UI hosts language congress

UI hosts language congress

JAKARTA (JP): A total of 136 delegates from 22 countries,
including Indonesia, will attend an international congress on
teaching Indonesian to foreigners, from Monday to Wednesday, at
the campus of the University of Indonesia in Depok, about 30 km
from here.

Organized by the university, the three-day congress is
scheduled to be officially opened today by President Soeharto at
the State Palace, the university announced in a written
statement.

The congress will serve as the most opportune gathering for
experts in the teaching of Bahasa Indonesia to foreigners, the
statement said. The experts could be either Indonesian or foreign
nationals.

Given the growing popularity of Indonesian in foreign
countries, the congress is expected to be able to formulate the
most effective teaching method for foreigners.

Currently, Bahasa Indonesia is being taught at schools and
universities in 35 countries. (bas)