At the end of the year I will be able to converse with my wife, her family and friends in Indonesian. I don't expect to be fluent, but I will be able to understand what is being said and understand when I don't understand and be able to ask for clarification. I expect to be a better listener/reader than talker as that is just who I am (and is evidenced by my `proficiency' with English).
I have a bunch of resources available to me. Google Translate is doing a pretty spiffy job of translating to/from Indonesian. I've been really impressed with the few times I have used it. I also have a books dedicated to teaching Indonesian. The free content from the Learning Indonesian podcast is really good and I may spring for the enhanced content, however, I haven't seen much activity from the hosts in a while. I have both the original English and Indonesian translation of three novels - Across the Nightingale Floor
, Grass for His Pillow
, and Brilliance of the Moon
. I also have some flash cards. And finally I have this thing called the "Internet". It is supposed to be big at the moment.I'll pick one of my Indonesian study guides as a first step to achieving this goal.
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