Indonesian Grammar in Context: Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia, Volume 1 (English and Indonesian Edition)

I lived in Indonesia for four years and have been studying Indonesian for the last ten years. I spent one year in a formal classroom setting, and the last nine years studying independently. I am also an ESL/EFL instructor with a degree in Linguistics. This is a wonderful series of text books for someone who is a beginner and is working with a native speaking instructor, or as an independent study for an intermediate or advanced student who already has a strong background in the language and wants to continue to advance in his or her language skills. It is written to be used in a classroom, so some of the exercises will need to be adapted if you intend to use it for two or fewer students. The material is aimed at adults, not children, is advanced and moves quickly. I have used it to teach two of my teenage children that have lived in Indonesia, have a foundation in colloquial Indonesian, and have an excellent understanding of English grammar. It was challenging for them because of the pace, therefore I would suggest this as a college level language course. I supplemented the books with extra aural-oral drills in order to slow down the pace and help them master the grammar skills. I found the cultural notes to be very informative and was surprised at how many times I encountered information that was new to me, even though I have studied the culture for years. The most impressive aspect of this series is the high quality audio recordings that accompany the books. I have purchased many Indonesian language learning products over the years. These recordings are the best, clearest, and most helpful I have ever heard. They increase in difficulty as you progress through the textbooks and are quite challenging even for an advanced student. If you are looking for a travel or very beginning level Indonesian book, try Easy Indonesian by Thomas G. Oey. But if you are looking for a serious study of the Indonesian language and culture, I think that this series is one of the best I have encountered.

Very classroom oriented. Not meant for self-study.

Good! I ordered all of its series after I received it.

Although the title begins with "Indonesian Grammar...", thereby emphasizing the grammar component, this is misleading, as the book is actually a textbook to be used in a classroom setting. I certainly can't recommend it as a grammar book, because it's not. As a textbook, I don't find it of great importance, particularly to someone working on their own.

Indonesian is my 4th language and this is the worst language study source I've ever used. The verbiage is from a generation ago and is robotically stiff. Indonesians will make fun of you if you use what this books teaches - if you ever use it at all, as the lessons are planned in a ridiculous manner which focuses half your time on rarely used words and phrases which you will never find useful as a beginner.

I'm a professional Indonesian language lecturer and bilingual both in Indonesian and Spanish, but this book is useless and never be worth buying.

Geliefert wird nur eins von zwei, abgebucht wurden aber zwei... Geld wurde zurück überwiesen nach Feststellung. Das Buch ist auf englisch. Leider muss man vor wissen haben, denn es stehen keine Übersetzungen neben dran, was man zb lösen, machen, etc soll. Ansonsten ist es gut aufgebaut