Teacher: Pak Edan Runge

If you want to learn some basic Indonesian before going on a trip, want to start learning the language with a view to becoming fluent, or need to brush the rust off the bahasa you learnt back in high school, this level is for you! Instruction is in English.

Textbook: Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia 1 & other teaching material.

Some of the topics covered include:

• The Indonesian alphabet and pronunciation.
• Common greetings.
• Introducing yourself (Kenalkan).
• Terms of address.
• Pronouns.
• Numbers.
• Family.
• Parts of the body and illnesses.
• Asking and telling the time (Jam berapa?).
• Shopping (Di pasar).
• Lost belongings.

Teacher:  Bu Rebecca Kristanto

Welcome to Intermediate! By now you have the fundamentals under control and you are able to have conversations in Indonesian on  a range of topics. Now you can broaden your vocabulary and add more complexity, as well as learning more about life in Indonesia. Instruction is increasingly in Indonesian with explanation in English as required.

Textbook: Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia 2 & some chapters from Book 3.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Travelling to Bali.
• Balinese culture, including upacara potong gigi.

• Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city.

• More about forming me– verbs.

• Using –nya to comment on a topic.

• Nouns with the pe– prefix.

• Talking about body parts and clothing.

• Using sesudah and sebelum to refer to time.

• Transitive and intransitive verbs.

• Describing experiences.

• Using pernah to talk about places you’ve been and things you’ve seen.

• Using yang to mean “the one who …”.

• Shopping centres.

• Using the passive voice, including di-.

Teacher:  Mas Zacky

This class builds on the Lower Intermediate class, so you will add to your growing knowledge of Indonesian words, idioms and constructions. You will be reading, writing and speaking in more complex sentences and learning more about Indonesia along the way. Instruction is generally in Indonesian.

Textbook: Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia 3 and other teaching materials.

Some of the topics covered include:

• The important events of Ramadan and Lebaran
• Pulang kampung (returning to the hometown)
• Tana Toraja in Sulawesi
• Orangutan rehabilitation in Kalimantan

• Connecting ideas using kalau and sebaiknya

• Connecting ideas using sesudah, sebelum, tetapi, karena and jadi 

• Giving advice

• Qualifying statements using sebenarnya 

• Expressing a conclusion using kalau begitu

• Describing the frequency of events using selalu, sering, biasanya and jarang

• Verbs with the suffix –kan

• Comparisons using lebih . . . dari(pada), paling, se- and tidak se-

• Talking about when you were young

• Using yang lalu, lagi, nanti and yang akan datang to describe sequences of events

• Using doubled adverbs such as cepat-cepat

• Forming adverbs formed with dengan + adjective

• More with –kan verbs!

Teacher:  Bu Bea Awiati

Welcome to the ‘big league’! The Advanced class is for people who already have a good standard of Indonesian and wish to maintain or improve on it. It’s assumed that you already have a broad vocabulary and are familiar with the points of grammar listed above in the Introductory and Intermediate levels. However, more advanced aspects of grammar are included as revision at this level. Instruction is in Indonesian.

No textbook is used in the Advanced class as the materials are developed by the teacher. Each term covers a number of topics, which may include Indonesian current affairs, political, social and economic issues, films, short stories, poetry and popular music, with discussion in Indonesian. Print and video material is provided by the teacher. Teachers may be rotated through the class each term to provide a range of voices and perspectives.