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Towards freely available Indonesian language learning resources

  • A/Prof Zane Goebel, Dr Udiana Dewi, Jawad Yuwono, Melinda Wanto, Raihan Yates, Sakura Savelieva, Delfina Chrisyandra, Oktolita Elsanadia, Andreas Wijaya, Kusnadi, Atsila Husna, Muhammad Darmawan, Lukman Hakim & Djoko Basuki,

As the enrolment of Australian students in Indonesian falls, tertiary teachers have developed new open access resources as one way to help increase numbers.

Shrinking civic space is inevitable in Indonesia

  • Dr Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir,

Aspiring autocrats are not the only reason for diminishing civil society. Leftist elements of civil society lack capacity.

Me and My Censor

  • Murong Xuecun,

It is 2013. For four full months, Liu Lipeng engages in dereliction of duty…

Gelao: A highly marginalized language of China

  • Prof. Yancheng He & Prof. Yongxian Luo,

The Gelao language may be left without native speakers in just two to three generations, but researchers are trying to preserve it.

Language maintenance among the Baduy of western Java, Indonesia

  • Prof Eri Kurniawan and A/Prof Michael Ewing,

The language and culture of the indigenous Baduy people of Indonesia is facing pressure from outside influences. Researchers are trying to help.