Launch of an Indonesian MOOC

31 October 2024

Distance learning
Training

Are you a curious tourist? A language enthusiast? A professional preparing for a trip to Indonesia? A student new to Indonesian? This MOOC is for you. It will help you acquire the basics of the Indonesian language.

Temple Pura Ulun Danu Batur (Bali) © Victoria Lara Labaila / Wikimedia Commons‎

The "oriental language contact kit": Indonesian

This MOOC offers you an oral and written introduction to the Indonesian language based around essential tasks: introducing yourself, lodging, eating out, shopping, getting around, traveling.

Very short, practical dialogues will help you acquire the words, expressions and automatisms you need for your everyday exchanges. The dialogues will be accompanied by grammar points and basic vocabulary. Exercises will enable you to check your knowledge and progress.

Cultural elements will accompany you to familiarize yourself with the country.

Training timetable

November 12, 2024: opening of registrations for the MOOC on the France Université Numérique platform (the course will be posted from November 12)
December 30, 2024: opening of MOOC content
February 24, 2025: end of MOOC

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you'll know :

introduce yourself,
place orders at restaurants,
make purchases,
book a hotel room,
get around, travel,

Thus, you'll be ready to stop being strangers in Indonesia and make friends here. We'll be delighted if this MOOC then inspires you to deepen your knowledge of Indonesian.

Format

This MOOC lasts 5 weeks. The daily work program is organized into five parts:

dialogues
instructional grammar videos
written exercises
a lexicon
an exchange forum.

Assessment and Certification

Daily exercises and weekly self-corrected tests will enable you to check your learning.
Success of 60% in graded exercises will earn you a free OpenBadge attesting to your attendance and learning.

It does not offer certification.

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