FKIP — Students of the Teaching and Education Faculty (FKIP) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta have shown their concern for the world of education as well as the preservation of regional languages, especially the Javanese script by creating Carakan cards. She is Tasya Ayu Oktayana, a student of the Javanese Language Education (PBJ) Master Program (S-2) FKIP UNS.
The Carakan card that she developed contained education about the Javanese script. The student, who is familiarly called Tasya explained that the first time she thought about developing the Carakan card was because she was often involved in the Javanese language community.
“Initially, because I was often involved in the Javanese language community. I had difficulty teaching Javanese script. Children feel bored when teaching them just like that. In the end, how can I teach Javanese script, but the children find it fun. Finally, I tried to make it using plain paper first, just making ideas. After that, there was an Archipelago Educators Gathering at Cikal School. Finally, I am applying to be a speaker. Well, in career class, I brought Carakan cards with a better design. Alhamdulillah, I could design a little at that time, so I immediately executed it,” she explained as quoted in a release was written by the uns.ac.id journalist team, Thursday (27/10/2022).
Furthermore, Tasya explained that the Carakan card, which has been made since 2019, targets teachers, especially elementary school (SD) teachers, Javanese language subject teachers, and communities that study Javanese script. The presence of this card aims to create a fun atmosphere in learning Javanese.
“Its use is to make it more fun to learn Javanese script with the slogan ‘memorize Javanese script without memorizing’. So, by playing for a long time, we can understand and memorize the form. There are several ways to play it. So, there are four ways to play that we adjust to the level. The higher the level of the cards, the more varied. There are sandhangan cards, pairs, Murda characters, numbers, and others until they are complete. What is clear is that if taught in class, the class atmosphere can be more lively,” explained Tasya.
The Carakan Card production was carried out independently by Tasya and her team. Carakan card distribution has reached various regions, such as Makassar, Jember, and Bekasi. Apart from that, she has also distributed her products to Kendal, Pemalang, Cilacap, Malang, Blora, Purwokerto, Yogyakarta, and around Solo.
The emergence of this Carakan card came from Tasya’s personal idea. Then, the idea was perfected by asking for opinions from several friends and lecturers. The name Carakan is taken from the names of the 20 Javanese characters.
“Carakan itself is actually the name of the Javanese script, which is 20 in number, that’s ha na cara ra ka. The philosophy is that we ourselves think, how can we take it from the word cerak which means close so that people are closer to our own culture, language and script because if not us, who else will preserve what is ours. Later it will be someone’s turn to admit that it’s complicated, “explained Tasya.
In the process of producing this card, Tasya involved two of her friends, namely Indah and Noval. They are involved in card production, from the process of cutting and packaging to sending packages to expeditions. Until now, there are four resellers of this product originating from Batang, Yogyakarta, Solo, and Madiun.
Besides Javanese script education, behind the Carakan cards are sentences in Javanese which, according to Tasya, can inspire students’ enthusiasm and are full of moral messages. Some of these sentences are like “sing temen bakal tinemu (those who are serious will definitely succeed)”, “sapa nandur bakal ngundhuh (those who plant will definitely harvest)”, and “aja rumangsa bisa nanging bisa rumangsa (don’t feel you can, but you must be able to feel )”.
Tasya hopes that the presence of the Carakan card can preserve Javanese culture, language, and script.
“My hope is that with this card, we can continue to preserve Javanese culture, language, and script. People know and are proud of the script. My biggest hope is that this card can fill moments of family gatherings, and hanging out with friends, so the board game that is played at home or in a cafe is the Carakan card. To make it more intimate, we don’t play cellphones separately, so it’s more fun to play Carakan cards,” hoped Tasya.
At the end of the interview session, Tasya advised students to continue to preserve Javanese culture.
“Don’t be shy, let’s preserve Javanese culture together. Embrace each other. Don’t be influenced by foreign culture, but influence foreign audiences with our culture which is full of philosophy and messages of kindness so that we can be good together,” Tasya said.
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