Eligible teachers are invited to apply for a scholarship to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Teaching Asia through the Australian National University, during semesters 1 and 2 of 2015. The Studies of Asia Graduate Certificate Scholarship provides with support to undertake further education that will lead to an improvement in
student learning outcomes about studies of Asia.

It is expected that teaching and learning activities will be developed as a result of completing the graduate certificate. On successful completion of the Scholarship program, teachers will graduate with the award of
Graduate Certificate in Teaching Asia. This may qualify for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) toward a Masters of Education (Studies of Asia).

Participation in the graduate certificate program is open to full-time teachers who have been employed in the NSW Department of Education and Training for at least 3 years in a permanent or contract capacity.

The scholarship will fund course fees to complete the Graduate Certificate in Teaching Asia Program through the Australian National University (2 courses per semester is the maximum allowed). Up to 4 relief days
will be provided to attend two intensive programs.

 

The University of Sydney is offering a new accelerated one year Diploma of Language Studies in 2015. Languages offered are Indonesian, Spanish, Korean and Japanese.

A reminder for students of Indonesian in Years 10, 11 and 12 that the AIA scholarhip applications close this Friday 19 September, 2014. Please visit the AIA website for more details and to download applicaitons forms: http://australia-indonesia-association.com/education-fund/

Education Services Australia (ESA) has announced that the Indonesian Language Learning Space (LLS) is now live. This is exciting news for teachers and students of Indonesian with access to a range of resoruces including game-based language challenges, online units of work, a professional learning program for teachers, a web version of the Indonesian language App, Rasa Bahasa, World Stduent ebooks as well as access to online Indonesian language tutors from Bali....all at no cost!

To access the site, go to www.lls.edu.au, log-in as a teacher via your Scootle password, and select ‘Indonesian’ as your language and explore the wonderful range of tools and resources available for Indonesian language students and teachers.

Thank you to the 13 schools and 153 students who sent in their entries for this year’s Kompetisi Siswa.

Members of the Australia-Indonesia Association of NSW, along with the MLTA of NSW and the Indonesian Consulate met yesterday to judge the entries. 

Each year we receive many creative and interesting entries, which makes choosing the winners a difficult task.  Congratulations to the place-getters from each category, who will each be receiving a prize generously donated by the Australia-Indonesia Association of NSW.

All students who entered the competition will receive a certificate of participation from the MLTA of NSW and each participating school will receive a certificate of appreciation from the Indonesian Consulate.

A full list of winners in each category can be downloaded below.

A special thank you to the teachers who encourage their students to participate in the competition each year. Terima kasih.

I help co-ordinate a U3A group learning intermediate Bahasa Indonesia. The group is made up of senior citizens. They currently have the course book and workbook for the second edition of Bahasa Tetanggaku Stage 3 by Ian J White. We are trying to track down the Reading and Listening tapes that go with books. They have been out of print for sometime and are currently unavailable commercially. I was wondering if any of your members might know of a school or someone who has the tapes that I might approach for a copy?

Larry McGowan
larry.mcgowan@det.nsw.edu.au

Hi Teman-teman

We are running a workshop on how to write HSC-style exams for the Indonesian Beginners and Continuers courses.

Target audience
· Stage 6 Indonesian teachers or those who will teach Stage 6 in the future
· Government and non-government

What you will do
· Learn how to create HSC-style exams
· Develop a bank of exam items that can be used to put together a Trial HSC exam
· Listening items will be recorded at a later date and forwarded to you.

Cost
· Free
· Relief will be provided to the first 10 teachers to register. Teachers from regional areas will also receive funds to cover accommodation and travel (train/coach/plane)
· If you are not one of the first 10 teachers you will be able to apply to the MLTA for up to $250

Proposed date
Term 4 2014. We will hold the workshop on either 21 OR 28 November –  whichever day more teachers are available.

How to register
Email ilian.yang@det.nsw.edu.au by 15 September 2014.

Please indicate which date would suit you best.

Salam
Christin Anggrahini, Ida Harsojo and Ilian Yang

PLEASE NOTE: Nominations closing date extended to 15 September 2014

The AIA is currently seeking nominations for the Australia Indonesia Awards. There are 3 categories of awards, including one for education. Nominations close on 31 August. Please see below for more detail. Download the information flyer at http://australia-indonesia-association.com/wp-content/uploads/Award-Flyer.jpg 

Honouring Australians who have made significant contributions to the greater understanding and friendship between Indonesians and Australians. Nominate someone you know. Someone who may be an "unsung hero", hardworking and committed to Australia Indonesia relations.

The awards this year will be made in three (3) categories:

• Media – journalism, film, documentary, social media, etc.
• Education – schools, tertiary, institutions, etc.
• Arts – music, dance, painting, literature, etc.

The Australia–Asia BRIDGE School Partnerships Project connects Australian teachers, students and school communities with their peers in Asia. The Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE School Partnership Project is AEF's largest such project. Since  its inception in 2008, the project has grown to include 112  Australia–Indonesia school partnerships, with 450 teachers directly involved in it.

Interested in taking part?  Australian schools can apply to be part of the Australia–Indonesia  BRIDGE School Partnerships Project through a national application process. Applications are now open and close at midnight on 31 October 2014. Click on the link below or visit http://www.asiaeducation.edu.au/teachers/bridge_school_partnerships/indonesia_eoi_2014.html for more infomation and to start your online application.