The study outlined in this article aimed to describe teaching materials and techniques needed by foreign students in learning Bahasa Indonesia. In learning BIPA, teaching materials and learning techniques are important aspects that need to be selected and organized seriously. The characteristics and objectives of BIPA learners are the main factors that need to be considered and understood by BIPA teachers. In this case, BIPA teachers must master the pedagogical norm of BIPA learning. Understanding of pedagogical norms will lead BIPA teachers to be able to determine the materials and learning techniques in accordance with the conditions of BIPA students.

The study outlined in this article aims to describe and explain the cognitive learning strategies used by foreign students in learning the Indonesian language. The research was designed as a qualitative study. The research participants are foreign students who were learning the Indonesian language in the BIPA program. The data sources of the research were students' behaviors that indicated the cognitive strategies they adopted in learning the Indonesian language. Data were collected by interview and observation, and were analyzed by (1) identifying the data, (2) classifying and categorizing the data, (3) interpreting the data, and (4) drawing a conclusion. Findings of the research showed that in learning Indonesian language, BIPA students used various learning strategies. The cognitive learning strategies used by BIPA students in learning Indonesia ranged from applying their understanding of language structures and punctuations to strategies that drew on higher-level thinking processes. BIPA students selected and applied the learning strategies depending on the types of learning tasks they encountered. Apart from that, individual-factors and the learning environment were also influential in students' selection of learning strategies.

Malangan Mask Dance: A Sociology History Perspective. This research represents the sociology history studyof the malangan mask puppet in Malang, East Java. Sociology history approach in this paper is used to fi nd theorigins, philosophy, distribution and function of malangan mask puppet and the form of presentation. As performanceart, mask puppet that i spread in poor areas has a close relationship with a social system that develops in itscommunity. Social system is the mechanization grown from a concept namely; a way of thinking from its society inviewing the reality of its life. Malang mask puppet presentation at the level of social function is seen as masks puppetsasked to enliven a feast. It appears that the presence of the show is a reality which is kinship and fellowship. Thereality is seen in the presence of the host, the sinoman, performance and audiences.

AbstrakPengabdian ini bertujuan untuk melatih guru Taman Kanak-Kanak Anugrah Sayang Ibu di Kampung Jua, Distrik Sungai Limau. Judul pengabdian ini adalah Peluang Wirausaha Baru dalam Kreativitas menguntingan berantai di Anugrah TK Ibu yang Terhormat di Distrik Sungai Limau, Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. Sebelumnya, pelatih tidak melihat bahwa potongan rantai tidak pernah mendapatkan pengetahuan tentang potongan rantai sejauh ini. Oleh karena itu, pelatihan pengembangan kreativitas ini bertujuan untuk menciptakan suatu produk baru, skil dimiliki bisa menjadi suatu usaha yang menjanjikan. Kegiatan pemahaman diberikan dengan metode ceramah, pragaan dan demontrasi, yang akan diajarkan kepada anak-anak TK dan juga untuk bisa menjadi wirausaha bagi para guru untuk bekerja pada seni yang indah. Hasil yang diperoleh dari pengabdian ini, guru tertarik pada denthusiastic. Setelah mendapatkan pelatihan, para peserta diadili oleh anak-anak TK yang mengikuti pelatihan mulai dari berbagai jenis kertas, mengetahui untuk menggabungkan warna-warna benda dengan warna latar belakang, cara menggambar benda yang mereka sukai dan kemudian memotong pada lipatan kertas, mereka sangat senang melakukan kegiatan penyuntingan berantai sebagai peluang wirausaha baru, materi pembelajaran di TK.Kata Kunci: kewirausahaan, kreativitas, memotong.AbstractThis service aims to train the teacher of Kindergarten Anugrah Sayang Ibu in Kampung Jua, Sungai Limau District. The title of this dedication is New Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Creativity, chain-linking in the Honorable Mother's Kindergarten Anugrah in Sungai Limau District, Padang Pariaman Regency. Previously, the trainer did not see that chain pieces have never gained knowledge about chain pieces so far. Therefore, this creativity development training aims to create a new product, owned skills can be a promising business. Understanding activities are provided with lecture, demonstration and demonstration methods, which will be taught to kindergarten children and also to become entrepreneurs for teachers to work on beautiful art. The results obtained from this dedication, the teacher is interested in denthusiastic. After getting the training, the participants were tried by kindergarten children who participated in the training, starting from various types of paper, knowing to combine the colors of objects with background colors, how to draw objects they like and then cut on paper folds, they were very happy to do chain editing activities as new entrepreneurial opportunities, learning materials in kindergarten.  Keywords: entrepreneurship, creativity, cutting. .

Silver  is  a  white  shiny metal. It is  used as daily needs as well as decoration. The silver handicraft in Koto Gadang district have been well-known since long time ago.  The things made by each handycraft centers are almost the same so that it is difficult to create interesting shapes for consumers. Beside that, the technique used is still a simple one, and the motives applied to the handicraft are only little developed. Therefore, this research tries to describe several things:  1) To identify silver handicraft product shapes; 2) To identify the name of the motives being developed; 3) To explain the production technique of silver handicraft. This research is conducted in Koto  Gadang; using quantitative  and  qualitative  sampling. The result of this research is silver handicraft shapes, which  involve various kinds of earring, bracelet, brooch, ring, necklace, pendant, and miniature, as well as ornament for wedding ceremnny, among other things are various shapes of necklace, ring, and ear-plug. To make handicraft, chisel, kikir (serrated iron for smoothing something), plait, and sickle. The motives applied on the products are cucumber leaf, padek leaf, jackfruit leaf, "H" leaf Lombok, bataro, straight lines, winding, parallel line, bamboo plait, and fish scale. Key words: Koto Gadang, silver handicraft, shape, motive, and technical handicraft study