Talking North : The Journey of Australia's First Asian Language.

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 Programs -- Responses 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 Persuasion -- Introduction -- 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 Indonesia -- The 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 -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section II Reflections -- 1. New Horizons -- 2. Indonesian at Sydney University in the Early 1960s -- 3. The '60s, the Student and Pak Emanuels -- 4. Webs and Rainbows -- References -- 5. Indonesian Literature and the Australian University -- 6. Teaching Indonesian Language through Drama -- 7. Reflections on Writing and Teaching Indonesian Grammar -- References -- 8. On Teaching the Teachers of Indonesian.

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