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?

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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