Berbahasa Indonesia di Yerussalem — Speaking Indonesian in Jerusalem — A language encounter funded by the Small Grants Programme of the DGA

Abstract

Language can build bridges and, particularly in regions in which everything seems to be said and done, switching to a third language might open new pathways of understanding, as the quote above indicates. Speaking Indonesian in Jerusalem can broaden students’ horizons beyond their study of Indonesia in regard to transregional encounters. This was the initial thinking when planning a transcultural online encounter in the Indonesian language with Israeli,  Palestinian and Indonesian students.