The world has dramatically changed. We need to rethink the way we promote the study of Indonesian. In what way?

At a time when Indonesian Studies in Australia faces difficulties the National Australia Indonesia Language Awards (NAILA) continue to inspire us. Every year NAILA unearths a range of talented people speaking Indonesian. This year Matthew Grose won the NAILA award in the Executive category. What was his presentation about?

Matthew believes that every student learns better when they are enabled to experience real success. Source: Source: Courtesy Matthew Grose

Matthew Grose teaches Indonesian language at Williamstown High School.  He explains to Sri Dean why he became a teacher of Indonesian and why he is so passionate about the topic he spoke about in his NAILA presentation.

See Matthew’s speech on YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTec-HOE9QU

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Matthew has a balanced life and is coach of the Yarraville Cricket team. Source: Courtesy: Matthew Grose