Samarinda, August 16, 2024 — In Samarinda, the Language Ambassador and the Regional Office for Language in East Kalimantan Province collaborated to hold a Language Ambassador Acts (Krida Duta Bahasa). The theme is the Parade of Speech on State Language Prioritization and Creative Class for Regional Language Short Films. A hundred participants attended the parade at the Hall of Muhammadiyah University of East Kalimantan. Yudianti Herawati, the Chair of the Administration Team, opened the parade. It is expected to increase the understanding and positive attitude of the young generation to prioritize the state language and preservation of regional language, to develop the school activist groups in campaigning to prioritize the state language, and to realize the state language prioritization and the regional language preservation.
Muhammad Al Fayed, a film director, Ali Kusno and Pandu Pratama Putra from the Regional Office for Language in East Kalimantan Province, and Anna Maria, a Language Ambassador, invited as speakers. The speakers conveyed the cinematography, short film production technique, speech technique, state language fostering, and regional language preservation.
In the end, all participants are asked to apply and share the knowledge obtained from the speakers in their respective environments.
Translated by Muhammad Erwin Darma