Madrasah Resources Center at Butta Salewangang Maros Regency

Responding to local government programs Maros regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia is lifted from the sense of the word Butta Salewangang (arti kata Butta Salewangang) set a target of IT-based education. The concept is, every member of the academic is required to keep up to date information and technology to realize Butta Salewangang as supporting Cyber ​​City District. To meet these needs, each individual is required to always adapt itself to the ability of the existing development. That process can not always be met with formal learning undertaken by each individual. In many respects, self-improvement should be implemented independently. A development capability that is necessary role in the academic world is the increase of foreign language skills.

To accommodate the learning needs of the individual and independent, it is proper School and Community Residents are given priority to get a facility that truly fit the needs of development. In this context Madrasah realize its commitment to help realize the goal of developing students' academic skills by providing support unit designed to meet the learning needs of self-insistence, Madrasah Resources Center. It is also in accordance with the Government's program in education which is translated from the word Butta Salewangang (arti kata Butta Salewangang).

Madrasah Resources Center (MRC) is one of the Academic Support Unit which is under the auspices of the Library Unit. The unit is based on the fact that the autonomous Learners (independent learners) is a demand in this global era. The new paradigm of learner-centered place of a teacher rather than as a single information for learners, but the teacher is a facilitator who will empower the potential of learners in order to have the ability to make the surrounding environment as a learning tool. MRC will facilitate these efforts and help all people in schools to improve academic skills related to primary language independently.

MRC responsibility of academic development:

1. Support the implementation of competency-based curriculum,
2. Support teachers in providing materials, methodology, and worksheets,
3. Counselors provide Arabic and English,
4. Provide literature for all classes in the form of CD, VCD, and cassette,
5. Provide facilities for the remediation of students,
6. Follow-up activities to support an intensive program of Arabic and English.
7. Support the development of independent learning strategies of students.

This self-learning center has focused on improving language skills, both receptive and productive, which is supported by multimedia facilities both electronic and non-electronic first priority. For the long term, the development of learning tools will be provided so that madiri a healthy learning community can be realized. To deepen language competencies, residents can access a collection of school CDs, cassettes, videos, computer programs, etc.. In addition to the available media, MRC also serves difficulties encountered in the process of learning through consulting services in Arabic, English and Indonesian.

Currently MRC is constantly striving to promote the development of this unit through improved facilities and the addition of MRC, merencakana to increase the quantity and quality of activities, such as complete software support, book review, workshops, and film appreciation program bi-weekly in addition to providing daily service to its users. Besides a role in integrated with the library Madrasah, MRC also seeks to explore cooperation with other relevant institutions, in order to provide the best learning and personal development school citizen (Students, Teachers and Staff).

1. Self Access Materials

This package is designed specifically with various types of materials, degree of difficulty, length of time varies, so users can choose according to their interests. By choosing to learn in this way, users will understand how far the level of their understanding of the English language individually. In addition, they can correct their own mistakes and fix the location with the key that has been available.

There are four packages offered material, namely reading, grammar, listening and general knowledge of the language material, and about the general condition of the English speaking countries.

2. Computer Language Learning

Dedicated computer to learn the language or the so-called Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) into one of the options provided by the SAC. Users can utilize this tool as an alternative learning options that provide convenience in terms of information. We can update the latest information about the English language and its development, because each computer has provided software supporting the process of searching, such as Microsoft Encharta, Oxford Learners Dictionary, Linguist, etc.

3. TV and Video Player

SAC is equipped with a TV with DVD player along with Headset plus a collection of various categories of language, both entertainment and teaching materials. Users can enjoy interesting films treat SAC collection. This is expected to treat the audience of the language can easily learn how the real expression of the English language through this activity.

4. Reading Corner

Leisure Reading Corner is one of the corners in the SAC that allows the user to sit back while reading light reading, English-language newspapers and magazines, short stories and novels that have been available, or brochures that contain information about the activities that can help pengasaan English language. Expected by the reading corner was able to provide convenience to the user, independently of time and formality

5. Listening Corner

Listening Corner, a corner of the SAC is used to study listening. With 4 Listening Both are equipped with headphones and a variety of English cassette titles, it is expected, but the user can casually listen to different kinds of listening materials, as well as listen to music in English. It is intended that the mastery of listening to the users in terms of getting trained and accustomed to so it does not feel foreign to English.