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Talking north : the journey of Australia's first Asian language / edited by Paul S. Thomas.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Education Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indonesian language--Australia.
- Indonesian language.
- Indonesian language--Study and teaching--Australia.
- Australia--Languages.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Clayton, Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, [2019]
- Summary:
- Whatmakes one nation curious about another nation?Curious enough that the study ofthe other's culture and language becomes a natural commitment or something thatcould be described as a national project?.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Contents
- Preliminaries
- About this Book
- Copyright and Imprint Information
- Acknowledgments
- About the Editor
- Introduction
- The Deficit of Communication
- Geography and Reorientation
- The Shift away from Monolingualism
- Structure of this Book
- Section I
- Section II
- Future Histories
- References
- Section I Studies in Language and Culture
- Chapter 1 The Political Dimensions of Language Policies
- The Broader Social and Cultural Context
- The Politics of Language within the Framework of National Language Policies
- Development of Indonesian Language Programs
- Effects on Tertiary Indonesian Language Programs
- Responses and Initiatives from Indonesian Language Educators
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2 Early Explorations of the Malay Language in Australia
- The Arrival of the Trepangers and Their Language
- European Entry into the Trepang Trade
- Bahasa 'Coolie' and the Language of the Australian Kampong
- Signs of Change: 'The Plea' for Eastern Languages
- The 1930s: An Educational Experiment
- The 'Near North' Comes South: Language as an Ally
- At War's End: A language of the Left, Idealists (and Love)
- Archives
- Chapter 3 Translation as Persuasion
- Menzian Narratives on Indonesia and Asia
- Countenancing a Cultural Approach
- Language as a Cold War Strategy: The Manilla Pact
- Cabinet Decision 262 and 'Friendly' Propaganda
- Indonesian Initiatives with Australia
- Indonesian Involvement in the University Language Programs
- Menzies 'Bahasa'
- The Universities' Response
- Chapter 4 Roller-coaster
- Origins and Foundations
- The Sarumpaet Decades
- Changes in Organisation and Curriculum
- Another Year of Crisis
- Struggle for Survival.
- Expansion and Contraction
- Links with Indonesia
- The Melbourne Model and Curriculum Reform
- Chapter 5 Goyang Lidah!
- Overview of the First 50 Years
- Grammar-translation Teaching and Texts, 1950s to 1968
- The Audio-lingual Years, 1968 to 1988
- The Communicative Years, from 1988
- Moving into TIFL, within a Communicative Framework
- TIFL: An Innovation in Indonesian Language Teaching
- Theoretical Underpinnings of the TIFL Materials
- Outstanding Features of the TIFL Materials
- (a) Group Interview Videos
- (b) Scripted Dialogues
- (c) Vocabulary Development
- (d) Communicative Activities
- (e) Sociocultural Understandings
- (f) Grammar Materials
- New Influences on Second Language Teaching
- (a) Scaffolding
- (b) Task-based Language Teaching and Project-based Learning
- Chapter 6 Exporting Culture and the Indonesian World View
- Cultural Diplomacy
- Bahasa Pergaulan Internasional
- Beyond Indonesia's Bali
- Prospects for Bahasa dan Budaya Indonesia in Australia
- Chapter 7 Facing the Twenty-First Century
- Turn of the Century
- Broader Developments
- Indonesian Trends
- Cause for Optimism?
- The Unfolding Context
- Section II Reflections
- 1. New Horizons
- 2. Indonesian at Sydney University in the Early 1960s
- 3. The '60s, the Student and Pak Emanuels
- 4. Webs and Rainbows
- 5. Indonesian Literature and the Australian University
- 6. Teaching Indonesian Language through Drama
- 7. Reflections on Writing and Teaching Indonesian Grammar
- 8. On Teaching the Teachers of Indonesian.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781925835205
- 1925835200
- 9781925835199
- 1925835197
- OCLC:
- 1155328909
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