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Project background
This project was developed with funding from the collaborative projects
element of the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools
(NALSAS) Strategy, which was a cooperative initiative of the Commonwealth,
State and Territory Governments.
For more information on NALSAS, visit the
NALSAS
website.
The project draws on current directions, research and
emerging approaches to effective languages education, in particular relevant
research and initiatives related to intercultural language learning (ILL).
The purpose of the NALSAS Indonesian Project
The purpose of the NALSAS Indonesian Project is to produce online resources
that will support students in Grades 5 to 8 to develop and practise Indonesian
language skills in an interactive environment.
Many of the learning objects sit within an overarching framework around the
exploration of identity, a key concept in intercultural language learning.
This overarching concept is expressed from the personal to the global:
- Me (Australian / Indonesian students as unique
individuals – The Self)
- My community (how we, as Australians and
Indonesians, live – The Local)
- My world (how we, as Australians and Indonesians,
fit within the global context – The World).
Some learning objects support students in using higher-order
thinking in a transdisciplinary inquiry, or focus strongly on particular
aspects of Indonesian language, allowing students to explore and reflect on
language structure and function.
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