The Head of the Department of Arabic Literature became a Presenter at the International Seminar “Qatari Forum for Authors”

Department of Arabic Literature 

Dr. Hanik Mahliatussikah, M. Hum

13 January 2021

Public Engagement  

SDG 4

Monday, January 11, 2021,  a  virtual international seminar entitled “Arabic Language Learning in the Covid-19 Era”   was held by the Qatari Forum for Authors. This seminar is held in commemoration of International Arabic Day, commemorated every December 18. The presence of this seminar is an answer to the problems that arise in learning Arabic amid Covid-19. One of the presenters of this seminar is the  Head of the UM Arabic  Literature  Department, Dr. Hanik Mahliatussikah.   He is the only presenter from Indonesia. The other presenters  come from  non-Arab speakers from various other countries, namely America, Canada, England, Italy, Ukraine, Romania, Turkey, and India. 

Figure 1. International Seminar  by Qatari Forum for Authors

 This activity  starts at 15.00  to 18.00 and is broadcast live through @QatariAuthors Youtube channel. This international seminar  presents 14 speakers who are experts in the  field of Arabic from all over the world. Dr.  Hanik Mahliatussikah, M.Hum, head of the Department of Arabic  Literature, Faculty of   Letters, State University of Malang, was chosen as one of the speakers inseparable from his work serving Arabic.   International seminar  activities  that have been held  successfully at UM  several times,   presenting foreign speakers aroused Arabic language observers to invite Department  lecturers. 

This Arabic literature is to be a speaker. The Arabic literature department has two study programs, namely S1  Arabic language education and S2 Arabic language teacher training. This UM Arabic S1 Study Program has obtained  UNGGUL accreditation by BAN PT and  AQAS international accreditation from Germany. S2  Arabic language teacher training has also obtained A  accreditation.   This achievement is also evidenced by international activities and the achievements of its students, who are very remarkable in the field of talent and interest competitions.   This joint activity  of the  Qatar forum is a step towards sustainable  development  goals in the development of Arabic   language learning after the  covid-19 pandemic and post-covid.