During my time at the University working in the English Department in the University in Padang, students not only learn about English language but also about culture and confidence especially when they speak in another language with a foreigner.

Through different activities in the semester, as well as meeting other foreigners, the students were encouraged to practice conversation to increase their confidence in speaking English. At the same time, they practiced what kind of questions to ask, since there are some questions in their culture that are not polite in a western or English-speaking country.

This is a kind of immersion in the culture and language, whilst in their own country, to prepare them for future encounters with foreigners or for when they have the opportunity to study or travel overseas.

The English Department prepares the student not only with language but also with building confidence and character for when they, one day, face the world using their degrees.