From Boarding School into Campus Life
Before I jumped to the college world, I spent my junior high school at a boarding school. It was a great experience for Sure, but there’s one thing that I really noticed was how few students there were genuinely into “Tech World”. Most of my friends are clueless about gadgets or new trends in tech. somehow, I ended up being one of the only people paid attention to that stuff. I loved reading tech news, following new phone or laptop releases, and learning about the digital hype. People in my dorm just called me “The Walking Libraries” even thoug if I’m being honest, I only knew the basics.
Then in senior highschool, I picked my social studies (IPS) major because im not really that good at math and science because im from boarding school. Lot of people assume socials don’t ended up in tech or engineering. But I’m always felt that technology is for anyone curious enough to learn like me, not just science students. When I decided on information system at ITPLN Jakarta, I thought its gonna be like perfect combs between management, business, also computer.
Turns out, its way deeper than I was expected, suddenly , I was dealing with algorithms, programming and system designs also. Im probably struggled at first, or maybe until right now im still feels kind of struggle on some new things that I learned. I quickly realize that most of of the best explanations are in English, so being able to understand them became my secret weapon.
Another boomerang for me was finding out we had a Calculus class. I seriously thought Information Systems wouldn’t have much math. I figured it was more about managing data and building systems, not crunching numbers. But nope, Calculus was right there in classes. And honestly, It was a nightmare for me. Cause I’ve never liked math, not since junior highchool. Seeing all those formulas again just stressed me out like every formulas that I needs to remember made my head wants to blowin like a shattered glass. And at a time I was sayin like “damn, really? Didi I really to ended this hope down.”, but it just went on first
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Right now, I’m just trying and hopes my best to get through it. The midterm is coming up, and my goal is simple like if there are ten questions, I just want to be able to solve two or three correctly. That might sound like crazy, but for me, that would be a prestations if im getting more. I’m not a math’s person, but I’m trying to stay positive. I just keep reminding myself that Calculus is only one part of the journey, not the whole destination. What really matters in this field is how we use data to solve problems, not just how we calculate it.
English as My Bridge To the Tech World
I’ve always amazed by the big company name tech companies like Apple, Google or Samsung. Its crazy hows they made people change their way of thinkin. I mean their invention was so good and help us to made our life part is more efficient.
That’s how, why English feels so important at a time. cause it’s the one of the bridges connects me to the world. Sometime, I imagine myself workin at global company where the things and teams are comin all over different countries. It sounds tough, honestly, but it sounds so exciting. Why im imagine like that because one day I will being a person who can communicate well, and contribute also in many potential future sectors. Because im just like, I can helps people with my ideas to anyone, and also anywhere.
I knew I still got a long way in my journey. But everytime I learn and use English, whether for chatting and talkin with people or my friends. I felt like I got a little step closer to my dream.
Building My Own Path
As I said before, im still at the beginning my way. Being an ITPLN student change me so much in the way of thinkin about. Its not just about tech. ive learned that I cant grew up so fast. But it’s so oaky for me to startin it from zero. Maybe peoples or lokely me thinks that person can work and livin in places like Google were just born for that. But I’m pretty sure with my consistency, curiousity also willing to learn to anew thing I can bein part in the one all of them in future.
Everytime I got stucked on some things like confused to learning algorithm or a new materials that I can’t figure it out. I just remind myself that everyone starts from different stories and different way. I wouldn’t call myself a tech expert or a programming whiz, but one day I hope to. But im an technology enthusiast, I love to exploring new things in there. Iike how the things can actually work, or how tech can made life probably better than ever.
One day, I hope to work for a big named company like Apple, Google, or Samsung. I have no idea where I ended up exactly in the future, but im sure with my consistency and my way like I said before. With learnin English and Tech also is makes me goin to my dreams that I wanna be in.
Razan Muhammad Ihsan
Student of Information System Study Program, FTEN, Institut Teknologi PLN
