The  Indonesian  Language  Teacher  Immersion  (ILTI)

Australia needs “to have more of our students studying Indonesian culture and language” (Foreign Minister Stephen Smith in The Age 20-2-2009).

Having more students studying Indonesian in Australian schools requires classroom-ready specialist Indonesian language teachers with a substantial experience in, and knowledge of, Indonesia, its languages and its cultures.

The Indonesian Language Teacher Immersion (ILTI) will achieve this objective by effectively providing high-quality Indonesian language teachers, through tailored ‘in-country’ programs, based at the prestigious Universitas Sanata Dharma in Yogyakarta, well-known for its educational expertise. ILTI  will accommodate pre-service and in-service teachers, and also Indonesian background speakers, thereby increasing teacher supply and providing attractive and innovative pathways to fast-track advanced linguistic and classroom competence.

The ILTI offers programs that encourage flexible approaches to the teaching of Indonesian language. The ILTI core curriculum components can be taught in English as needed, and participants may enter the program with any ability level in the Indonesian language, from complete beginners to advanced. It will provide participants with a greater understanding of unfamiliar linguistic, cultural and political environments, and also the opportunity to learn and practice innovative methods of language teaching. It encourages partnerships between Australian and Indonesian teachers to provide the personal foundation upon which to build student exchanges in future years, and thus, offer both students and teachers real world experiences in an Indonesian context.

General Details

• General program components
• In a university town like Yogyakarta there is no shortage of places to live, and all at very reasonable prices.
• Why study with ACICIS?
• Why study in-country?
• Who is on the ILTI Project Advisory Committee that designed the ILTI programs?
• See an ACICIS Powerpoint
• Careers after ACICIS

Benefits of the ILTI Program

• Participants may enter the program with any ability level in the Indonesian language.
• Rich and focussed in-service opportunities for school teachers.
• ILTI programs can be credited to undergraduate and post-graduate degrees and diplomas.
• Indonesian background-speakers will be an integral part of both programs.
• Be available to any student at any university.
• The core curriculum components can be taught in English.
• Is also open to non-Australians.
• Yogyakarta is a wonderful city to live in and to study in.
• ILTI programs offer wide opportunituies to get involved with Yogyakarta life.
• Takes advantage of pre-existing ACICIS infrastructure in Indonesia.

Expected Outcomes

• Increase the supply of high quality Indonesian language teachers.
• Assist Australian teachers to build reciprocal links to Indonesian schools.
• Provide attractive and innovative pathways to fast-track advanced linguistic and classroom competence.
• Will provide participants with a greater understanding of unfamiliar linguistic, cultural and political environments.

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer

This material (ILTI wepages) was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.