The presence of Fiki Naki, an Indonesian YouTuber and content creator known to have millions of followers on the campus of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, was welcomed enthusiastically by hundreds of students who attended the language talk show.
Fiki Naki, who is famous on Ome TV for mastering many foreign languages, was the guest star of a language talk show held by the Language Center together with UMSU Language Volunteers on Saturday (29/6) at the Auditorium on Jalan Mukhtar Basri No.3 Medan.
The talk show on the theme ‘How Important is Foreign Language’ was opened directly by UMSU Rector Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP, represented by UMSU Vice Rector III Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rudianto, MSi, warmly welcomed this activity.
Muhammad Fiqih Ayatullah, also known as Fiki Naki, is a YouTuber and content creator with 3 million followers who speaks more than 3 foreign languages. He often creates content communicating with foreigners through the Ome TV platform.
The talk show hosted by Pusba member Khairun Nissa, M. Tessol was interactive and attracted the community’s enthusiasm.
Fiki Naki shared her experience in learning a foreign language. She told us how she started learning languages on a whim and then became accustomed to learning various languages.
“Learning a language is like learning arithmetic. It’s not easy, but it’s not difficult either. Sometimes we get bored, and then we have to look for inspiration again. I usually watch videos of people who can speak many languages,” said Fiki.
According to her, language learning should be fun and done with many preferred methods. Then, there is no need to compare your own process with others. Find the path and enjoy the process.
“I’ve been learning to use AI for a year now, and it has had a big impact. Before that it was from YouTube,” said Fiki.
She emphasized that learning a foreign language has a huge impact on the quality of relationships to make it easier to communicate in a career, “I used to be not confident, but since playing Ome Tv I have been trained and finally confident,” explained Fiki.
During the sharing season, Fiki invited UMSU students who had language skills; three students could speak Turkish, French, and Russian. Not only that, Fiki had a beatbox battle with the vocalist of the UMSU band.
Previously, the Rector represented by Vice Rector III, Dr. Rudianto, MSi, appreciated the event, which was expected to motivate and inspire students to learn various foreign languages.
“In the past, the Executive of MQA Malaysia, Prof. Shatar, once said that mastering languages is essential for the future. We must not forget and be proud of our mother tongue, but English is also important. So both are very important to master,” said Dr. Rudianto.
He appreciated the UMSU Language Center and Language Volunteers who continued to present extraordinary activities to hone foreign language skills at UMSU.
“Fiki Naki is a young person who is very successful in mastering languages, so hopefully, his presence can be our inspiration. Take the positive lessons that will be given later, “said WR III.
According to him, this activity can inspire not only Gen Z but the entire academic community to strengthen their capacity in the future.
Previously, the Chairperson of the UMSU Language Center (Pusba), Muhammad Rafi’i, M.A., said that this activity was one of UMSU’s efforts to become World-Class in 2030.
“PUSBA UMSU has the responsibility and role to ensure that UMSU lecturers and students have qualified foreign language skills,” he said. He hopes that this seminar with Fiki Naki can provide convenience, tips and strategies in learning foreign languages.
