English Language Education Study Program and Mathematics Education University of PGRI Yogyakarta (UPY) in collaboration with students empowering the youth of the Bilal bin Robbah Mosque in terms of foreign languages. The activity that carries the theme “Training and Assistance of the Use of Information Technology (IT)” aims to improve the quality and variation of activities in the mosque by utilizing technology.
The training that lasted for three days, from 29 to 31 May 2023, began at 14.00 & Ndash; 16.00 WIB. The priesthood was carried out at the Bilal Bin Robbah Mosque which is a place where the mosque teenagers are active.
This training has given the youth of the Bilal bin Robbah Mosque the opportunity to improve their Arabic and English skills. UPY lecturers and students guide them in the use of information technology, especially in learning foreign languages.
The first activity carried out is the presentation of IT benefits in learning English and Arabic. Making Power Point becomes one of the material taught to make a slide, one of which is for presentations that will be useful for them in the future. Applications that are recommended to create a power point are Microsoft Power Point which has an interface display and is easy to use for beginners. Another media that is integrated with Microsoft Power Point is the sound of text. This media allows participants to practice the pronunciation of each sentence repeatedly independently.
After the presentation of the material then a question and answer session was held. Many responses from mosque teenagers related to how to add media and audio. This training can provide opportunities for mosque teenagers to practice directly how to make power points accompanied by students and lecturers. In this activity also lecturers and students also gave direction on how to compile material well in Arabic and English. The selection of the material delivered is also adjusted to the needs of youth mosques when communicating in Arabic and English. Mosque teenagers are also taught how to access power points using their respective mobile phones.
With this training and assistance activity, it is hoped that the youth of the Bilal bin Robbah Mosque after practicing can increase enthusiasm in learning foreign languages, especially Arabic and English by utilizing information technology as well as possible. The use of information technology well is expected to make a positive contribution to their progress.
This training has stolen the attention of many people and became viral on social media, inspired many other communities to adopt a similar approach to empowering youth in their environment. UPY and Bilal Bin Robbah Mosque have proven that collaboration and technological utilization can create significant changes in youth education and development.
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