Sangatta, 5 September 2023 — The Monitoring Team has monitored and evaluated the Implementation of Kutai Language Revitalization in Sangatta, East Kutai Regency on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. It aimed to determine the progress of implementing Kutai language revitalization and preparing elementary and junior high school students to participate in the FTBI. The team monitored at three places: the Agency of Education and Culture, SDN 005 North Sangatta, and SMPN 1 North Sangatta. At the Agency, the team coordinated with the Sector Head of the Elementary School Cultivation and the Section Head of Curriculum. He was welcomed to the FTBI event at the provincial level and will participate by preparing the students from the district-level selection that will be held in October 2023 for elementary school students. The 1st to 3rd winners will be sent to the provincial level in Samarinda. In addition, he also said East Kutai Regency had implemented local content learning of the Kutai language in the 1st and 4th grade of elementary school.
The team visited SDN 005 where has disseminated the RBD information to 37 teachers and 708 students. In fact, this school has conducted a reading competition in the Kutai language for poetry and fairy tales. It is followed by 26 students.
At SMPN 1, the team got the information that the main teacher has also conducted mentoring to 65 teachers and education administration personnel. In addition, she has conveyed FTBI activities to 1,117 students.
Based on the monitoring result, the team concluded that the Regional Government of East Kutai is ready to succeed the RBD implementation and supported the FTBI event which will be organized by the Regional Office for Language in East Kalimantan Province. The Regional Government has a strong spirit to preserve the Kutai Malay language so that it keeps existing and does not become extinct. (abd)
Translated by Muhammad Erwin Darma