This week, I went to the Global Studio Center, and I looked at the Indonesian resources. I chose to from the Indonesian section. I am using Let's Speak Indonesian:1. This book is great core material for the tasks and goals I had outlined last week. It includes speaking, writing, listening, and reading activities, which are all categories I wish to work on. Next, I checked out the Indonesian dictionary. This tool is, of course, helpful in translating the words from Indonesian to English. However, it has good contextual translations as well.
Unfortunately, my computer did not allow me to download BYKI; however, Mango language is a great program to supplement my language learning process. This program allows me to reinforce my core material that I receive from other sources, and it is convenient as I can practice it pretty much anywhere should I not have my core language sources on me. The Indonesian category it has is a good refresher, and it allows me to practice my accent and speaking skills. It also gives me good cultural information.
In addition to discussing the resources (see above), outline how you have begun to work on your first language tasks.
To start, my language partner and I have met twice this week.
My goals and tasks were: (From the Let's Speak Indonesian:1 resource)
1. How to greet people at various times of the day; 2. How to use terms of address; 3. How to ask what someone's name is; 4. How to ask where someone is from; 5. How to make an offer (for greeting purposes); 6. How to ask what something is
My goals and task were: (From the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture)
1. Greetings: hellos, goodbyes, asking for forgiveness, thank you's, farewells.
2. How to read and write a basic e-mail / letter
In addition to using these two resources, I also used a great online translation website to assist my learning.
The two core resources included reading, writing, and speaking and listening (conversation) activities.
In my meetings with my language learning partner, we conversed using the material that I learned. We worked on my accent and pronunciation, and we talked about basic etiquette and sentence structure. Moreover, we practiced writing a letter to her sister.
I focused on vocabulary and grammar, selecting words and grammar points to discuss with my language partner, and using them to converse.
Lastly, I started reading Indonesian news to become familiar with its cultural, political, and social features.
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