We are coming towards the end of our project at the women's prison.We did a quick survey on how the students had changed from their 3 months plus encounter with me and team.
It's a wonderful, wonderful feedback and we will be documenting our findings in a book soon.Yang paling menyentuh hati, students who could not speak or write in Malay could do so and proudly doing it in their short stories in Malay.Those who wish to write in English are also improving their English.Alhamdulillah berbaloi getting up early in the morning and travelling so far from one end of the world to the other.
Lagi satu episode is when one of the students (non-Malay) minta ayah dia belikan kamus Bahasa Melayu to improve her Malay and she is so motivated that she gets her Malay friends to teach her how to speak Malay correctly (working on her pronunciation).
Yang juga menyentuh hati my student from the estate is now so confident that she is documenting her estate stories (which I love so much cos' I learn more about her community in those settings).
I know it will be sad when the project comes to an end.The students' self esteem is so high that they are now so popular dan digelar penulis every time they walk around the prison.They tell us it gives them a sense of pride and makes them want to work harder and produce the best.
Today we acted scenes from their writings to see what else to edit.When you act out, nampak lebih nyata what works, what does not.Senang sikit nak edit apa yang tak kena or giving a different voice or giving a voice to a character yang dipinggirkan.
Saya doakan hanya yang baik-baik dan semoga projek ini mencapai matlamatnya.
It's a wonderful, wonderful feedback and we will be documenting our findings in a book soon.Yang paling menyentuh hati, students who could not speak or write in Malay could do so and proudly doing it in their short stories in Malay.Those who wish to write in English are also improving their English.Alhamdulillah berbaloi getting up early in the morning and travelling so far from one end of the world to the other.
Lagi satu episode is when one of the students (non-Malay) minta ayah dia belikan kamus Bahasa Melayu to improve her Malay and she is so motivated that she gets her Malay friends to teach her how to speak Malay correctly (working on her pronunciation).
Yang juga menyentuh hati my student from the estate is now so confident that she is documenting her estate stories (which I love so much cos' I learn more about her community in those settings).
I know it will be sad when the project comes to an end.The students' self esteem is so high that they are now so popular dan digelar penulis every time they walk around the prison.They tell us it gives them a sense of pride and makes them want to work harder and produce the best.
Today we acted scenes from their writings to see what else to edit.When you act out, nampak lebih nyata what works, what does not.Senang sikit nak edit apa yang tak kena or giving a different voice or giving a voice to a character yang dipinggirkan.
Saya doakan hanya yang baik-baik dan semoga projek ini mencapai matlamatnya.
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