Dayak Culture-Based Textbook in Bilingual: English and Indonesia

Abstract

PREFACE

This textbook is dedicated to our beloved lecturer, the late Dr. Linda Hartani, M.Tesl. who had planned to write an English text book on the basis of Dayak Culture. This idea was inspired to reserve Dayak Culture by providing the textbook in English. Actually, this kind of text book was initiated by Mrs. Hartani. Unfortunately, she could not create her inspiration yet. As members of her team, we continue to create and finish the book.

The text book consists of several themes containing Dayak Culture. They are written in both English and Indonesian. The themes includes: Dayak Traditional Clothing, Pakaian Adat Dayak, East Kalimantan Dayak Culinary, Kuliner Tradisional Suku Dayak, Dayak Traditional Music in East Kalimantan, Musik Tradisional Suku Dayak, Traditional Ceremonies of East Kalimantan, Unique and Sustainable; Upacara Adat Kalimantan Timur, Unik dan Lestari; Dayak Traditional Dances in East Kalimantan, Tarian Dayak Kalimantan Timur, Dayak Tribe, Suku Dayak, Dayak Traditional House in East Kalimantan, Rumah Adat Suku Dayak di Kalimantan Timur, Kinds of Dayak Culture, Macam-Macam Budaya Dayak.

We have an expectation that this textbook gives contribution to introduce Dayak Culture to young generation. By learning the content and the language, the students could improve their knowledge and English competence. The teachers of English could use this book as the alternative to teach English based on specific content. At the end of the reading passages, there are some activities that could be practiced to give experiences for learning.