BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INDONESIAN LANGUAGE
Origin
Bahasa Melayu, i.e., the language of all the Malay people
Historical Development
Bahasa Indonesia was officially adopted as the only official language of the Indonesian people, during the Youth Congress of October 28, 1928, at which the declaration of need for nationwide dissemination of Bahasa Indonesia was incorporated into the famous Youth Pledge of that year.
The Vocabulary System
The vocabulary and grammatical base is Bahasa Melayu, with extensive vocabulary drawn from the Dutch, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and Sanskrit languages, and from a variety of the over 400 local dialects.
Grammatical Structure
The Indonesian language was adopted with the conscious intent to unify the far-flung peoples and ethnic groups of the Indonesian archipelago, which comprises 13,770 full pledged islands, and over 60,000 smaller entities. The language was initially designed with a very simple system of grammar, yet incorporating the possibly of grammatical refinement as a modern Indonesian literature developed, and as the educational standards of all the people were raised. A major simplification of the phonetic and spelling system was inaugurated on August 16, 1972. The grammar and spellings in this book follow the latest developments in the evolution of the language, which is now the fifth most widely spoken in the world.
ONLINE INDONESIAN COURSES
FEES: 1. Rp 2,400,000 (USD 150) overall, online, including books, taught by Mr Budi Pin Pin, or Miss Carline Tjan; or Rp 3,600,000 overall, online, including books, by Mr Indra Sonny Tjan. Fees can be paid after the first day.
ABOUT THE COURSE MATERIALS
1. Books:
- Indonesian Essentials (Grammar); and
- Reading and Conversation (RC)
2. Things to study before the course
a. Grammar Book
- * The alphabet, p.2
* Personal Pronouns, p.4
* Helping Words, pp.8-16
* The Date, pp.49-51
* Verbs, pp.56-57
* Questions, pp.35-38
* Yang, pp.95-98
- Words with many meanings
e.g., when, it
b. Reading & Conversation (RC)
The words in the lessons follow the syllabus.
A. INTRODUCTORY or SURVIVAL INDONESIAN
* Objective: to master social Indonesian
* Target vocabulary: 400 words
* Books (free): one set of Indonesian Essentials (of about 200 pages)
* Venue: anywere in Jakarta that is convenient for the participant(-s)
B. COURSES, DURATION & FEES
| Courses | Durations | Fees | |
| 1. | Two-weekend Total Immersion Program (Friday through Sunday) | 15 lessons x 1.5 hours | Rp 3,000,000 per participant; Rp 3,500,000 per 2 participants |
| 2. | Intensive 5 lessons a week: Indonesian in 30 hours | 10 lessons x 3.0 hours | (i) Rp 3,500,000 per participant; (ii) Rp 4,100,000 per 2 participants |
| 3. | Regular 2 or 3 lessons a week: Indonesian in 20 hours | 10 lessons x 2.0 hours | (i) Rp 2,500,000 per participant; (ii) Rp 3,000,000 per 2 participants |
| 4. | Indonesian in 6 Saturdays: | 6 Saturdays x 3.0 hours | (i) Rp 2,100,000 per participant; (ii) Rp 2,600,000 per 2 participants |
- ADVANCED
| Regular 2 or 3 lessons a week: Business Indonesian Newspaper Indonesian Technical Indonesian Social Indonesian | 18 lessons x 2.0 hours | (i) Rp 4,500,000 per participant; (ii) Rp 5,000,000 per 2 participants |
Instructor for A & B: Mr Budi Pin Pin or Miss Carline Tjan, professionally fluent speakers of English, or Mr Indra S. Tjan, with an additional fee of fifty per cent (50%) of how much are listed above.
Please call Pak Budi on +62 822 1000 8628, or Bu Carline on +62 838 7201 4126 for more details.
Banyak terima kasih!
