FROM INDONESIAN LANGUAGE ROOM

Kelas Bahasa Indonesia, by Year 10 of 2016

Over the course of four years of learning Bahasa Indonesia, we must say that the experience has been a special

one for us Year 10 students. Starting with the basics of learning how to introduce ourselves, we gradually moved

up to writing complex pieces about the environment, health and nutrition (in which we had practical cooking

lessons), friendship and our hopes and dreams. We had an Indonesian Language Teaching Assistant (ILTA)

came to our school regularly to enhance our experience with both formal and spoken language. As well as an

authentic classroom experience, we also had the opportunity to extend our knowledge beyond the school as we

participated in several external activities including Indonesia Day, concerts by Indonesian stars such as Michael

J, learning Gamelan at the Indonesian Embassy and learning a traditional Balinese dance by a professional

dancer.

At the start of Year 7, we were not entirely aware of the cultural and linguistic benefits that we would gain by the

end of Year 10.The skills we developed from this course will continue on past our high school education. For us,

it was not just about learning the language itself; it was more about opening up our minds to different aspects of

the culture. We strongly encourage students to take on this learning experience like we did. The end result is

guaranteed to be a good one. We wish to thank our dear teachers Pak Clynes and Ibu Rozita for taking us to the

wonderful journey of learning Bahasa Indonesia.

From Anneke , Akmal , Sam , Wisesa, Vithuran, Jacob, Ahmed, Raad, and Aisha

Lebaran Idul Fitri

The students of Indonesian

language had the opportunity to

celebrate and had a taste of

‘Lebaran Idul Fitri’ traditions

with their classmates when they

started school in Term 3.

Lebaran is celebrated in

Indonesia and in the world. It is

also known as ‘Eid Mubarak’ or

‘Hari Raya’ by some cultures. It

is a celebration of self-control

and self-purifying after a month

of fasting. Students definitely are

looking forward to celebrate

Lebaran again in the future.

Michael J was in town!

Indonesian language

students had a great

time practising their

Indonesian language

through songs with

Michael J in

September. This

exciting event was

sponsored by the

Indonesian Embassy

where students

were entertained by

Michael

Jakarimilena who

came from Papua to

meet Indonesian

language students in

ACT.

Hari Indonesia 2016

The Year 7-10 students

celebrated Indonesia Day in

September. This year, the

students went to Australian

National University to join

Indonesian Language

students from other ACT

schools. They were involved

in workshops and had the

opportunity to learn some

cultural of Indonesia.

Students were served

Indonesian cuisine for their

lunch. This event was

sponsored by the Indonesian

Embassy.

Selamat Tinggal kakak Dian

We farewelled Kakak Dian Lutfiana who spent Term 2 and 3 with

students as our Indonesian Language Teaching Assistant (ILTA).

This program was sponsored by the Indonesian Embassy in order to

promote Indonesian language and culture at school.

“Festival Indonesia” 29th October 2016

Indonesian Festival 2016 was held at the

Indonesian Embassy on Saturday 29th October.

One of the highlights for the day was a

competition for primary and secondary students

in ACT to make ‘Ondel-Ondel’ puppets. These

puppets are normally large and are often

performed as folk performance at festivals. It

originated from Betawi (now is known as

Jakarta), Indonesia.

Year 10 Indonesian language students took this

challenge and produced 3 incredible Ondel-

Ondel puppets in a very short period of time (2

lessons and 2 lunch hours). As part of the Unit

Lingkungan (Environment), they made the

puppets using mostly recycled materials such as

cardboard boxes, plastic bags, newspapers and

recycled clothing.

The public at the Festival Indonesia were very

fascinated by the students’ Ondel-Ondel

puppets and we were very proud as the

students won the First prize!

Selamat Kelas 10.

What Year 7 of 2016 thought about Indonesian Language…

I learnt Indonesian

because I thought I could

use it in the future and

communicate to people

from a different country.

By Racso

I learnt

Indonesian to

be better. I

thought it was

going to be

hard. I enjoy

some lessons.

By Joel

I learnt Indonesian

because my teacher in

Year 5 made us write to

Indonesian students

(Poppy was in Indonesia

at that time). We wrote

to them and I learnt

some words like Inggris

and stuff and I wanted to

know more Indonesian.

By Manav

I enjoy learning Bahasa

Indonesia as it is fun and easy.

Ibu Rozita is the best!

By Sneha

I was originally going to do Japanese but now I feel lucky because I

didn’t have to study such a hard language. Indonesian is very easy.

I enjoy Indonesian lessons a lot because Ibu Rozita makes learning

Indonesian easy and easily understandable.

By Lucy

I enjoy Indonesian because I was

able to learn the basics of the

language while having fun in class.

Year 7

I was put in Bahasa

Indonesia because

there was no other

language that

caught my interest

but my experience in

Indonesian class was

really good.

-Year 7

I found learning Bahasa Indonesia an

enjoyable experience. I really enjoyed

when we celebrated Indonesian

traditions by bringing food and

celebrating. Also I really enjoyed

learning the vocabulary and putting it

into practice.

By Amy

I was put into

Indonesian, but I

love it. I wasn’t

sure what to

expect but it is

really fun. I love

every lesson with

my class.

-Year 7

I learnt Indonesian because it is an easy,

enjoyable language that I have heard a lot

about. My expectations of Indonesian were

very high and it definitely met my

expectations. In Indonesian class, I have

many friends to share my learning

experience. I enjoy my lessons as my teacher

makes my learning fun. I encourage people

to do Indonesian

By Myra

I enjoy Indonesian

because it is fun and it is

easy. And if you learn

Indonesian studies you

get a lot of good job offers

when you are older.

-Year 7

I would encourage other students to do Bahasa

Indonesia because as well as it being heaps of fun;

it’s easy and quick to learn. Knowing Indonesian

opens up tons of opportunities for jobs worldwide. I

would definitely recommend it.

-Year 7