Researchers are watching Australians’ knowledge of Indonesian language and culture slowly die of neglect.
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The Australian government has dropped protections for language programs at a time when universities are announcing plans to end Asian languages courses. That’s a mistake in the Asian Century.
Indonesian, an engineered language made in the time of colonialism, is “the envy of the multilingual world”. But no one speaks standard Indonesian on the streets. Does anyone speak the language?
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Professor and Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Law & Justice; Vice-President, Asian Studies Association of Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer of Academic English at Massey University College, Massey University
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Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University
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Director, Herb Feith Indonesian Engagement Centre, Monash University
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Indonesian Studies and Linguistics, The University of Western Australia
