Surat dari Ibu Presiden
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Written by Sue Cooper
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Sunday, 13 February 2011 20:30 |
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Rekan-rekan yang saya hormati,
Selamat Tahun Baru 2011 dan selamat memulai tahun sekolah! Semoga tahun ini memberikan sukses dan kenangan manis, karena kita semua sedang bekerja di bidang pendidikan paling penting, betul, kan? Yaitu mengajar Bahasa Indonesia!
Saya sendiri baru kembali dari tiga minggu di Indonesia – 5 hari di Malang, Jawa Timur, di mana saya bertemu lagi dengan rekan-rekan sekolah partner di Proyek BRIDGE, dan 14 hari di Bangli, Bali untuk Reciprocal Teacher Visit (RTV). Sekali lagi, saya terkesan oleh penerimaan yang hangat dan ramah oleh teman-teman di Indonesia, di manapun saya berpijak (maaf meminjam liriknya lagu Project Pop Indovers).
In Malang my intention was to “drop in” at school each day, help with English classes and observe the way that Indonesian language and Civics are taught. Teachers in the staff room whom I had met on our school visit last April welcomed me warmly and treated me as a colleague. My “saat paling memalukan” was in a Kewarganegaraan class when I was asked to comment for the students on an aspect of the Indonesian Constitution compared with the Australian Constitution. Waduh, I had no idea. But then, I’m an Indonesian teacher, not a history teacher!
Again I was impressed by the bustling city of Malang, built by the Dutch (so full of impressive old buildings) and a university town. The climate is cool and pleasant and the surrounding mountains quite beautiful. And the food! There was an amazing variety of jajan and sweet desserts around every corner. Aduh for my waistline.
But the main reason for my visit to Indonesia this time was of course the RTV (Reciprocal Teacher Visit). This was the 2nd part of the 2010-2011exchange between WILTA and the IALF, following the visit by Ibu Anik during October-November. I was placed in Bangli, a delightful small town about 1.5 hours from Denpasar and not too far from Gianyar on the Kintamani road. The school was SMAN1 Bangli and they were very excited about having a native speaker in their midst. It was a very rewarding experience – for the full account, please see Warta WILTA.
But it wasn’t just me in Indonesia over the holidays!! The Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowships Indonesian course was taking place at the IALF in Denpasar, led by Ibu Karen and Ibu Rini, and comprising Indonesian teachers from across Australia. The ELTF report can be read in Warta WILTA.
And at the same time in Yogyakarta, the ILTI (Indonesian Language Teacher Immersion) course was taking place at Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta. They had a packed schedule and by all accounts a wonderful experience. See Prof David Reeve’s summary in Warta WILTA.
It’s now time to renew your WILTA membership, either direct through the website www.wilta.org or via MLTAWA at www.mltawa.org. Also, don’t forget to register for our first workshop for the year Tuesday 8 March – coming up soon! We will be entertained by the fabulous Feni Bembridge as she tackles that super-important issue: languages and literacy, then enjoy a delicious Indonesian meal at Tasik Restaurant.
Sampai ketemu di WILTA ya!
Salam hangat
Sue |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 13 February 2011 20:32 |
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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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Written by Sue Cooper
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Monday, 09 August 2010 17:54 |
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Rekan-rekan yang saya hormati,
Selalu ada berita yang baik dan berita yang buruk. Yang baik (mari merayakannya!) adalah:
- pada tahun 2011 Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowships akan diadakan di INDONESIA! Selama beberapa tahun kursus yang sangat berharga ini diuruskan di kota Darwin, sebabnya perjalanan ke Indonesia dianggap berbahaya dan Travel Advisory dimengerti sebagai larangan. Untunglah, pikiran negatif itu sudah digantikan sikap yang lebih realistis. Saya mau mendorong Anda untuk melamar ELTF ini – silakan mengunjungi situs http://www.deewr.gov.au/International/EndeavourAwards/TeachersFellowships/Pages/ELTFPractising.aspx.
- tahun 2010 adalah hari ulang tahun ke-20 hubungan Australia Barat dengan Jawa Timur. Hubungan ini ternyata kuat dan selalu maju, khususnya dalam bidang bisnis dan pertanian, dan banyak sekali proyek penting yang sedang dikembangkan antara perusahaan-perusahaan dan pemerintah-pemerintah kita. Beberapa peristiwa berfokus kebudayaan Indonesia, yang menarik untuk siswa sekolah, akan diadakan di kota Perth tahun ini, Saya akan memberitahu Anda secepat mungkin semua informasinya.
- WILTA juga menawarkan kesempatan belajar bahasa dan budaya Indonesia melalui beasiswa RTV (Reciprocal Teacher Visit). Setiap tahun salah seorang anggota WILTA dipilih untuk mengajar di IALF Bali, serta beberapa sekolah di Bali, selama tiga minggu. Mungkin tahun ini ANDA bisa menjadi pesertanya! Silakan melihat informasinya di halaman 6 dan 7 Warta WILTA.
Tetapi, waduh, berita buruknya ada juga. Sebuah laporan berjudul The State of Indonesian Language Education in Australian Schools sudah keluar, dan pesannya sangat menghawatirkan. Bisa dibaca di: http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/verve/_resources/IndonesiaReport.pdf. Laporan ini, yang ditulis oleh Michelle Kohler (Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia) dan Dr. Phillip Mahnken (Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast), menunjukkan bahwa jumlah pelajar bahasa Indonesia di sekolah-sekolah Australia makin turun. Memang, kalau masih terus turun, menurut laporan ini, dalam beberapa tahun bahasa Indonesia akan punah di sistem pendidikan kita.
Disturbing though the above report is, I am optimistic that we Indonesian teachers in schools, through our passion for our language, can keep our students fascinated and achieving, and our programs flourishing. Universities are also working hard to build up student numbers in Indonesian and other Asian languages. The rest will be up to the educational policymakers who need to take heed of what anyone with any knowledge of Indonesia is saying – that Australia needs a vast increase in the number of Indonesian speakers if it is to develop its potentially enormously valuable relationship with its nearest neighbour.
As you read through this great issue of Warta WILTA, take special notice of our “Hari Kemerdekaan Dinner” – an opportunity to celebrate Indonesia’s Independence Day with great food and socialising!
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Salam hormat
Sue |
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Written by Sue Cooper
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Saturday, 10 April 2010 00:00 |
 Rekan-rekan yang saya hormati,
Salam sejahtera dari Indonesia! Saya sedang menulis surat ini di Yogyakarta, perhentian yang terakhir dalam kunjungan siswa-siswa Guildford Grammar School ke Indonesia 2010. Sulit sekali menggambarkan pengalaman luar biasa yang diberikan kepada rombongan kami, karena sungguh-sungguh mengesankan dan bervariasi.
Antara kegiatan-kegiatan yang lain, anak-anak GGS ini sudah bisa tinggal seminggu di asrama Kolese Santo Yusup di Malang, naik becak, naik gunung Bromo, bertemu dengan Menteri Pertanian WA Terry Redman, makan siang bersama Dubes Australia Bill Farmer, memberi sambutan kepada Bapak Walikota Surabaya (Pak Bambang), dilaporkan di koran-koran Jawa dan Jawa Timur dan ikut serta acara live TV di stasiun televisi SBO di Surabaya.
Yes it really is true - I've been able to take a group of year 9-12 students to East and Central Java over the Easter holidays, and what an amazing, magnifi- cent time we've had. As one of the few Australian school groups to visit Indonesia for some years, and the first Australian exchange group under the BRIDGE program (the first Indonesian group being from SMAN 5 Surabaya who recently visited Tranby College), we have received a staggering amount of publicity in Indonesia. Whatever you may have read in the press about negative Indonesian per- ceptions of Australians, they are simply not true. We have been treated like film stars by peo- ple of all faiths and the boys have added dozens, if not hundreds of new friends to their Facebook pages!
I guess the most fortunate factor for me was that my school administration allowed the trip to go ahead. This is by far the biggest hurdle to over- come. We agreed to be upfront to parents about the travel advisory, and the key thing here was demonstrating that we were in fact following the advice given in it. It is not, of course, a ban, but instead advises on procedures to follow should travel be deemed to be "essential". (To my mind, giving our young people opportunities to meet their Indonesian peers in their own cultural envi- ronment must be classified "essential"!). These procedures include avoiding large gatherings of foreigners and places frequented mainly by West- ern tourists - not a problem in East or Central Java where the economy is less dependent on foreign tourism - or for that matter, in northern, eastern or western Bali.
This has been a simply stunning experience. We have felt almost like pioneers, except that the destination is far from unknown. Instead it is filled with friendly, welcoming people who have done everything in their power to make our stay a fantastic experience. They want us to come - and lots more of us. Be assured that they are waiting for your school group too and will give you a fabulous time.
Being in Indonesia has meant that I haven't had a chance to preview this term's Warta WILTA so I leave a space here for Kerry to do the honours!
Thanks Sue! The Term 2 of Warta WILTA has a special cover, drawn by my friend Adam Smith. It goes hand-in- hand with some information I have included discussing the use of Palm Oil and how it affects the survival of the beautiful Sumatran Orang Utan. There are also some fantastic articles written by some of the Language Assistants for this year, an overview by Angela McCoy about the Margaret River SHS’s visit by their Indonesian sister school, and another great article by budding writer and Indonesia enthu- siast Natha Middlemas!
Please enjoy and don't hesitate to email me (
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) if you would like to contribute anything to next term’s issue.
Sampai jumpa di Weekend Workshop.
Salam hangat
Sue |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 05 May 2010 13:26 |
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Written by Sue Cooper
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 17:40 |
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Rekan-rekan yang baik,
Selamat Tahun Baru kepada semua anggota WILTA! Asosiasi kita tahun ini mempunyai harapan besar bahwa pembelajaran bahasa Indonesia di Australia akan mulai menjalani kebangkitan lagi sesudah kesulitan beberapa tahun yang terakhir ini.
Di negara kita sekarang ada banyak kegiatan positif yang bisa membantu kebangkitan ini. Antara inisiatif-inisiatif ini ada: dana NALSSP yang sudah diterima beberapa sekolah dan universitas untuk proyek-proyek baru berkaitan dengan bahasa Indonesia, proyek BRIDGE yang sudah sangat sukses dan tahun ini memperluaskan pengaruhnya dengan penambahan sekolah-sekolah baru, dan kursus WACE 3A dan 3B yang pasti akan mengubah pelajaran bahasa Indonesia kelas 12 menjadi jauh lebih menarik dan cocok untuk generasi baru kita!
Di AGM WILTA yang diadakan pada tanggal 1 November 2009, ada pilihan pengurus WILTA untuk tahun 2010. Kenalkan ....
Presiden: Sue Cooper
Sue mengajar Bahasa Indonesia di Guildford Grammar School.
Wakil Presiden:
Posisi kosong (siapa mau melamar?)
Bendaharawan: Alister Badenach
Alister mengajar bahasa Indonesia di Kerry Street Primary School, Hamilton Hill.
Sekretaris: Alison Beeston
Alison mengajar bahasa Indonesia (antara mata pelajaran yang lain!) di Mirrabooka Senior High School.
Redaktor Warta WILTA: Kerry Bailey
Kerry sudah belajar bahasa Indonesia di Roleystone Primary School, TAFE, Murdoch dan Curtin, dan ikut serta program AIYEP ke Jawa Timur padatahun 08/09 dan Indonesian Arts & Culture Scholarship ke Solo pada tahun 2009.
Koordinator RTV: Dani Darudana
Dani mengajar bahasa Indonesia di SIDE (School of Isolated and Distance Education)
Manajer Situs Web dan Pengurus Keanggotaan: Penny Coutas
Penny telah mengajar bahasa Indonesia di ACT dan WA; pada saat ini dia sedang belajar “Doctorate in Education” di universitas Murdoch.
Komite umum:
Gay Pathmanathan
Gay mengajar Bahasa Indonesia di Endeavour Primary School, Port Kennedy.
Sherrie Hodge
Sherrie mengajar Bahasa Indonesia di Marangaroo Primary School.
Nicola O’Loughlin
Nicola mengajar Bahasa Indonesia di Melville Senior High School.
Noni Wardani
Noni mengajar Bahasa Indonesia di Perth College.
Margaret Heather
Margaret mengajar Bahasa Indonesia di Wilson Primary School.
The WILTA Committee is going to work hard in 2010 to bring you opportunities to study, read interesting news and develop networks and friendships among your Indonesian teaching colleagues, not only in Western Australia but also throughout the country. We have decided to introduce more weekday workshops which will hopefully prove just as, or more attractive to teachers than the traditional Saturday workshops. Our first workshop will be on Friday 19 February starting at 12.30pm, and will be held at SIDE (School of Isolated and Distance Education) in Oxford Street, Leederville.
We would also like to increase our member numbers this year! Do you need to renew your WILTA membership? Is there an Indonesian teaching colleague at your school, or at a nearby school, who isn’t a WILTA member yet? All the information you (and your colleague) will need can be found at the WILTA website: www.wilta.org/about/membership.html. Our new online membership registration facility should make things a whole lot easier for busy teachers.
Looking forward to a good year! See you on 19 February.
Salam hormat
Sue Cooper |
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