Summary

This is a fresh and new podcast for learning the Indonesian language. As this article goes to press, there are three podcast episodes on the site, with the promise of more coming soon.

The podcasts themselves are clear, informative and well-organized.

Plus, we need podcasts for learning Indonesian because there is a serious lack on the Web! So many thanks to Ell Pond Language Services!

From Website

Learning Indonesian is a complete online Indonesian course geared towards developing conversational fluency in the Indonesian Language. This free course consists of:

• A progressive bi-weekly downloadable audio lesson available on our site or via podcast
• Full access to all previous lessons for review
• Study guides that compliment the audio lessons
• Online forums to ask questions and discuss your progress with other students

Link

Visit Learning Indonesian Podcast.

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Subscribe to Learning Indonesian Podcast.
Subscribe to Learning Indonesian Podcast via iTunes.

Summary

If you don't know about Wikipedia, now is the time to find out! Especially since it is so useful in learning languages.

Wikipedia is the "Free Encyclopedia", a collectively-authored, dynamic, online encyclopedia that is free not only as in price, but also as in freedom. This means that the content you find anywhere on Wikipedia is free and open in the Public Domain. You can reproduce, redistribute and rehash the information there. This is empowered by the GNU Free Documentation License. This same license protects and empowers the contant on Free Language! (How?)

This particular resource links to the Wikipedia entry on the Indonesian language. This entry contains loads of information for the curious reader as well as for the serious Indonesian language learner, including historical and linguistic data.

Use this resource to become familiar with the Indonesian language and its context in today's world, to discover facts and linguistic data about Indonesian and its many varieties, access further information about and resources for learning Indonesian, and much more.

From Resource

Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a standardised dialect of the Malay language that was officially defined with the declaration of Indonesia's independence in 1945. The Malaysian and Indonesian languages remain quite similar.

Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world. Of its large population the number of people who fluently speak Indonesian is fast approaching 100%, thus making Indonesian one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.[1] Most Indonesians, aside from speaking the national language, are often fluent in another regional language or local dialect (examples include Minangkabau, Sundanese and Javanese) which are commonly used at home and within the local community. Most formal education, as well as nearly all national media and other forms of communication, are conducted in Indonesian. In East Timor, occupied by Indonesia from 1974 to 1999, the Indonesian language is recognised by the constitution as one of the two working languages (the other is English, alongside the official languages of Tetum and Portuguese).

The Indonesian name for the language is Bahasa Indonesia (lit. "the language of Indonesia"). In the same way that English speakers would refer to the official language of France as "French" (not Français), the most accurate way of referring to Indonesia's national language in English is "Indonesian". However, the foreign term Bahasa Indonesia can sometimes still be found in written or spoken English. In addition, the language is sometimes referred to as "Bahasa" by English-speakers, though this simply means "language" and thus is also not an official term for the Indonesian language.

Link

Visit "Indonesian Language" on Wikipedia.

License

GNU Free Documentation License

Summary

When it comes to learning Indonesian quickly and effectively, Rosetta Stone has placed itself at the top of the list of proprietary methods. It's intuitive and "allows you to learn a foreign language like you learned your native language". An international standard for diplomats, companies and organizations to prepare for working and living abroad, this product empowers you to get the job done.

Product Overview

Rosetta Stone Indonesian Level 1 With over 3500 real-life images and phrases in 92 lessons, Indonesian Level 1, Personal Edition provides up to 250 hours of mastery instruction in Listening Comprehension, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. Systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Previews, exercises and tests accompany every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the program. Level 1, Personal Edition provides instruction in such categories as People and Talking; Directions; Food, Eating and Drinking; Family Relationships; Telling Time; Numbers to One Hundred; Clothing and Dress; Vehicles, Furniture and Instruments; Shapes, Colors and Location; And Much More. Indonesian Level 1, Personal Edition comes complete with an illustrated User's Guide and a Curriculum Text book.

From the site:

"World Nomads present a series of podcast language guides. They are yours to download for free and contain all the essential phrases to keep you travelling safely.

We hope that in 2007 there'll be time to produce a few more guides, so feel free to leave us a comment or send an email with suggestions for the languages you'd like to learn."

Comments

This podcast, along with other podcasts by World Nomads, has nice entries with world-traveler action and a transcription to boot.

Visit World Nomads Indonesian Language Guide for your iPod.

From the site:

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One of our most unique resources is SEAsite, a comprehensive and varied set of interactive learning resources for studying Southeast Asian languages, literatures and cultures on the world wide web - all developed here by faculty and students and accessible from our home page."

Comments

This is an excellent resource for beginning learners of the Indonesian language. There is loads of helpful info here, including proverbs, colors, grammar info, housing, animals, family, foods, transportation and lots more.

Visit Learn Indonesian at SEASite.