Learn Indonesian in Jakarta, Indonesia

Language Studies Indonesia, Jakarta:
Language Studies Indonesia (LSI) is a language tutoring service offering Bahasa Indonesia lessons at your home or office in Jakarta. All of our Indonesian courses are delivered in private tutorial sessions (individual or small group / family). Private instruction allows for highly specialised and customised language training. In addition, we offer corporate language training for companies and businesses.

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Bahasa Indonesia (which literally translates as, “the language of Indonesia”) is the official language of Indonesia. A standardised version of Malay, Bahasa Indonesia is the sixth most widely spoken language in the world (after Mandarin, English, Hindi, Spanish and Arabic).

Bahasa Indonesia is the sole official language in politics, administration and the judiciary. It is the language of legislation, national and local government, court proceedings, political campaigning, and the military. Indonesian also dominates as the language of modern business. Needless to say, in enterprises that involve expatriate staff or international transactions, English, Japanese, Chinese and other foreign languages are widely used, often side-by-side with Indonesian.

LSI’s teaching faculty is comprised wholly of university-accredited Indonesian language instructors. All are multilingual native-speakers who have held positions of responsibility for many years prior to joining the organisation. LSI’s careful selection process and ongoing development programmes ensure that clients receive the highest level of professional, friendly and helpful service from an Indonesian tutor with solid teaching skills.

Bahasa Indonesia Language Classes:
We offer Bahasa Indonesia courses at six levels from absolute beginner to advanced. All of our Indonesian courses are delivered in private tutorial sessions (individual or small group / family). Each course can be entirely customized to the needs of each student and adapted to their rate of progress. Our programmes are tailored for expatriates from all over the globe, using resources that reflect the world’s best practices in modern language education.

Successful completion of each level generally requires 13 to 15 two-hour sessions (26 to 30 hours). LSI clients design their own regular weekly lesson schedules in accordance with their lifestyles, studying as extensively or intensely as they wish - from two sessions per week to two sessions per day.

We offer:

- Bahasa Indonesia Classes for Beginners:  New arrivals to Jakarta quickly realise the need for at least basic conversational Bahasa Indonesia study. Our Beginner Courses introduce the key vocabulary and structures necessary for everyday communication, both at home and in the workplace.

- Bahasa Indonesia Classes for Intermediate & Advanced Speakers:  Long-term residents often feel that their Bahasa Indonesia language studies have reached a plateau and that they need to improve their ability to communicate on a wider range of subjects. LSI’s Intermediate and Advanced Courses assist them in meeting their needs.

-  Bahasa Indonesia for Specific Purposes:  Upon request, LSI’s Bahasa Indonesia language instructors develop individual training programmes for business people, educators and other professionals requiring industry-specific language training.

- Corporate Bahasa Indonesia Language Training:  LSI is the only corporate training firm in Jakarta devoted solely to the advancement of Bahasa Indonesia. Working in close partnership with clients, LSI designs and implements customised in-company Bahasa Indonesia training programmes to meet the specific needs and objectives of organisations throughout Jakarta.

All LSI Indonesian courses are delivered in private tutorial sessions which means that each course can be entirely tailored to clients’ needs and adapted to their rate of progress. LSI welcomes individuals, couples, families and collegial groups to partake in its course offerings, and tuition fees are contingent on the number of clients participating in a given course. To ensure effectiveness, however, groups should not exceed four persons (although exceptions are occasionally made for families and organisations).

The private tutorial is a particularly beneficial setting for language learning, as it allows a private instructor who understands the needs of their students to tailor the training methods, material and pacing to meet those specific needs. The tutor is able to create relevant, practical and enjoyable Indonesian lessons that serve the needs of her or his clients, and provide clients the practice time necessary to gain confidence and competence in Bahasa Indonesia.

Modern educational research has shown that mastery of a given language requires active use of the language. LSI methodology emphasises the constant practicing of Bahasa Indonesia through one-on-one interaction.

Language Studies Indonesia (LSI) in Jakarta conducts all Indonesian instruction on-site, exclusively at the homes and offices of its clients. Automobile traffic in Jakarta has reached an all-time high, with one-way work commutes now averaging two hours. LSI’s in-home instruction makes individual study easier than it has ever been before by relieving clients of the stress normally associated with “keeping appointments” in Jakarta, by shifting that responsibility to LSI.

Under the on-site programme, a prospective client receives an in-home or in-office visit from an LSI representative prior to commencing her or his Indonesian language training (to assess the client’s needs and establish an appropriate space in the home or office for instruction to take place). For the duration of the course, LSI’s support staff ensures that the Indonesian instructor is delivered to the home or office promptly at the start of each lesson, together with all necessary lesson materials.