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Product Identifiers

PublisherTuttle Publishing

ISBN-100804853096

ISBN-139780804853095

eBay Product ID (ePID)9050072769

Product Key Features

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameIndonesian Stories for Language Learners : Traditional Stories in Indonesian and English (Online Audio Included)

SubjectSoutheast Asian Languages (See Also Vietnamese), Grammar & Punctuation, Asian / General, Alphabets & Writing Systems, Women's Studies

Publication Year2021

FeaturesBilingual Edition

TypeBilingual

AuthorKatherine Davidsen, Yusep Cuandani

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections

SeriesStories for Language Learners Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-936475

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal499/.22186

SynopsisThis fascinating anthology of traditional tales from Indonesia includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each story is presented in parallel English and Indonesian versions with a synopsis and an illustration. The stories hail from many different islands and cultures within Indonesia and include female characters who reveal the challenges faced by women in the world's largest Muslim society. In adopting this approach, the authors make the stories relevant and engaging for students as well as providing a fascinating window onto the diverse ethnic cultures of these islands. Book jacket., This diverse anthology of traditional tales from across the Indonesian archipelago includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each of the 20 stories is presented in parallel English and Indonesian versions on facing pages, making this a great resource for intermediate language learners. Although written in the Indonesian national language, the stories hail from many different ethnic cultures and include a number of female characters who reveal the challenges faced by women in Indonesian society. In adopting this approach, the authors make the stories relevant and engaging for students, as well as provide fascinating windows onto the regional cultures found among these islands. The stories in this volume include: "Forbidden Love" --A story from West Kalimantan that tells of the tragic love between two first cousins who had to pay a hefty price for their love "Freshwater Dolphins of the Mahakam River" --A story in the form of blog reports from Borneo telling the legend of the freshwater dolphins in the Mahakam River and the challenges faced by the peoples of East Kalimantan "Pitung, the Hero of Batavia" --A story from Jakarta in which a Robin Hood-like figure who stole from the rich to pay the poor, played a heroic role in defending the poor against foreign-run gangs in colonial times And many more! Authors Katherine Davidsen and Yusep Cuandani are experienced language teachers who use these texts in their high school classes at international schools in Jakarta to fulfill the requirements for International Baccalaureate and Cambridge IGCSE curriculum courses in Indonesian language and culture. The stories are graded in terms of difficulty. Each one is accompanied by a set of discussion questions, a detailed vocabulary list, cultural notes keyed to the text and online native-speaker audio recordings. An extensive Indonesian-English glossary is provided at the back of the book., This diverse anthology of traditional tales from across the Indonesian archipelago includes short stories, origin myths, historical legends, poetry, diary entries, news reports and dialogues. Each of the 20 stories is presented in parallel English and Indonesian versions on facing pages, making this a great resource for intermediate language learners.Although written in the Indonesian national language, the stories hail from many different ethnic cultures and include a number of female characters who reveal the challenges faced by women in Indonesian society. In adopting this approach, the authors make the stories relevant and engaging for students, as well as provide fascinating windows onto the regional cultures found among these islands. The stories in this volume include: Forbidden Love -- A story from West Kalimantan that tells of the tragic love between two first cousins who had to pay a hefty price for their love Freshwater Dolphins of the Mahakam River -- A story in the form of blog reports from Borneo telling the legend of the freshwater dolphins in the Mahakam River and the challenges faced by the peoples of East Kalimantan Pitung, the Hero of Batavia -- A story from Jakarta in which a Robin Hood-like figure who stole from the rich to pay the poor, played a heroic role in defending the poor against foreign-run gangs in colonial times And many more! Authors Katherine Davidsen and Yusep Cuandani are experienced language teachers who use these texts in their high school classes at international schools in Jakarta to fulfill the requirements for International Baccalaureate and Cambridge IGCSE curriculum courses in Indonesian language and culture.The stories are graded in terms of difficulty. Each one is accompanied by a set of discussion questions, a detailed vocabulary list, cultural notes keyed to the text and online native-speaker audio recordings. An extensive Indonesian-English glossary is provided at the back of the book.

LC Classification NumberPL5088.D38 2021

Illustrated byAtelier, Tante K