Learning Indonesian
Have you mastered the Indonesian language? Or did you give up? When I first came here as a teacher about...
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Expat in Surabaya – Indonesia the Tenth Year
“Everyone is good at the honeymoon.” Have you ever heard of that? Recently some friends in the states moved to...
Verbs and Tenses Matter
Most of us, in our childhood, watched the moon and thought it was a piece of white blob tossed on...
Book Review: Revitalising Bahasa Indonesia Abroad
Bahasa Indonesia has a great opportunity to be one of the world’s main languages following Indonesia’s large population and abundant...
Why should every child learn multiple languages?
Language competence is key, not only to educational success but also an excellent foundation to a professional, international career. According...
Mixed Marriage in Indonesia: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Mixed Marriage in Indonesia: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly On setting out to write about “mixed race marriage”,...
Please, Thank You and Sorry
Is there any link between language and behaviour? A lot of research will say “yes” over their inseparable and reciprocal...
French is Still a Fascinating Language for Indonesians
The French language remains an influential language in the diplomatic world, aside for being dubbed as a romance language. Spoken...
Mind your English
Until translation technology is perfected and the converted English sentence “The s**t’s about to hit the fan,” doesn’t prompt foreigners...
Is it Nice Being a Bule in Indonesia?
More often than not, the humour from Stevenson’s comedy sketches can be found in our day-to-day experiences as a foreigner...
8 Free Ways to Learn Bahasa Indonesia
So you’ve moved to Indonesia and are all set to adapt and start anew in a country that feels so...
Indonesia Falls Behind Malaysia and Vietnam in English Proficiency
Malaysia and Vietnam rank higher than Indonesia in an English Proficiency Survey done by international education company, Education First (EF)....
Madura — Java’s Different Neighbour
The Javanese may tell you that the island of Madura – only 30 minutes away by ferry from Surabaya –...
Daisy Luck Strikes Again
I love the way the Indonesian language and the English language have blended over the years. For example, many non-Indonesians...
Parlez Vous Bahasa?
For most people, the Indonesian language is without doubt one of the easiest languages to learn. It has very simple...
Essential Addendum to Your Pocket Indonesian-English Dictionary
This is a list of three letter words/sounds you’ll never find in any Indonesian Dictionary....
A Language Education Mess
Schools across the country are preparing for a huge shift; beginning this next term, English will no longer be a...
Confessions of a Third Culture Kid
“Where are you originally from?” is a question new people often ask me. The simple answer is “Indonesia,” but then...