[Indonesian_open] pleaee help and participate

[Harsojo, Ida]

Rekan-rekan seperjuangan,
Mohon ditanggapi email di bawah ini,
Salam,
Ida Harsojo
R/Languages Consultant, Indonesian
NSW Department of Education and Training 
3a Smalls Road RYDE  NSW  2112
Ph: 02 9886 7640
Fax: 02 9886 7160
Email: ida.harsojo at det.nsw.edu.au

Today's Topics:

   1. Griffith Asia Institute - request for assistance (Sue Cooper)
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Rekan-rekan yang baik,

I'm passing on this request for assistance from Deborah Kessler and Adam

Ilman of Griffith Asia Institute.  If you are able to help please 
contact Deborah direct on d.kessler at griffith.edu.au.
Salam
Sue
/Sue Cooper
President - WILTA
/
To whom it may concern,
The recent 2020 Summit's security and future prosperity stream 
articulated the need for an increased understanding of Asia to be a top 
priority.  In the words of Foreign Minister Stephen Smith,"We have to 
make Australia's understanding of Asian literacy and Asian culture 
almost second nature to us."
We are part of a research team at Griffith Asia Institute, initiated by 
Michael Wesley as a result of the 2020 Summit, that is looking at ways 
of improving conditions for Asia literacy in Australia.  To this end, 
could you please outline continuity issues, and other disincentives that

need to be worked at, in order to raise demand for Indonesian?  Perhaps 
you might even have some solutions in mind for the language specific 
(though not restricted to this) issues you raise?  Your response can be 
as brief or as long as you like, but we would appreciate it as soon as 
possible so it can be considered in our research.  Please feel free to 
pass this email on to your colleagues or other Indonesian language 
groups you feel would be able to make a worthwhile contribution to our 
project.  We thank you in advance for your feedback, and look forward to

hearing from you,
Kind regards,
Deborah Kessler and Adam Illman