Category: Indonesian language study

• Learning a language is kid’s play – a review of some Indonesian resources

  Jul 1

  How exactly does your child teach themselves Indonesian? Well, ideally they’re living in Indonesia and speaking and listening to Indonesian every day. But what if your child doesn’t seem interested… more ›

• Names not to have in Indonesia

  Jun 14

  Following on from my last post about words that look the same in Indonesian and English but have different meanings, here is a list of names that look or sound… more ›

• Why are there so many bottles of air and cat ovens in Indonesia?

  May 22

  Most languages have these accidental cross overs where one word looks exactly the same, or sounds the same, as a word in another language. But the meaning is quite different.… more ›

• The power of punk (and other music) for language learning

  Apr 21

  A few months ago I came across a song called ‘Aku Lapar’ from Fransoa, a Frenchman living in Bali. Sung to the tune of seventies hit ‘Ca Plane Pour Moi’,… more ›

• Indonesian early readers captivate kids and teachers

  Mar 4

  Michelle Dudley, the Australian author of the Our Jakarta Series that was reviewed in an earlier post, graciously agreed to answer my questions about how her series of 30 books came about.… more ›

• Aussie Indo teachers in Bali learning from their colleagues

  Dec 5

  One of the many nice things about living in Bali, and one of the more underrated, is that there are so many conferences held here that every now and again… more ›

• Indonesian language study in Australian schools – Knowns and Unknowns

  Oct 29

  Indonesian has had numerous promotions by successive Australian governments to encourage more students to study this language. It was given extra funding in the 1980s and identified as a ‘priority’… more ›

• Bahasa, books, Bali, blogging

  Oct 11

  I love Indonesian. I speak it every day though I am not yet fluent. Life in Bali can be easily lived without speaking or learning Indonesian, as long as you… more ›