I didn't expect that pronunciation would be so difficult. I need to hear more about how native speakers read and pronounce.

I would like to have opportunities to practice more using the material that has been covered. Maybe a study group. Repeating after the teacher in order to improve pronunciation.

I've been trying to learn Indonesian on my own, but have had very limited success. Finding this course was very fortunate since there are very few other learning opportunities for Indonesian in the Boston area.

The instructor was organized with well-prepared lessons and a willingness to help out inside and outside of class.

I really liked the discipline of being in a course that meets weekly with material to study by the week and how the weekly material was reinforced each Saturday during the class. I also liked the way the instructor wove in the cultural aspects of Indonesia into the lessons.

The easiest is probably listening, but the hardest is writing formally.

Bu Guru Tia is one of the best language teachers I've had. She was great on Zoom and I was really impressed by the activities we did with Kahoot/ Jeopardy etc. My biggest concern was having someone who is effective at virtual communication but Tia was great. Also thought she was really good at asking us what we wanted to learn and was enthusiastic about the language.

Zoom was great and I was really impressed with the exercises. I kind of miss the fun cultural activities that happen in in-person courses. Maybe in the future having the option of everyone ordering the same ICONE's takeout delivery meal and discussing or having an optional zoom screening of Impetigore at Halloween or something could be fun (students could organize this too I suppose. I wanted to but got so overwhelmed with work).

I took the course to begin to learn Bahasa Indonesia because of my community connections and mission in Indonesia, currently in Bandung.

What are the strengths of the instructor? It's Ibu Guru's knowledge, her enthusiasm, and careful explanations. The course was extremely well organized.

What I liked the most about the course includes the small class size, the teacher spoke slowly so it was easier to understand, and the various group activities.

I loved how MUCH I learned! The increase in my understanding of the grammar and vocabulary was exponential. I was amazed by how much I can now write, speak, and understand! It was a comfortable environment that encouraged learning.

A longer course, please! And maybe a little more coverage of Indonesian culture.

My only feedback for the class would be to upload the lessons into one Google folder or one singular location. The lessons were sent in individual emails and it sometimes got confusing to search back for previous lessons. Otherwise, I have absolutely nothing but positive things to say!

I loved practicing speaking and conversing with the other students. I loved the Kaput game exercises. The structure of the course was perfect.  I wish the course were longer! I want to keep learning!

I'd love to someday visit Indonesia. My partner used to live in Jakarta and first inspired me to want to learn about Indonesian language. I love Indonesian vegetarian food and learning about the culture. I also have been wanting to learn a language other than English and this was an incredible opportunity for me to learn while supporting the Indonesian community in New England.

Tia explains everything very clearly and the online content each week was fresh, practical, and thoughtfully put together. I didn't feel like I missed out on the experience and I actually enjoyed being able to work on the lessons ahead of our zoom sessions and to be able to work together on zoom the way that we did.

Thank you!!!! Kelas ini bagus sekali!!!

I'd love to be able to join a more advanced course!

Thank you for adapting the course online! Growing up in Boston, I did not get to meet many other Indonesians, so I'm always happy to meet others, go to the festivals and classes, etc.

I took this course to refine my grasp of the basics and get in touch with my heritage.

I am SO AMAZED at how much I learned in just a couple of months! I can now speak, write, and understand entire paragraphs of Indonesian and am excited to keep learning! As a Boston University PhD student who works on issues of orangutan conservation and environmental justice for local people on Indonesian Borneo, I know that I will be able to take what I have learned here and use it during my future travels and studies. Terima kasih banyak, ICONE dan Tia!

Learning Indonesian through ICONE has been such a wonderful experience! Even though we had to switch to online teaching early into the course due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I never felt like I was missing out on anything.

I've tried different techniques over the years to learn Bahasa Indonesia and this class really gave me the foundations I've been needing.

I really like the small class size of this course because we got a lot of individual attention from the instructor that allowed us to ask questions and really advanced what we were learning.

The class is very informative and fun at the same time. The games were great and made it easier for me to learn.

My wife is from Indonesia. Taking this class is a way for me to understand her culture a little bit more and also to be able to speak to some of her relatives who can't speak English. The class helped me exploring different sentence structures that I didn't understand before from just taking the Rosetta Stone or random stuff I've learned from my two trips to Indonesia. Sit in a class like this gave me more structure and less random words or slank here and there.

This class is great for learning the grammar and the skeleton of sentences in Indonesian because that is something difficult to learn for people like me who primarily speak English. I've learned different pronounces and the way that adjectives can modify Indonesian sentences, and where to actually place certain words correctly.

I took this course mostly to practice listening and speaking, and also to meet others who are interested in the Indonesian language. A surprising number of words are English cognates. The grammar is very reasonable.

I want to continue learning and improving my Bahasa Indonesia so that I can keep working in Indonesia. The instructor is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and encouraging.

What's the most difficult part about learning Indonesian? Rolling my R's! 🙂

My dad is from Indonesia and I want to be able to communicate with my relatives. I like all the speaking and listening practices offered in this course.

I enjoyed the course, but more speaking activities would be great!

I want to learn Bahasa Indonesia because I tend to forget without continuous practice. I enjoyed the teaching methods of Guru Tia. She employed a variety of tools to make learning interesting and fun.

I wouldn't mind having more sessions or arranging so that we can continue from the beginner class directly to the advanced class. I really like this course!

My husband is working in Jakarta and I will be going back and forth. I want to be able to communicate! I really like this course because I love Tia's instruction, learning new vocabulary, and trying to speak.

I learned the language so that I can speak with my Indonesian wife and with the people when I travel to Indonesia. What I like the most about the course is that the instructor is very knowledgeable and helpful.

We did a lot of creative games and activities throughout the course. Everyone was very participatory. I also like that the instructor thought us in spoken Indonesian from the very first day.