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ERIC Number: EJ388997
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Factors Inhibiting the Development of Indonesian Language Study: A Griffith University Case Study.
Zifirdaus, Indrawati
Babel: Journal of the Australian Modern Language Teachers' Association, v23 n3 p15-18 Dec 1988
A study revealed two problems that influence Australian students' attitudes toward the learning of Indonesian. Internal problems related to use of teaching facilities. External problems included (1) lack of knowledge about Indonesia in Queensland, (2) lack of awareness of importance of learning Indonesian, (3) marginal position of Indonesian in marketplace, and (4) the small number of schools teaching Indonesian. (DJD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Indonesian, International Trade, Language Attitudes, Language Role, Negative Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Uncommonly Taught Languages
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia (Queensland); Indonesia