Year 8

Both my Year 8 Indonesian classes had to create Reading Books or a Poster for the local Primary School. They had to select a topic that they were passion about and using their extended language skills. Some topics included sports (olahraga), seasons (musim-musim), clothings (pakaian), grammar (tata-bahasa) etc.

The many cognitive benefits of learning languages are undeniable.  Children  have been made aware that speaking more than one language  improves memory, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, enhanced concentration, ability to multitask, and better listening skills.

The students did an amazing job producing these book as seen below. They will be delivered to the local Primary School in Term 2.

Year 9

Students studying Indonesian in Year 9 completed two topics this term on:

• Visiting a doctor
• Creating a storyboard on bargaining at a market.

When visiting the doctor’s clinic, students had to use the appropriate language when making an appointment, informing their injury / symptoms’ / explaining how the injury occurred and whether any rest and medication is needed.

The students had to use the proper language skills for both the above topics. The bargaining process also involved using quantity and classifiers plus appropriate terms of address for the seller and buyer.

Below are pieces of work from my Year 9 class on the topics.

Ibu Kaler
Indonesian Teacher

Welcome Ibu Foen

Ibu Foen is a volunteer Indonesian language assistant. She was born on the island of Bangka, Indonesia. She has enjoyed a long career as a language teacher and examiner. In addition to playing piano and running a private language class, she enjoys walking and cooking. She is proud of the fact that she speaks 4 languages: English, Indonesian, German (where she lived as a young woman) and Hakka, a dialect of Chinese.  

She misses visiting her relatives in Jakarta and will soon be joined by her engineer husband, Michael, who has been working in Houston, Texas for over 12 months. Foen has a daughter who lives permanently in Los Angles.

Please say "hello" if you see her around.

Pac Gamble
Indonesian Teacher