一百個小時之後 / Setelah Seratus Jam / After 100 Hours

(English version below / versi bahasa Indonesia di bawah)

不知道大家有沒有聽過一萬小時定律?意思就是人只要花一萬個小時就能成為該領域的專家。這篇文章想跟大家分享我在 AmazingTalker 上了超過 100 堂課的心得。這樣或許會比較好想像一萬小時之後的景象!希望透過一萬小時定律,我印尼語的聽說讀寫就可以向講中文一樣順。

所以先來跟大家報告我目前 100+ 小時的狀況吧!

——【日常對話】——

我滿喜歡在上課的時候聊生活中的瑣事,除了上課會比較有趣外,學到的單字肯定實用。雖然平常還是要常常查單字,但基本上我腦袋想的都還是能表達出來。對我來說,日常對話絕對是幫助建立自己信心的好方法!

——【看 YouTube】——

課堂外,我會看像是 Titan Tyra, Puri Viera, Naila Farhana 等等 YouTuber 的頻道。通常會找頻道是專門在教英文的,或是很佛心有上字幕的。(沒錯,其實印尼人也很少在上印尼字幕,是不是只有台灣人愛看中文字幕?)偷偷跟大家說,我沒有很喜歡透過看 YouTube 來練習,因為對現階段的我而言,難度還是太高了。但畢竟上課是跟老師 1 對 1 而已,老師也可能會放慢速度好讓你聽懂,所以看 YouTube 影片來可以看到自己離正常使用這個語言還差多遠。

——【 紀錄生活】——

既然前面提到可以進行日常對話了,那用文字紀錄生活瑣事應該是可以做到的。這件事的難度其實並不在於有沒有能力去做,而是我們都知道養成寫日記的習慣是多們困難的事啊!目前我是佛系進行這件事,但如果有寫,寫完的那剎那是滿懷開心的。

——【讀圖像小說】——

現階段來說,閱讀一般書籍或是小說還是太困難,所以經由朋友介紹我認識了圖像小說。之前有嘗試在 Gramedia Digital 的 App 上讀 Scrambled。其實就跟看漫畫的感覺差不多,所以當遇到部會的字也可以看圖說故事,做起來就不會那麼痛苦。

這次就先到這裡吧!

最後,我想要推薦我現在上課的老師,Ninuk!Ninuk 上課的方式很有趣,其實就是在聊天,但同時老師會在聊天記錄裡面記下這次的新單字。偶爾也會玩一些小測驗、介紹印尼的文化以及各種不同的小活動。雖然是輕鬆的聊天,但不會讓你覺得就只是單純在聊天,聊完就結束了,好像沒有進步。

縱使到目前為止,我還沒去過印尼,但對於自身的印尼語程度還是有一定信心的。看到自己每天一點一滴地在進步,會覺得一萬小時來換流利的印尼語似乎沒有那麼遙遠了。

如果我能做得到的話,相信在看文章的你也一定可以!

— Setelah Seratus Jam —

Kamu pernah dengar teori 10.000 jam? Maksudnya kamu bisa menjadi ahli di satu bidang saat kamu menghabiskan 10.000 jam. Aku ingin bagikan kemajuanku sesudah lebih dari seratus kelas bahasa Indonesia di AmazingTalker. Kayaknya itu akan bantu kita membayangkan bagaimana setelah 10.000 jam! Aku harap lewat 10.000 jam untuk belajar dan latihan, aku bisa membaca, mendengar, menulis dan bicara seperti bahasa ibu.

Saat ini, apa yang bisa aku capai lewat 100+ jam?

——【Percakapan Sehari-hari】——

Aku suka ngobrol santai di kelas, jadi kata-kata yang aku pelajari di kelas sangat berguna, karena ini adalah kata-kata yang orang gunakan setiap hari. Walaupun aku harus cari kata-kata dari waktu ke waktu, tapi aku masih bisa bicara tentang apapun yang aku mau. Pendapatku, mampu berbicara sehari-hari sangat penting, karena ini memberi kepercayaan diri saat bicara bahasa Indonesia.

——【Nonton YouTube】——

Di luar kelas AmazingTalker, aku berlangganan kanal YouTube, misalnya Titan Tyra, Puri Viera, Naila Farhana, dll. Aturan praktisnya adalah mencari kanal yang mengajari orang berbahasa Inggris atau punya teks bahasa Indonesia. Aku perlu teks karena mereka berbicara cepat. Sejujurnya, aku tidak terlalu suka cara ini karena ini sulit. Tapi ini penting karena kamu akan tahu seberapa jauh kamu dari situasi sebenarnya.

——【Menulis Tentang Kehidupan Sehari-hari】——

Kalau bisa percakapan sehari-hari, menulis tentang kehidupan sehari-hari tidak akan terlalu susah. Ini lebih merupakan kebiasaan daripada kemampuan karena kita tahu bagaimana sulitnya untuk menulis buku harian. Aku cuma menulis saat aku ingin, tapi aku merasa senang saat bisa melakukannya.

——【Membaca Novel Grafis】——

Buku atau novel biasa masih terlalu susah untukku, jadi aku ingin menyarankan novel grafis. Aku coba membaca Scrambled dari aplikasi Gramedia Digital. Hal yang bagus dengan novel grafis adalah saat ada kata-kata yang tidak tahu, aku bisa tebak dari gambarnya.

Itu saja untuk saat ini!

Terakhir, aku ingin merekomendasikan Ninuk di AmazingTalker. Kelas dengan Ninuk tidak pernah membosankan! Kami pernah bermain kuis, belajar kata-kata berguna untuk percakapan dan juga ngobrol santai. Kamu bisa bersenang-senang sambil belajar sehingga waktu cepat berlalu selama kelas.

Sampai sekarang, aku belum pernah ke Indonesia, tapi aku percaya diri saat berbicara bahasa Indonesia. Jadi aku percaya setelah 10.000 jam aku bisa mencapai tujuanku dan kamu juga bisa!

— After 100 Hours —

Have you heard of the 10,000 hours rule? Basically, it means that we can be an expert in the specified field after spending 10,000 hours in it. I would like to share my current progress after taking 100 classes on AmazingTalker. Hopefully, by doing this write-up, it can also help us have a better imagination of what could be possible after 10,000 hours. My goal would be to be able to use Indonesian just like my mother tongue.

So let's see what I've achieved so far in 100+ hours!

——【Daily Conversations】——

I like to chat during my sessions, because I believe that the vocabulary that I pick up will probably going to the most common words used by native speakers. Although I have to turn to the dictionary from time to time, I still am able to say whatever I feel like. In my opinion, I see the ability to be able to have daily conversations as one of the most import aspects in learning a language, because this is also the source of confidence.

——【Watch YouTube】——

Besides taking classes, I also follow YouTubers such as Titan Tyra, Puri Viera, Naila Farhana, and etc. A rule of thumb is to find YouTube channels that are teaching English or have captions available. They speak way too fast for me right now, so I really need those captions! To be honest, I don't really like to watch these videos due to it being too hard for me at this stage. That being said, it is still very crucial to know how far away I am from the reality.

——【Write About Daily Life】——

As mentioned above, if we already have the ability to have daily conversations, then writing about it shouldn't be that hard. I believe that we all know how hard it is to write consistently, so this is more of a habit issue than an ability one. Right now, I write whenever I feel like it, but when I do write, I'm usually pretty content.

——【Read Graphic Novels】——

Reading regular books or novels for me is still too tough for me at this point, so here I'd like to recommend a genre called graphic novels. I tried reading Scrambled from the Gramedia Digital App. One of the pros is that since it has graphics, so whenever I encounter a new word, I can also just guess its meaning without really going to a dictionary.

So that's it for now!

Last but not least, I would like to recommend my current teacher, Ninuk! Her classes are never boring and packed with fun activities. The coolest thing is that although we seem to be just chatting in class, but Ninuk actually has a lesson packed in each session so that over time you'll make progress. So if you like to learn and grow without feeling the painfulness, definitely try booking a class!

Up until today, I haven't been to Indonesia once, but I'm already feeling somewhat confident with my Indonesian.

I believe that reaching my goal after 10,000 isn't just a dream. If I can do it, you definitely can do it as well!

Teacher in the story

10 years teaching experience
US$8
/ 50 min
US$2
/ Trial lesson
10 years teaching experience
👩‍🏫I do my best to transfer not only Indonesian language skills, but also its culture. 🎓I am TKT ( Cambridge Teaching Knowledge of Test) certified. I majored in journalism and English literature ( English-Indonesian Translation). 👍Teaching students with diverse background (student, artist, lecturer, blogger, farmer, tour guide, etc.).
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9 Comments

  • 嗨!這是我學英文的故事
    https://tw.amazingtalker.com/stories/6398
    若是您喜歡我的故事請幫忙點進網址
    給我一點鼓勵 投一個愛心💖 非常謝謝😊
    Hello! teacher, This is my English learning story
    https://tw.amazingtalker.com/stories/6398
    If you like my story, please give me a like💖
    Give me encouragement, Thank you so much 😊
  • 谢谢你的分享!真的有鼓励到我要继续努力学印尼语
  • @蕭凱元
    一起努力吧,我們都很努力再學習:)
  • 好佩服你持之以恆,並且運用多元的方式來增進自己的印尼文!很激勵我繼續努力~
  • Terima kasih Jade!!! Aku sangat senang dan aku akan lanjutnya!
  • Terima kasih Jade!!!! Aku sangat senang dan juga semangat lanjutnya!
  • Wow! Selamat Candy sudah menyelesaikan 100+ jam kelas di AT~ Semangat terus! hihi
  • Terima kasih Ninuk :)
  • Terima kasih sudah menulis ini. Tulisanmu memberi saya motivasi. Love you Candy!