In September 2021, the Javanese Literature study program will hold a public lecture on Sanskrit entitled "Short Course of Basic Sanskerta”. The lectures were held twice in September, namely on the 11th and 18th. The keynote speaker at the Sanskrit public lecture was Prof. Viroopaksha V. Jaddipal. He is a professor from India. The participants of the public lecture were the general public, especially students of the Javanese Literature study program.
Of the many materials related to Sanskrit, the material discussed at the meeting was the basic material of Sanskrit, two of which were the correct way of pronouncing Sanskrit words and knowledge of how to use the right words in composing a sentence. The public lecture was attended by a large number of participants. Although most of the participants were students from educational backgrounds in Javanese literature, there were also several participants from outside the field of Javanese literature.
Through these public lectures, many things can be learned. Not only about how to learn Sanskrit properly and correctly, but it also serves as a reminder for us that learning other languages is also necessary to support success in learning activities. As stated by one of the 2020 Javanese Literature study program students, Muhammad Ikhsan, he is happy to be able to learn Sanskrit with experts directly. Sanskrit, which was initially difficult, became understandable enough through this public lecture.
Multi-language ability is indeed not the main thing for the general public, but for the academic community, especially students who want to explore deeper knowledge, multi-language ability is very necessary. Through this ability, it will make it easier for students to study sources of knowledge in other languages, so that they will have an increasingly broad knowledge. In this case, multi-language is also useful as career support. The ability to multi-language is a separate consideration for companies providing work, especially in an increasingly modern era like today.
