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Written by Sue Cooper
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Wednesday, 06 October 2010 21:40 |
Teman-teman WILTA yang saya hormati,
Apa kabar? Mudah-mudahan sempat beristirahat dan menikmati cuaca musim semi selama
dua minggu liburan sekolah ini. Saya sendiri, bersama beberapa anggota WILTA yang lain -
Angela McCoy, Karen Bailey, Adrian Yap dan David Hill – baru ikut konferensi ASILE di Canberra.
Menyenangkan sekali bertemu dengan rekan-rekan dari negara bagian Australia yang lain dan
mendengar cerita tentang keadaan dan kegiatan di kota-kota mereka. Yang menyedihkan, kita
semua sedang mengalami krisis dalam bidang pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia, di semua nilai
pendidikan. Di ASILE ada persetujuan antara peserta-peserta bahwa kita harus mendirikan sebuah
badan nasional untuk mewakili pendidikan bahasa Indonesia dan bekerjasama untuk membangkitkan
kesadaran kepentingan bahasa tetangga kita. Beberapa ide yang muncul di konferensi ASILE akan
dipertimbangkan oleh semua asosiasi dan grup pendidik bahasa Indonesia di Australia supaya
bentuknya sebuah badan nasional bisa disetujui.
Jangan lupa membaca ringkasan konferensi ASILE di edisi Warta WILTA ini.
And that’s not all ... there is other GOOD news for Indonesian teaching! First, after a protracted
delay, our IALF RTV participant, Ni Putu Karmani Prenewardani, known as Anik, has finally had her
visa approved and will spend four weeks in WA schools from 11 October to 6 November. The new
Immigration requirements for exchange workers will impact on the way we organise the RTV in future
years, but fortunately now that we know how they work there should be no problem in keeping this
incredibly valuable program going so that WA students continue benefit from the RTV participant in their
classrooms.
Secondly, the Asia Education Foundation has reinstated its Study Tours to Indonesia, which now take
their rightful place alongside Study Tours to many other Asian countries. The next tour will take place
in September 2011, followed by another one in 2012 in January, which is the usual timing. These
Study Tours are an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the cultural environment and hone
your language skills. They are also open to teachers of other disciplines, and I strongly encourage
you to talk to your colleagues and set the ball rolling for cross-curricular studies that will strengthen
both Indonesian and other curriculum areas. The new Australian National Curriculum requires a commitment to
studies of Asia, so now is the time to start talking!
You will notice that Warta WILTA now has a “Pojok Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth”. In this 20th year
of the WA-East Java Sister State Relationship, BBIP is busy organising some celebratory activities in
tandem with local business such as Osh5One, Kulcha and the Araluen Golf Resort. At the same time,
representatives from WA are performing a round of official and cultural engagements in East Java. We
in WA have a unique connecton with Indonesia, and I believe that the BBIP is a vital hub for all parties
interested in Indonesia, its culture and language. It is working collaboratively with WILTA on promoting
Indonesian in our state.
Lastly, our final workshop for 2010, and AGM, will take place in the brand new middle school “learning
street” at John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School. JSR has actively pursued the middle
schooling concept for many years, culminating in the creation of a specialist building which I can’t wait
to see! The workshop is very culturally focused and a great opportunity to find out from some real
live Indonesian teenagers what they really like to do, plus how to make tempe, that most staple of
Indonesian foods, and also share some fascinating insights into Bali with our RTV participant Anik.
Hope to see you there, and selamat mengajar!
Salam hangat
Sue
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 October 2010 21:47 |
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The Balai Bahasa Indonesia Perth was established in 2008. WILTA is a proud supporter of BBIP.
