Successful Language Learner The topic of the lecture focuses on the factors that make a language learner successful. The lecturer says that there are four factors which make a language learner achieve their goal faster, such as: (i) motivation to study a foreign language hard; (ii) Socialization with a community using the foreign language; (iii) curious personality; and (iv) age. In my opinion, a curious personality is the most dominant factor. As we know, language learning is such a complex process, so a learner needs a willingness to experiment and take risks as well as not to be afraid to try speaking in the foreign language as much as possible, whether the grammar or structure is still wrong. You just have to try and try and you will become accustomed to it. In addition, we have to learn grammar and structure at the same time. If you do so, I believe that you will be the faster learner. LFN <b>The Massacre of the Chinese in Batavia on 1740 Source: Jakarta Expat Magazine Edition May Page 8 A dark tragedy of a massacre of the Chinese people living in Batavia happened in October 1740. The Chinese, who dominated the sugar industry both as the landlord and laborers, were the target of a brutal mass assassination carried out by the Dutch Government who were afraid of the growing development of the Chinese political position and by local descendents who did not like the Chinese economic domination in their homeland. Consequently, around 10.000 Chinese died in this tragedy. In my opinion, massacre of another race or other nations is very cruel and unforgivable conduct. This is because God has created human with the same opportunity to live well in this world, so they are prohibited from killing somebody else. In my religion, assassination is the greatest sin. If you kill one innocent person you are considered to have killed all human beings. Conflict always exists in human society and it has the potential to become a big tragedy if everyone does not keep calm. However, there will always be a solution if all parties are willing to sit down together to discuss the problem. They have to stop any prejudice toward each other and thus negotiate a win-win solution which is accepted by all parties. LFN