Yep, new normal, are we ready to embrace it? Will we get through this? Don’t miss out on it yaa, scroll down for more! No worries, for English readers, you guys can also find it way below!
INDONESIAN
The new normal? Kita sering mendengar di berbagai media bahwa “mau tidak mau Indonesia harus siap dengan new normal,” atau bahkan “pemerintah minta masyarakat membiasakan diri dengan the new normal.” Ini di Indonesia, bagaimana dengan di luar Indonesia?
Di sisi lain, Amerika Serikat adalah negara yang saat ini paling terdampak Covid-19. Sampai tanggal 19 Mei 2020, CDC melaporkan bahwa ada 1.504.830 kasus positif di Amerika Serikat, dengan 90.340 kematian. Dengan demikian, percaya atau tidak percaya, Amerika Serikat harus menyambut yang namanya new normal. Sebetulnya, apa sih new normal itu dan bagaimana cara kita menyikapinya? Dalam Instagram live Senin kemarin, Elisa mengundang sepupunya Tris, yang saat ini tinggal di Chino, California untuk pencerahan lebih lanjut.
Tris sempat bekerja sebagai konselor untuk keluarga, terkhusus pernikahan dan keluarga yang terkait dengan (mantan) narapidana. Pekerjaannya sebetulnya berbeda dengan psikolog, di mana untuk menjadi psikolog diwajibkan untuk memiliki gelar doktor, sementara untuk menjadi konselor diwajibkan untuk memiliki gelar magister. Ia juga membagikan bahwa baik psikolog maupun konselor sangat dibutuhkan di masa-masa sulit seperti ini, khususnya seperti meningkatnya angka pengangguran.
Membiasakan Diri dengan New Normal
Lalu, apa itu new normal? New normal sendiri lebih pada kebiasaan baru, di mana kita menjalankan aktivitas seperti biasa ditambah dengan protokol kesehatan Covid-19 sampai vaksin ditemukan. Itu artinya, kita tetap harus menjalankan physical distancing (memberi jarak dan membatasi kontak fisik), misalnya, kemudian menggunakan masker, menerapkan pola hidup bersih dan sehat (PHBS)–bahkan beberapa sektor dapat tetap bekerja dari rumah.
Terlebih, salah satu caranya untuk menyongsong new normal itu adalah melakukan pertemuan secara online (seperti melalui Zoom, FaceTime), bahkan menerima konsultasi kliennya juga melalui online. Ngomong-ngomong tentang kegiatan offline yang dipindah ke online nih, kita di Engliven juga sudah 100% memindahkan kelas offline ke online! Sebenarnya Engliven sudah mengadakan online class bahkan dari sebelum Corona hadir. Kelas online kami berbasis video call dengan menggunakan Zoom sebagai platformnya–di mana belajar akan menjadi semakin interaktif dan akan berlatih bersama! Kita tidak hanya belajar bersama teman-teman (atau langsung dengan guru, bila privat), tetapi sesuai dengan metode di Engliven (20% Teacher Talk Time & 80% Student Talk Time), semua murid tetap bisa berbicara lebih banyak sambil share screen, annotate, bahkan berbagi file bersama! Dengan begitu, mereka bisa latihan berbicara Bahasa Inggris dengan lebih percaya diri.
Terlebih, ada beberapa keuntungan yang akan kalian dapatkan ketika kursus bahasa Inggris online dengan Engliven, yakni:
- Materi dan metode pengajarannya disesuaikan dengan tujuan dan kebutuhan kalian (termasuk, cara belajar kalian).
- Menggunakan kurikulum British English.
- Ada fleksibilitas dalam belajar, sehingga kalian bisa belajar di mana saja secara online (biasanya face-to-face juga).
- Tips Belajar Mandiri dari Engliven, jadi ketika sudah selesai pembelajaran dengan Engliven, kalian dapat tetap improve Bahasa Inggris kalian.
- Komunitas bahasa Inggris: Dengan bergabung dengan kelas Engliven, secara otomatis kalian dapat bergabung dalam komunitas Engliven, di mana kalian akan bertemu teman baru, hang out, belajar bareng, bahkan membangun keluarga baru!
Cuma butuh gadget dan kemauan kalian untuk mengembangkan bahasa Inggris kalian. dan semua sudah siap!
Kapan Ya Semua Ini Selesai?
Tidak hanya melakukan aktivitas online, demi keamanan dirinya, Tris harus tetap di rumah. Bahkan, untuk berbelanja keperluan, ibunya yang akan pergi berbelanja sendiri untuk keluarganya – sehingga Tris tidak perlu mengantarnya dan bisa stay at home saja. Meskipun kondisi di Chino masih bisa dikontrol, Tris belum tahu kapan semua ini akan selesai.
Ketidakpastian ini berdampak begitu besar. Semua akan dibuka kembali secara bertahap, baik di California maupun di Indonesia. Semua akan kembali dibuka dalam berbagai fase berbeda. Sekarang mungkin baru dalam fase ke-2 tapi kita percaya, suatu saat, semuanya akan kembali seperti sediakala–dan mari kita berharap pada hari itu, karena the best is yet to come. Scroll ke bawah untuk lihat versi bahasa Inggris, Vocab Corner serta Quiz!
ENGLISH
The new normal? We’ve heard this term from various media, saying “believe it or not, Indonesia has to embrace this new normal,” or even “the government asks the society to get used to the new normal (by coexist with Covid-19).” This is in Indonesia, what about the other parts of the world?
The United States is currently the country with the highest casualties of Covid-19. Until May 19th, 2020, CDC reported that there were 1,504,830 positive cases in the United States, with 90,439 deaths. In that sense, believe it or not, the United States also has to embrace the new normal.
But actually, what is the new normal, and how we can embrace it? On last Monday’s Instagram live, Elisa invited her cousin that currently lives in Chino, California, Tris, for further insights.
Tris used to work as a counselor for families, specifically marriage and family purpose that relates to the (former) inmates. What she does actually differs from a psychologist, because it requires a doctoral degree compared to a counselor like her who requires a master’s degree. She shared to us that both psychologists and counselors are necessary during these difficult times, because of the rising unemployment rates, for example.
Getting Used to New Normal
What is new normal? New normal is actually a new habit, where we are doing our activities that incorporate the Covid-19 health protocol until a vaccine has been found. That means we still have to do physical distancing (including reducing physical contacts), wear a mask when going outside, practice a healthy lifestyle–even several sectors can work from home. Furthermore, one of the ways Tris embraced the new normal in her job is by having online meetings (like using Zoom and FaceTime), even to talk with her clients.
Well, talking about moving offline activities online, Engliven is also doing the same, us in Engliven 100% moved our classes from offline to online! Actually, Engliven held online classes even before covid began. Our online classes are video-call based using Zoom as the platform, where learning can be more interactive so we all can practice together–where we can learn not only with our peers (or directly with the teacher, if private), but according to Engliven methods (20% teacher talk time and 80% student talk time), every student can talk more while sharing and annotating their screen, plus even sharing files with the teachers! The 80% student talk time is literally legit, so we can maximise our time to practice speaking English confidently!
Moreover, there are several benefits you’ll enjoy when enrolling to Engliven’s online English classes, such as:
- Personalisation of the materials and methods to your goals and needs (and learning styles).
- Using British English curriculum.
- Flexibility of learning, because you can learn from anywhere with online classes (and usually, face-to-face classes).
- Engliven Self-Learning Tips on learning English, so after concluding the lessons, the student can improve their English bigger and better.
- English community: By enrolling for Engliven’s classes, you’ll also join the Engliven community that consists of Engliven’s students from various backgrounds. This is where you can meet new friends, hang out, learn together, and even build a new family!
Just prepare your gadgets and willingness to improve your English, and we’re good to go!
When Will We Get Over This?
Aside from doing online activities, to keep herself safe, Tris has to stay home. Even her mother has to do the grocery shopping for her family–without Tris’s assistance as a chauffeur and she could just stay at home. Moreover, even though the situation in Chino is controllable, Tris doesn’t know yet when the physical distancing will be over.
This uncertainty hits us hard. Everything will gradually be reopened, in California, as well as Indonesia. Everything will reopen, in different phases. Maybe we’re now in the second phase, but trust us, one day, we’re going back to normality–and let’s hope for that day because the best is yet to come. Scroll below to see the vocabulary corner and the quiz!
VOCABULARY CORNER
American English is way different than British English that we’ve covered on one of the #AcrossTheGlobe series. Especially if you read the English section of this blog, you’ll notice there are several differences coming from American and British English.
- INMATES: In this context, inmates are those people who kept in prison, which is actually similar to a prisoner. You can use this word if you’d like to say narapidana in English.
- CHAUFFEUR: It is actually another word for a driver–especially when driving luxury cars. Mind the pronunciation because this word is derived from French. And yes, this is also a way to say supir (mobil mewah) in English.
- GRADUALLY: This is similar to “bertahap” in Indonesian. It’s something that is slow but sure but over a period of time.
- LEGIT: Similar to Canadian English, and also short for “legitimate,” you can say legit for something that is real. Beneran lah bahasa Indonesianya. This word is also commonly used in the United States, so it also counts as American English for sure.
QUIZ
- Tadi di artikel sempat disebutkan “pola hidup bersih dan sehat.” What is “pola hidup bersih dan sehat” in English?
- Ada idiom dalam bahasa Inggris tadi kalau “the best is yet to come.” How do you say it in Indonesian?
