This event featured six presentations by tertiary teachers of Indonesian, each speaking about a learning-teaching issue of personal interest to them.

View the full program below. Event recordings are coming soon.

 

Session 1 – What’s colloquial Indonesian and how should we teach it?

Speakers:

Associate Professor Dwi Noverini Djenar

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Indonesian Studies

University of Sydney

 

Session 2 – What to do with beginners? Part 1: Reflections on Ayo Berbahasa Indonesia/Asyik

Speakers:

Dr David Bourchier

Chair of Asian Studies, Coordinator of the Indonesian program

University of Western Australia

 

Session 3 – Are loanwords running amuck in Bahasa Indonesia or are they your cup of tea?

Speakers:

Ms Zara Maxwell-Smith

Indonesian teacher and PhD candidate

The School of Culture, History and Language ANU

 

Session 4 – Native speaker? Non-native speaker? What qualities should a good Indonesian teacher have?

Speakers:

Dr Adrian Clynes

Indonesian teacher

Defence Force School of Languages, Canberra

 

Session 5 – What to do with beginners? Part 2—Indonesian Way: A teacher’s perspective

Speakers:

Ms Zara Maxwell-Smith

Indonesian teacher and PhD candidate

The School of Culture, History and Language, ANU

 

Mrs Nenen Ilahi

Indonesian teacher

The School of Culture, History and Language, ANU

 

 

Session 6 – How can we teach Indonesian grammar at tertiary level?

Speakers:

Dr Tim Hassall

Senior Lecturer and Convenor of the Indonesian language program

School of Culture, History & Language, ANU