English for Governmental Science is written to fulfill students' needs to learn English for Specific Purposes. This book is designed to provide an opportunity for the students to develop their English skills more communicatively and meaningfully. It consists of twenty eight units. Each unit presents reading, writing, and speaking section. Reading section consists of pre-reading, reading comprehension, and vocabulary exercises related to the topic of the text. In writing section, some structure and sentence patterns are completed with guided writing exercises. Meanwhile, in speaking section students are provided with models and examples followed by practical activities which are presented in various ways. The materials have been arranged and graded in accordance with their language levels. Above all, to improve the quality of this textbook, criticisms and suggestions for better editions are highly appreciated.
Unit 1 WHAT IS POLITICAL SCIENCE? WHAT SHOULD IT BE? 3
Writing Self-Introduction 6
Self-Introduction 11
Unit 2 INDONESIA’S CULTURE CHANGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY 18
Writing Interest 20
Well, I Want to Devote to This 25
Unit 3 FORMS OF GOVERNMENT 32
The Reason I go to This University 36
That’s Vibrant University 38
Unit 4 WHAT IS GREEN POLITICS? 45
The Reason Why Choosing Governmental Studies 48
This is a Cool Department 52
Unit 5 THE BASIC CONCEPT IN POLITICS 59
Writing Your Achievement on Resume 62
Yeah, I Made it! 72
Unit 6 CONTEMPORARY LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT 80
Writing My Life Principle 1 83
The Things I do Like 85
Unit 7 TYPES OF BUREAUCRACY 91
Writing My Life Principle 2 95
The Things I don’t Like 97
Unit 8 ECONOMIC SYSTEM OF INDONESIA 105
Writing Self-Motivation 109
Of Course, I Love This Position 113
Unit 9 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT: CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THEORY 117
Writing Your Potential Knowledge 122
Am I the Right Person for This Position? (Part 1) 125
Unit 10 WHAT IS POLITICAL METHODOLOGY? 133
Writing Your Strong Personality 136
Am I the Right Person for This Position? (Part 2) 139
Unit 11 TRENDS IN GOVERNMENT TRANSFORMATION 145
Writing Your Weak Traits 149
Well, I Promise to Improve it 155
Unit 12 NEW LAW, NEW VILLAGES? 161
Writing a Company Profile 165
This is Extremely a Good Party 169
Unit 13 A POLITICAL LEADER 175
Writing Your Salary Expectation 179
My Salary Expectation 183
Unit 14 Conflict Management Skills 191
Anticipating Rejection or Acceptance 195
Congratulate Me, Please? 201
Unit 15 DECENTRALIZATION 207
Writing a Scholarship Essay 212
What Should I do With This Fellowship Form? 217
Unit 16 HOW ARE GOOD GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS LINKED? 225
Writing a Motivation Letter: Should I? 230
Sure, I am the Best Person 233
Unit 17 ISLAMIC POLITICAL SYSTEM 237
Writing the Country You are From 241
Dear Lecturer, I Just Send You an Email 246
Unit 18 EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF INDONESIA 251
Writing a Report Text 255
Writing Information About the New Study Place 256
Unit 19 UNITARY AND FEDERAL SYSTEMS 267
Writing a Suggestion 271
Do I Have to Attend Departure Training Here? 275
Unit 20 INDONESIANS HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT 282
Visa Application 285
Visa, Visa, Visa, What Should I do? 290
Unit 21 LAW AND GOVERNANCE IN THE NEW AGE 295
Writing a to-do List 299
Don’t Miss the Flight! 303
Unit 22 GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF INDONESIA 309
Housing Application Form 313
Where do I Live? 317
Unit 23 TERRITORIAL DISPUTES IN ASIA 323
Writing University Direction 327
Wow, That’s Big! Will I Get Lost? 331
Unit 24 WILL INDONESIA MOVE THE CAPITAL AWAY FROM JAKARTA? 337
A Permission Letter for Prayer Time 342
Can I Get My Privileges as an Oversaes Student? (PrayerTime): Politeness 343
Unit 25 THE WAYS WOMEN CHANGE POLITICS IN INDONESIA 349
A Letter of Negotiation 354
Can I Get My Privileges as an Oversaes Student? 358
Unit 26 POLITICAL ECOLOGY 363
Writing an Email to a Counseling Centre 367
Can I Get Any Help From University? Asking and Giving Suggestion 370
Unit 27 PARTY SYSTEMS 377
Writing Presentation 382
Do I Forget My Powerpoint? 388
Unit 28 POLITICAL IDENTITY AND ELECTION IN
INDONESIAN DEMOCRACY 395
Outline Your Ideas 399
Well, This is My Perspective 401
BIBLIOGRAPHY 407
