“Undergraduate study gave me the opportunity to understand existing knowledge in my field. Graduate school gives me the opportunity to contribute to that knowledge.” I fell silent when I read an article in my friend’s Blog, a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University, main reasons to go to graduate school. I would also like to do the same, contribute knowledge to my country.
Since childhood, I have always wanted to understand more about the constantly changing world that we live in, wanting to understand the causes and effects of current and future human interactions. During my teenage years I started reading internationally recognized journals and magazines. My interest then gradually shaped into communication and linguistics by the ways in which I experienced languages: as a learner. Almost everything I have ever learned seems to have come from reading. However, it was the times spent living in Australia and later in Belgium that made me fully understand that language can be a means of conveying much more than just our
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Admittedly, my favorite subject was Psychology Communication. I found studying the human mind and behavior remarkable. This sparked my interest for teaching and child development. During the time spent at university I was involved in other activities connected to my area of study. These included translating (to and from Indonesian and English), and one month of experience in giving tuition to elementary students in English. I found teaching to be a particularly rewarding and inspiring job. Helping young people to realize their potential would be a job that I would look forward to. Malcolm X once said, "Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world." This is a concept I would like to use to inspire people and encourage them to appreciate the importance of their