Indonesian

Learning a second language and culture gives children the opportunity to reflect on their own language and culture. Trafalgar Primary School provides a Language program for all students across the school as outlined in the Languages learning strand of the Victorian Curriculum. The Victorian Curriculum Languages Introduction states “In learning a language, students develop communication skills and knowledge and come to understand social, historical, familial relationships and other aspects of the specific language and culture of the speakers of the language they are studying. Learners are also provided with the tools, through comparison and reflection, to understand language, culture and humanity in a broad sense. In this way, language learning contributes to the development of inter-culturally aware citizens, of increasing importance at a time of rapid and deep globalisation.”

At Trafalgar Primary School our Indonesian language program runs for 50 minutes per week with a qualified teacher. Within that session, our Specialist teacher delivers a concise, realistic and practical language program aimed at teaching students basic communicative language and knowledge of the Indonesian culture.

Throughout their time at Trafalgar Primary School, students will develop their language skills and understanding of Indonesian culture through a variety of activities such as language games, stories, word games, rhyming, chanting and singing. They will learn the pronunciation, intonation and body language of native speakers of Indonesian and use the language in structured situations and activities related to their local environment, for example self, family, home, classroom and community.