Indonesia ranks number 4 in the list of countries by population. This has a great impact in making Indonesian as one of most spoken languages worldwide. Its abundant natural resources and cultural diversities has made Indonesia become highly profiled and visited by tourists around the world. Indonesian language for Foreign Speakers or BIPA develops along with technology. As Indonesian language teachers and enthusiasts, our team continuously innovates to advance Indonesian language popularity to get the recognition it deserves. With the support from UNPAR+ we have designed an Indonesian language online course that can be easily accessed by everyone across the globe. "BEST SURVIVAL HACKS AT THE AIRPORT" aims to introduce Indonesia to a wide array of visitors of different interests. Every nation has customs that one needs to know of before arrival. This course helps you in recognizing several things to learn and prepare when you want to visit or stay in Indonesia. It is armed with how one handles linguistic anxiety, develops sense of adventure, and grows love of this nation. It is very up-to-date and culturally appropriate with Indonesia’s day-to-day reality. Would you like to start your journey in exploring Indonesia without having to deal with nowadays travel warnings? Come join us! Feel the sensation as if you are really in Indonesia throughout the course! Navigate yourself around the country just from your gadget at your most convenient time. Love Indonesia, love its culture, love the language!
Meet our instructors:
Chintia Devi Yurensi, M.Pd. graduated from Indonesian language and literature Indonesia University of Education in 2015 focusing on Indonesian language for Foreign Speakers (BIPA). She is actively joining BIPA trainings, taking internships and working as a freelancer at UPI Language Center since 2016. She started postgraduate school in Fall 2016 in Indonesian language major, choosing BIPA concentration. She is an active BIPA tutor who started her employment with UNPAR in the following year. Chintia then went to Australia, under a language assistant program held by Victoria Department Education and Training. During her time in Australia, she worked with different levels in formal schools from pre-school to high school. She returned in 2019 and continuously teaching BIPA at UNPAR.
Roslina Sawitri, M.Pd. is an Indonesian University of Education masters of English Education graduate, class of 2012. Lived in Japan 2014-2016 for studying English Teaching Methodology at Hyogo University of Teacher Education under the prestigious Monbukagakusho scholarship. Roslina served as a postgraduate fellow at a prominent Ivy League school, Yale University, the United States of America in 2017, teaching Indonesian language for Foreign Speakers (BIPA). She has been teaching English at Bandung Institute of Technology Human Resource Development Unit for over a decade. She began her employment at UNPAR in 2017 teaching English at the Faculty of Political Sciences and a year later started teaching BIPA for Darmasiswa scholarship awardees.
