Intermidiate Level
Training Objectives

* To enable the student/learner to understand and produce (orally and written) common idiomatic constructions used in formal and informal contexts in Bahasa Indonesia.
* To enable the student/learner to read and understand fully original, printed-media sources (including, but not limited to: newspapers, magazines, websites, and tabloids), and provide comments about the content of the sources.
* To enable the student/learner to read and understand fully, original printed-documents related to work (including, but not limited to: letters, reports, memos, diplomatic news-broadcasts, pre-formatted forms, presentations), and provide required, appropriate responses to the documents.
* To enable the student/learner to maintain formal, as well as informal two-way conversations within workplace (office and field) with Indonesians (including, but not limited to: meetings, presentations, discussions, seminars), and to be engaged actively in the conversations without having to be requested to.

Significant Language Aspects Covered

Language Items

* Idiomatic constructions for various contexts, including but not limited to : introducing oneself; making comparison and judgment; making invitations, requests, commands, and prohibitions; expressing agreements and disagreements; expressing beliefs and doubts; conveying comments and criticisms.
* Grammatical structure, including: active-passive constructions, prefixes and suffixes, verb-making, noun-making.
* Selected vocabularies, including those relevant to student/learner area of work, interests, and hobbies.
* Cultural notes, mostly about how to build culturally-appropriate communications in Bahasa Indonesia.

Language Skills

* Making introductions of oneself and others, as well as projects and/or concepts.
* Asking and giving direction(s).
* Handling (making and receiving) telephone calls.
* Dealing with guests and visitors (being a guest and receiving a guest).
* Effective communications at workplace.Maintaining intensive two-way communications.
* Handling printed media.
* Handling work related documents.
* Making presentations.

Expected training duration: 30-60 hours