bahasa indonesia

Introduction
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A Student's Guide to Indonesian Grammar is intended for secondary
'students in Years 10-12 and for tertiary students beginning Indonesian. It
presents grammai in an accessible &d fun way by focusing on its use in
daily communication. Many of the exercises in this book are designed for
pair or group interaction, while others are suitable for independent
learning. '
The earlier chapters in the book cover lighter topics, such as asking and
answering questions, numbers and prepositions. Subsequent chapters cover
more difficult topics. Teachers may wish to use the easier chapters in the
early part of the year as a warm-up, if their students have already studied
the topics beforehand, then move on to other chapters. Each chapter is selfcontained,
allowing teachers to select topics to coincide with other teaching
materials. Cross-referencing within and between chapters provides easy
access to related grammatical points.
Each ch'apter in this book covers one grammatical topic. For each part of
the topic, an explanation is given, supported by examples. Exercises
(Latihan) provide immediate reinforcement of the grammar learnt.
Vocabulary (Kosakata) is given for many of the exercises. Where a
dictionary may be required, this is clearly specified.
Grammar is an integral part of language use. It forms part of how people
communicate with each other in daily life. Often a communicative situation
determines people's choice of words and way of saying things. For
example, people may speak differently in informal and formal situations. In
addition, people may write differently from the way they speak. The
communicative dimensions are complex and are impossible to be dealt
with comprehensively in a book of this sort. However, throughout this
book, in the explanations of grammatical topics and in the accompanying
exercises, indications are provided as to the situations in which certain
language uses are most appropriate.
Additional information is given under the following headings.
Did you know?
Note
Handy expression
Be careful!
This information relates to useful expressions, cultural notes and errors to
avoid, which students and teachers may find interesting and helpful.
The introduction of grammatical terms is unavoidable in a grammar book
and some learners may find this rather daunting. In this book, grammatical
terms are used only where no simpler alternative is available. Grammatical
terms introduced for the first time are it'alicised and an explanation of the
term is provided.