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My values
Widya is active, easy to get along with, and friendly to anyone. She likes to travel alone. Her favorite places are the mountains and the village. Visiting the outdoors can refresh her mind and increase her enthusiasm for work. She also likes new things because, for her, something new can encourage and motivate her to learn. This woman is very detailed. When she wants to know something, she will keep asking and looking for answers from several references until she is able to draw his own conclusions from those references.
Unfortunately, she is a pessimist, forgetful, and doubtful person. Therefore, a sharing partner is the most needed person, such as family, friends, and colleagues. In doing something, people might judge her to work slower than others. The reason is simple: she will not start working when she does not understand the job well.
And when she starts working, of course, the results of her work will be more detailed that will satisfy herself and others. Therefore, she always needs a notebook or recording device to overcome all of her weaknesses. She writes down or records every idea and the critical point to overcome her forgetfulness. Neither the discussion partner nor this recording device can help her to solve all these shortcomings.
Widya is a woman who is always independent and will never depend on others. She has the principle to do anything alone when she can still do it herself. However, it does not mean she refuses any help and invitation as long as it does not burden others.
This woman is a hard worker but never neglects her responsibilities to her family. She loves her two kids very much. For her, children are the light of her heart and will never be a blemish in her eyes. Children are the driving force at work.
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My Biography
Widya Rizky Pratiwi is a staff of Universitas Terbuka (Open University), located in Pondok Cabe, Pamulang, South Tangerang, Indonesia. She is currently a lecturer in the Master’s Study Program in English Education. Previously, she taught English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen dan Ilmu Komputer (STMIK) in the information systems study program, ESP at Politeknik Negeri Media Kreatif (Polimedia), and English for a Master of English education at Bosowa University (Unibos).
Widya was born in Bulukumba, August 20, 1988. Her mother (Lilik Sri Astuti, SP) is from Lumajang, East Java and her father (Ribut Agustianto, SP) comes from Pemalang, Central Java. Both are civil servants in Bulukumba, South Sulawesi. Therefore, Widya completed her primary to high school education in the same district from 1994 – 2006.
Then, she continued her bachelor’s degree at the State University of Makassar (UNM) in the English Language Education study program (2006-2010), a master’s degree at the Indonesian Muslim University majoring in management focused on education (2013-2015), and her doctoral degree at the State University of Makassar (UNM) concerned with English Education (2016-2021). Alhamdulillah, Widya is one of the lucky ones because, with minimal financial ability, she got the opportunity to continue her education up to the S3 level with funding from the government (which will be discussed in detail).
Apart from teaching, she is also involved in various organizational activities from elementary school until now. For example, she participated in scouting, the Indonesian Red Cross, English club meetings, and internal and external campus/school organizations, as well as a professional member of lecturers and researchers. Bulukumba English Meeting Club, Rumah produktif Indonesia, Asosiasi Dosen Pkm Indonesia (ADPI), Forum Dosen Indonesia (FDI), Asosiasi Dosen Indonesia (ADI), The Association of Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN), Sahabat Pulau, Internal Campus Organizations (BEMJ, DKMJ, ACCESS, ECC), Phinisi Bulukumba, etc. (the edition will be discussed more).
Since childhood, she has loved to write, but she has not found the proper forum and community to link this hobby. So, her essay was only written in a diary book that could be read by herself. However, in recent years, this lady has met new communities with experienced people in their respective fields, so she has the opportunity to improve her writing skills, such as scientific articles, opinions, or books. Some publications can be checked on her SINTA webpage (https://sinta.kemdikbud.go.id/). Through her writing experience, especially in writing books, she is trusted to teach additional courses in addition to the primary subject of English for specific purposes in Polimedia. The different subjects are all related to writing in the publishing study program (the edition will be discussed more).