On Saturday, may 9th 2020, HAMLET has set up Online Discussion or also known as Online Discussion Performance (ODP) in LIVE IG. The theme is “Improving English Skill during Self Quarantine”. The speaker is Eka Nur Musfi’atin and the moderator is Masnuah.
The speaker gives tips and tricks to improve English speaking skill by increasing grammar, vocabulary and pronounciation. First, to improve grammar, the learners suggested to watch western movie, news in platform or television with English language because sometimes people become a fast learner just by listening, watching something or using their audiotory sense. Second, to improve the vocabulary, learners can practice using stickynote that contains word and sticked it on the objects that are easily seen. For example: “door”, “radio”, “newspaper”, “motorcycle”, or they can input sentences like “please open the door”. Improving vocabulary can also trained by writing a diary or journal using English without seeing the dictionary, then after finish, they can check it in dictionary whether the vocab is right or not. Third, to improve pronounciation learners must not underestimate the basic letters A-Z because it can influence their pronounciation. Learner can practice saying A-Z in one breath so they must say it as fast as possible. Learners can also improve their pronounciation by learn and practice the phonetic symbol in dictionary.
There are five pilars that learners should do to improve their English speaking i.e. no shy, no worry, no afraid, be confident and speak up your mind. The most important thing is learners must be crazy in speaking, crazy here doesn’t mean mental illness but learners must speak up their mind, don’t be shy and don’t be afraid if they make mistakes because people can success by making mistakes.
The purpose of Online Discussion Performance is to fill people time that stay at home by doing something more useful. Moreover, by watching this ODP viewer also can immediately practice and ask their problems about English Skill. The participant in this ODP is majority students of English Study Program but there are some viewers from other faculties and general viewers.

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