Foreign Language Acquisition for Self Development (Education and Career)

In my experience of being a moderator, I highlighted several interesting points which I think deserve to be shared. The presenter, Jennifer, explained how the education changes in the 21st century with the emergence of technology. 

Obviously, technology and internet have been driving tremendous social changes since their emergence. They change how people interact, communicate, how they live their lives. They even greatly change human’s way of arranging life priorities. Education is a huge part of social life, and technology and internet have done some big modifications in education-related activities. Classroom space is widened by technology. Autonomous learning can be done by anyone, anywhere and anytime. There are so many sources (paid and free, safe and risky) to learn from just at our fingertips. Teachers’ tasks are not limited in delivering lessons in classes. In fact, their tasks are getting more complicated and varied. 

Based on my personal experience, 21st century teachers’ hardest challenge is to educate their students in a way where the students could help themselves facing 21st century problems. In my case, filtering the mass information the world offers. 

My First Moderating Experience

The UNAOC reports and diary are still scripted and not ready yet to be published on here, thanks to my lack of management skill to tackle piled up paperwork and being a single sister raising two loud young brothers (Wait… Don’t look at me like that! I love them!). But! The UNAOC was the reason I said yes to the following opportunity: moderating a bilingual talk show. 

Being an awkward social being as I am, I’ve always hated talking in front of people, let alone moderating a formal event. It never went through my mind. Nope. Nada. But the effect of the global forum filled through my blood and brain. Since coming back from Bali, and confirming a lot of new friend requests from all around the world, then seeing updates of my new friends’ influential activities, I’ve oftentimes found myself thinking,
“Okay. So what am I doing here?”

“Oh, I went shopping with this girl! Wait, she’s a famous MTV presenter and youth activist?!”

“This man is… Whaaat??”

“My roommate was whooo??”

“Why couldn’t they put a big board of their achievements when we were in Bali so I could ask for their signatures?!”

(Well, I was joking on the last one. A little bit. Okay, I was honest.)

The point is… I constantly asked myself and felt insecure about my contribution to society. Though, I am working in a school which is already a great place to make changes, but the opportunity and idea sometimes worked differently in your head that makes you keep questioning, “Am I really contributing positively for a greater cause?”