Singaraja- Language has a very important role in law enforcement. The development of various legal cases, both in the criminal and civil domains, requires the presence of language experts as experts to solve various cases. The Indonesian Legal Language (BHI) is the Indonesian language which has its own characteristics. Therefore, it must meet the terms and rules of the Indonesian language.
A number of academics from the Department of Language, Indonesian Literature and Regions (JBSID) Faculty of Languages and Arts, University of Education Ganesha (FBS-Undiksha) are often trusted by the police to become expert witnesses in handling legal cases related to language, such as the issue of defamation. well, insults, threats, or matters relating to civil texts. This is also in line with studies in the field of language and literature in the PBSI Study Program.
Along with the increasing demand for expert witnesses, this department is making efforts to increase the competence of lecturers. On that basis, an expert witness workshop was held, Tuesday (24/8/2021). The Chairperson of the Committee, Kadek Wirahuni, S.Pd., M.Pd., explained that this activity was also the result of collaboration between the BSID Department and the Bali Provincial Language Center. The resource person presented was Wahyu Aji Wibowo, Language Counselor and Member of KKLP Language and Law, Bali Provincial Language Center. “This activity is to improve the special and practical competence of lecturers in the field of language expert witnesses,” she explained.
Another goal, he continued, is to open a network between study programs and stakeholders in the community, to open opportunities for lecturers to implement the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, and to absorb various cases of language in society which can be used as material for study in the field of language. “Hopefully this activity will be able to improve the competence of lecturers,” she added.
Dean of FBS Undiksha, Prof. Dr. Made Sutama, M.Pd., appreciated this activity. He hopes that the competence of lecturers as expert witnesses will increase so that they can contribute to legal handling in the aspect of language. “Hopefully in the future efforts to increase the capacity and competence of lecturers can continue. We hope that this study program can play a more active role in society,” he said. (hms)
