Tanah Grogot, 13 September 2022 — Monitoring Team of Revitalization of Regional Language (furthermore stated as RBD) for Paser language monitored the implementation of RBD in Tanah Grogot, Paser Regency. It aimed to observe the implementation progress of Paser language RBD. Besides, it was conducted to look closer at the preparation of Festival Tunas Bahasa Ibu (FTBI/Festival of Mother Language for Younger) at the regency and provincial levels. The monitoring was the RBD implementation series in East Kalimantan Province.

That took place at 4 schools, such as  State Elementary School (SDN) 022 Tanah Grogot, SDN 014 Tanah Grogot, State Junior High School (SMPN) 4 Tanah Grogot, and SMPN 15 Tanah Grogot. It involved 2 headmasters of elementary school and 2 headmasters of junior high school, 1 supervisor, 16 teachers of elementary school, and 14 teachers of junior high school. The sum of affected students was 178 students at SDN 022 Tanah Grogot, 520 students at SDN 014 Tanah Grogot, 311 students at SMPN 4 Tanah Grogot, and 518 students at SMPN 5 Tanah Grogot. Besides those places, it was reported that the Elementary School Teacher Working Group (KKG SD) Gugus 5 Tanah Grogot disseminated the RBD for 64 teachers. Students have practiced Poetry, Sempuri, Betoreh, and Speech. The RBD, in Tanah Grogot, has been running well and celebrated in festivals at the subdistrict level.

Translated by Muhammad Erwin Darma