Indonesian as a foreign language<\/p>\n
The article Are we ready for IFL teaching? published on Aug.
\n22, 1998 has highlighted many of the problems of teaching
\nIndonesian as a foreign language. My experience as a teacher of
\nIFL in Australia from 1976 to 1996 is that the situation in
\nAustralia may be somewhat different from that in Indonesia. There
\nare both journals and newsletters published in Australia by
\nvarious groups and associations, for example the Indonesian
\nCultural Exchange Institute, Victorian Indonesian Language
\nTeachers Association and Western Australian Indonesian Language
\nTeachers Association.<\/p>\n
Several Australian universities offer Indonesian language and
\nalso language teaching methodology courses. The University of
\nthe Northern Territory offers a master's program in teaching
\nIndonesian as a foreign language.<\/p>\n
There is a national group called Australian Society of
\nIndonesian Language Educators (ASILE) which is holding a
\nconference during Easter next year in Canberra. The contact
\nperson is Dr. Virginia Hooker at Australian National University.
\nAt the ASILE conference last year there were several delegates
\nfrom Indonesian schools and universities. These conferences have
\nbecome the ideal venue of sharing new ideas regarding the
\nteaching of IFL.<\/p>\n
The Australian government supports the teaching of language
\nother than English (LOTE) and Indonesian is one of the priority
\nlanguages being supported. In the Northern Territory, Indonesian
\nis the most commonly studied LOTE.<\/p>\n
Materials to support the teaching of Indonesian are constantly
\nbeing developed in Australia, by both the government and by
\nprivate publishers. As well as printed materials there are also
\nCD Rom programs and other computer software being written to
\nteach Indonesian at both primary and secondary levels.<\/p>\n
The future of IFL seems to be secure, at least in Australia,
\nat present.<\/p>\n
MARGARET MOURIK<\/p>\n
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