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Title Talking north : the journey of Australia's first Asian language / edited by Paul S. Thomas.

Publication Info. Clayton, Victoria, Australia : Monash University Publishing, [2019]

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Edition [US & CA version].
Description 1 online resource
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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 ProgramsResponses and Initiatives from Indonesian Language Educators; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 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); Conclusion; Archives; References
Chapter 3 Translation as PersuasionIntroduction; 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; Conclusion; Archives; References; 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 IndonesiaThe Melbourne Model and Curriculum Reform; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Goyang Lidah!; Introduction; 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; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Exporting Culture and the Indonesian World View; Introduction; Cultural Diplomacy; Bahasa Pergaulan Internasional; Beyond Indonesia's Bali; Prospects for Bahasa dan Budaya Indonesia in Australia; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Facing the Twenty-First Century; Introduction; Turn of the Century; Broader Developments; Indonesian Trends; Cause for Optimism?; The Unfolding Context
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Subject Indonesian language -- Australia.
Indonesian language.
Australia.
Indonesian language -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
Indonesian language -- Study and teaching.
Australia -- Languages.
Language and languages.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Thomas, Paul S. (Lecturer in Indonesian Studies), editor.
Added Title Journey of Australia's first Asian language
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