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Visiting Indonesia:

Resources

The following resources contain useful information on this topic.

Useful words and phrases

Suara Siswa (teacher and student resource)
Curriculum Corporation, National Indonesian Language Curriculum Project 1993
Stage 1 has texts and activities on Images of Indonesia
Stage 2 has texts and activities on Buku kenang-kenangan
Stage 3 teachers' resource has a range of activities on Travel agent, Making a doctor's appointment, Looking for a room, At the bank, Sending a parcel
Stage 4 teachers' resource has a range of activities on Travel, Booking accommodation, Getting things done, Getting around, Obtaining medical assistance and Reporting an incident.
For information about avoiding offence while in Indonesia see Suara Siswa, Stage 2, Student workbook, page 81.

Lancar Berbahasa Indonesia 2 (course book)
Vladimir Arnost & Novy Kusumastuty, Dellastra 1997
Dialogues and exercises on Etiket (pelajaran 3). For information about etiquette see page 36.

Bahasa Tetanggaku Book 3 (course book)
Ian White, Longman, 1997
Passages and exercises on Di hotel and Melihat-lihat di pulau Bali

Teaching Indonesian as a Foreign Language Project (TIFL) 1994
Introductory Indonesian (video) Conversations and interviews on archipelago and continent (theme 7) and travel & transport (theme 8)

Serba serbi (video)
OTEN 1994
Short segments with dialogues on Di restoran Favourite, Di ruang dokter gigi, Naik taksi, Di restoran Bundo Raya, Di konsulat.

Jakarta street vendors (web site)
Pictures of many of Jakarta's street vendors. Good pictures of popular fast foods.

Train timetables (web site)
Find out about the main train timetables, fares etc. in Java.

Pelni shipping timetable (web site)
Find out about inter-island shipping routes and timetables.