Advanced Indonesian
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Agustini, University of Michigan
Juliana Wijaya, UCLA
Rajiv Ranjan, Michigan State University
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ISBN 13: 9781626101357
Publisher: Michigan State University
Language: English
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CC BY-NC
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Sponsor
- Cover Image Credits
- Accessibility Statement
- I. Beauty Pageant
- II. Vegetarianism
- III. Chador
- IV. Human Trafficking
- V. Flood
- VI. Overtourism
- VII. Green Economy
- VIII. Language Revitalization
- Appendix
About the Book
In response to the lack of advanced Indonesian instructional materials, our lessons aim to elevate learners’ language skills to an advanced-mid to advanced-high level, aligning with ACTFL proficiency guidelines. The lessons in this textbook address the dearth of advanced Indonesian language resources by delving into current topics and events related to gender, lifestyle, human rights, environment, economy, and language preservation. We utilize authentic materials sourced from online newspapers, editorials, blogs, vlogs, journals, and YouTube, ensuring that learners engage with real-world language contexts.
Accessibility
In accordance with the MSU Libraries' Accessibility Statement, we are committed to ensuring that open education resources (OER) adopted, adapted, and created at MSU are accessible. Visit our OER accessibility page to learn more. If you find any part of this resource inaccessible or need it in an alternative format please contact us at LIB.OER@msu.edu.
About the Contributors
Authors
Agustini, University of Michigan
Dr. Juliana Wijaya is a lecturer at UCLA and teaches at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC). She established and expanded the Indonesian language program at UCLA. The courses she teaches include introductory, intermediate and advanced Indonesian. Dr. Wijaya has done research, presented and published in the fields of second and heritage language pedagogy and acquisition, discourse analysis, and corpus linguistics. She received her BA in English from Petra Christian University, Indonesia, her MA in linguistics from the University of Oregon, and PhD in applied linguistics from UCLA. Currently Dr. Wijaya is the president of the Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Languages, and the Indonesian Studies Coordinator at the UCLA CSEAS.
Rajiv Ranjan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University (MSU). At MSU, Rajiv is associated with the Asian Studies Program and Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching (MAFLT) Program. He is also the mentor for the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs). Before joining MSU, Rajiv Ranjan taught as a graduate teaching assistant at The University of Iowa, Iowa City (2010-2015) where he received his PhD in Second Language Acquisition in 2015.In addition to his classroom-teaching experience, Rajiv taught the online graduate courses “FLT 860 Foreign/Second Language Acquisition” at MSU, and “Hindi and Urdu Language Structure for Teaching” at Kean University. He taught an immersion program for the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) during Summer 2016 at University of Wisconsin, Madison and he taught in a study abroad context during the Summers 2015, 2017, and 2018 for the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) in India.Rajiv’s primary area of research is generative approach to second language acquisition (SLA). His research interests also include socio-cultural approach to SLA, second language writing and speaking, language pedagogy, and morpho-syntax. . He is also an author of two OER textbooks, Basic Hindi, and Basic Urdu. He also co-authored OER books, Hindi-Urdu, Basic Persian, and Basic Tamil.