"Theoria sine praxi sicut currus sine axi; Praxis sine theoria sicut coecus media in via"
(Theory without practice is like a car without axle;
Practice without theory is like a blind person in the middle of the street)
ABOUT MYSELF
I am Yohanes Manhitu, usually called John Manhitu, just because it is shorter. I was born on 24 May 1976. I am from the sub-district of Noemuti in West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia ( a country where you will witness plenty of unforgettable beautiful natural sites).
I graduated from English Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Educational Sciences,
Nusa Cendana University Kupang, on February 5, 2000. I am very thankful to all my lecturers
in the university for having taught me English.
I am very interested in learning foreign languages, especially those originating from Latin, for example French and Spanish, but it does not mean I ignore my own languages--Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia's national language) and my two important Timorese languages, Uab Meto
(Dawanese language) and Tetun. In my opinion, learning other foreign languages besides English, which is globally recognised and spoken, is an excellent idea. However, indigenous tongues should be given space to survive.
To the best of my knowledge, the mastery of a language is a boleto gratis (free ticket) to have
a closer touch (contact) with its culture and society. In addition, mastering a foreign language, especially English and French (I hope I am not mistaken), will help you enter the sources of knowledge -- books, internet sites, etc.-- which are mostly written in foreign tongues. It will enable you to read and understand both scientific and non-scientific books or any source of information in the original language -- the language of the authors. Usually, an original piece of work is better, fresher, more satisfying, and easier to understand, compared to a translated one, if we master well the language in which it is written..
To help language lovers with language information, I have linked this page to hundreds of language links (sources), where they will find any languages they want to learn or know more, and to some multilingual newspapers that will help them enrich their knowledge of the languages.
I hope you and I will be able to get the free ticket.
Good luck!!!
Je vous remercie de visiter ma page!
¡Gracias por visitar mi página!
Auf Wiedersehen!, Adeus!, Arrivederci!
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(Yogyakarta, Saturday, 10 February 2001)