In semester 6, we take
Language Laboratory Management subject. In this subject, we learn about
everything that is related to the Language Laboratory, especially about the
management of the Language Laboratory. We learn about how to manage a language laboratory.
In the middle semester, we are given an assignment. We have to visit a language
laboratory of a school, to observe the condition of the language laboratory.
Finally, we chose SMAN
Tempeh, Lumajang as the object for our language laboratory visit. On Friday,
April 13th 2012, we went to SMAN Tempeh for visit the language
laboratory. One of the English teachers in SMA Tempeh, Mrs. Endah greeted us
and soon took us to the language laboratory. My first impression was surprised.
The language laboratory looks like old. The condition of the tools is not quite
good anymore. There are 30 booths, but only half of it which is can work well.
The half ones are broken. That is the main problem of this language laboratory.
Although the condition of language laboratory doesn’t support the learning
activities well, but the teachers and students of SMAN Tempeh utilize it well.
The English teachers use this language laboratory to teach listening and they
combine with speaking and writing.
From this visit, I have
got some lesson I can be learned. The condition of language laboratory and the
enthusiasm of the teachers and the students of this school have taught me that
limitation doesn’t make the enthusiasm of something being lost. It is even make
us to be motivated. We have to study hard. If the things that we need do not
support our activity, we are not allowed to give up, we can find the other
alternative to face it. It is better if we do not depend on the facilities at
all. Like the condition of the language laboratory in SMAN Tempeh, the broken
equipments, the limitation of the facilities, do not being barriers for the
teacher and the students to do the teaching - learning activities, they still
can use the language laboratory well, although it doesn’t support well.
Another that, I can
learn about cooperation in this visit. Cooperation is an important thing in
this case. The cooperation is badly needed, in order to maintain the language
laboratory. In SMAN Tempeh, I see the cooperation among the teachers, and also
the cooperation between teachers and students to maintain the language
laboratory is well. They use the laboratory wisely, because they know that the
condition of their language laboratory doesn’t well anymore.