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Do you speak a lot of Languages ?

2010-01-13T20:37:00.003+07:00

Do you know what people call those of speak more 2 languages ? 3 languages ? 7 languages ?

Well.....
If you speak 2 languages, you are bilingual
If you speak 3 languages, you are trilingual
If you speak many many languages, it's easy to say that you are Multilingual.
that makes you a Multilingual person or a Polyglot :)

btw.... Indonesia's first President Soekarno was a Polyglot, as so was Gus Dur
in fact, we have a lot of polyglots in Indonesia, a lot of us can speak many of the local dialects such as the Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Bataknese, etc plus English of course and a lot of us are learning another foreign language such as French or Dutch.
I think, in the near future, most of us would definitely be polyglots :D

If you wanna know more :)
1- Monolingual
2- Bilingual
3- Trilingual

after 3 languages, we usually just say Multilingual or refer to someone as a Polyglot.

4- Quadrilingual
5- Pentalingual
6- Hexalingual
7- Septalingual
8- Octolingual
9- Nonalingual
10- Decalingual

Why Learn French Language ?

2009-08-13T00:05:00.015+07:00

First of all....
I'm gonna be totally bias on this, I love learning languages and French was my first language of choice.... I completely love the language :)

But hey....
What's in it for you ?

1. If you love Design, Photography, Fashion, Arts, Architecture, Music, etc.
Then French is the language for you
2. If you love food and desserts and cheese and wine...
yup.... French is also the language for you :)
3. Oh and if you love travelling........ uhuh... still French :)
4. what's dat ? you love shopping ? .... helloowww....
There are so many reasons to learn French, really.

5. and if you love showing off in another language
(yes... deep down, we're all snobs :p)
and you love sticking out your lips while talking.... then.... you should learn french.... and it's so much fun learning to pronounce those french words.

Yes... you can survive in France without speaking a single word of French.
but hey.... trust me... everything will be so much easier if you speak the language :)

So, what do you do in France ?
You may want to visit Chopin while you're in Paris....
yes... in the cemetery
People still do visit and flowers are everywhere.
you can visit Edith Piah, Jim Morrison, Chopin etc :D
It's quite beautiful,
but I don't recommend visiting in the late afternoon towards closing hour....;p

And of course.... Paris Disneyland
You can take a train there... but be sure to pay for the train ticket
otherwise you may get fined.
I speak from experience *d'0h*
bye bye 25 Euros *sob*
I think during the summer / holidays, they're open till 11 pm and they have parades and fireworks at night.

or go visit Louvre - yes the Museum....
even if you don't like Museums.... just take a peek inside and get lost inside ;p
I love Musée d'Orsay because it has all the paintings that I love from Degas, Monet, Van Gogh, Seurat, etc.

then just stroll around Avenue des Champs-Élysées,
sit in one of the cafe and chill
or go to Ladurée there and have the macarons
Seriously....... they're really really good.....
They're not like one of those macarons at the malls that are too sweet and tastes so artificial.
This is really good....
or try Pierre Hermé's macarons at rue Bonaparte
oh my........ *drooling*

Here are some of my "collections" that I got from Ladurée (the small ones) that I moved into a plastic container to put in the fridge... yes classy I know.
and the bigger ones at the back is from Pierre Hermé
mmmmm.......... :)

Ok.... so learn French :)
oh....but I think Italian coffee is still way much better than French coffee :)

Why you should learn Italian Language ?

2009-07-18T22:38:00.004+07:00

First of all, in learning any language, you should like the language first,
and if you want to learn Italian language, you should also like how it sounds and how they use gestures ;)
then you should like the country or the food or the culture.
I mean who wouldn't, they even beat the unbelievable beaurocrazy ;p

Venezia Carnivale

Even in this modern age,
Italians in Italy don't speak much English.
Yes a lot of them do speaks english, but there also a lot who shy away, just like Indonesians.
They avoid speaking English, at least that's how I see it.

Here are some of the reasons why you should learn Italian :
1. You love travelling
Visiting Italy is a really wonderful experience.
Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Capri
(of course, in Italy, they're Milano, Venezia, Firenze, Roma, Capri.)
even the little towns such as Asisi, Perugia, Verona, etc
If you speak Italian, then you'd be able to run around the country with ease.
Just hop on the Eurostar train to get around.
You can ask people for directions, you can bargain when shopping, your life would basically be a lot easier.

Perugia

2. You love the Opera
I've met some Koreans, Japanese, Americans, etc who come to Italy to learn to sing.
Yup... Opera singing.

3. You love Italian food
Culinary adventures are incredible.
You'll be able to identify what you're ordering, whether it'd be panzerotti, piadina, pizza di melanzana or frullato, etc.

Homemade Pizze

4. Just about everything happens in Italy.
well... also in New York, London, Paris, but Italy's one of them ;D
Just imagine the Food Festivals of the entire Europe in Milan
or Milano Fashion Week, or Milano Design Week.

5. You love Coffee
Believe me..... even if you don't drink coffee.... once you're in Italy... you'll become a coffeeaholic !! Learn this "un cafe, per favore" (one coffee, please) then you can ask for milk and sugar and you're good.

6. You love learning languages :)
Yes you can survive in Italy without speaking a single word of Italian, but if you did speak Italian, your life would be so much easier there.

You know, in fact, the pronounciation of Italian language is similar with Indonesian language.
My first days in Italy, people thought I've lived in Italy all my life, they all say I speak a really good Italian, but of course, they realize that I'm a newcomer once they start speaking to me really quickly and I just stare at them blankly. ;p hahahah

Yes the conjugation might be a bit scary....
Each verb must be conjugated to match the subject.
eg. I am hungry - Ho fame
She is hungry - Ha fame
(See what I mean, that doesn't look too hard, does it ?)
yuppp... the grammar is more complicated than English,
but all European Languages are slightly more complicated.
But in time, you'll definitely master it.

So.... Go ahead and give it a try.
But for me , Learning any new languages is always fun.
Even learning Sundanese with its accent ;)
*to sound more like "Project Pop*"*
hohohoho

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* Project Pop is a popular comedian/singer group in Indonesia

A Good and Proper English !! yea rite

2009-07-18T01:27:00.001+07:00

Have a look at this website...

There tons of postings about the super fun mis-usage of English language.
buttt funneeehhhh hohohoho....

Flesh food is Fresh food
Summer Bargein is Summer Bargain
Even at amazon.co.jp, Flip flops are apparently Frip frops....hohoho :)
there are pics of koz
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I speak Bahasa.............Indonesia

2009-06-01T00:03:00.001+07:00

Have you ever heard people say " I speak Bahasa " ????
Yes you speak Bahasa .... what Bahasa ? what Language do you speak ?
Bahasa means Language, period.
So when you're saying " I speak Bahasa "
it actually means " I speak Language "

The funny thing is, so many people and advertisings use the phrase " Learn to speak Bahasa "
so that's probably why so many foreigners are using the word "Bahasa" in an incorrect way.

So here it is....
According to me, yes this is so subjective... but I don't care.....;p
The correct phrase is
I speak Bahasa Indonesia ( I speak Indonesian Language)
Learn Bahasa Indonesia (Learn Indonesian / Learn Indonesian Language)

Bahasa doesn't specifically mean Indonesian Language.
Bahasa means Language, period.

Learn Traditional Languages in Indonesia

2009-05-31T23:19:00.000+07:00

I've always been interested in languages.
Any kinds of languages !!

And I find it totatlly difficult to find a simple pocket phrase book of the Languages in Indonesia.
For example,
I was born and raised in Jakarta and I love travelling.
So I wouldn't mind learning a little bit of Sundanese,
and when I go to Bandung and ask the guy who sells surabi " Sabaraha atuh mang ? ",
I'd actually understands his reply.

Or when I go to Jogja and can actually bargain with the Lady who sells Batik at Beringharjo market.
My only Javanese teacher is my housekeeper at home, she's the one teaching me
"siji loro telu papat....." (one two three four.....)
"wis mangan durung ? " ( have you eaten yet ? )

or When I go to Bali....... I wanna be able to say more than "Tiang mau beli Patung, ikut ikut ikut ;p"
(Tiang = I/me)

So... when I was in a Japanese bookstore in one of the malls in Jakarta.
I was so excited to see this book on the shelf.

Practical Balinese , a communication guide, by Periplus
on the back, it says US$3.95, but I paid around Rp. 50.000 because of the currency rate.
kinda pricey for such a tiny book.
and this book is actually targeted to English speaking consumers.
It has pronounciations and spellings and grammar infos in English language.
It's like one of those pocket phrase book, so handy, but I couldn't find one that's designated for
Indonesians.
I want one in Indonesian !!!!
Yes, There are lots of self-help books available for Indonesians, but they're Foreign languages, English language for Indonesians, French language for Indonesians, German language for Indonesians etc etc.
Where do we go to find self help books on Javanese language ? Sundanese language ?
Honesly, it's kinda embarassing that a foreigner / bule is able to speak Javanese fluently and I can't.
In Jogja, there's a Javanese language course, but the course fee is in dollars huhuhuh :( and students who go there are usually foreigners.
I think we all should learn a little bit of different languages in Indonesia.
How about Padang language ? It's so fun to say it out loud with the Padang accent even.

Maybe the reason why these phrase books aren't readily available for Indonesians is because there are not a lot of demands ?
Hey, I'd want one, I'd buy Sundanese, Javanese, Padang Language (Padangese?), Bataknese, Banjarnese, Palembangese, etc etc.

What about you guys ?

Train and Metro

2009-05-31T22:14:00.000+07:00

So, you know about
MRT in Singapore, (Mass Rapid Transit)
MTR in Hongkong, (Mass Transit Railway)
Subway in New York,
The Tube in London,
La Metropolitana in Milan (La Metro)
Le Metropolitain in Paris (Le Metro)
They're basically Trains, right ?
well, they're translated as trains (kereta) in Indonesian anyway....

So.......
When I was in Milan, Italy, I took the Metro to go to a friend's apartment.
and when I wanted to go home, my friend offered to walk me to the station.
But I confidently refused , thinking that I knew the way back to the station.
Wrong !!!
I got ,well, kinda lost...

So I asked someone on the street....
"Mi scusi, Sa Dov'e il treno ?"
"Excuse me, Do you know where the train is ?"
it's more kinda like "where the train station is."
treno = train

So... the guy said, "Non c'e il treno qua"
"There's no train here"
and he just left.
I was thinking, How Rude !!!

and then there was an old lady, so I thought I'd ask her.
"Mi scusi Signora, Sa Dov'e il treno ?"
"Excuse me Mam, Do you know where the train is ?"

"Non c'e il treno qua"
"There's no train here"

"Ma sono venuta col treno"
"But I came here by train"

"Signorina, non c'e il treno qua, ma c'e la metropolitana"
"Miss, there's no train here, but there's the metro"

And it just hit me........
D'oh......
I came by train, yes, but it's "la metro", not "il treno"
So she kindly gave me the direction to the metro station....

The Train / Il treno is used as a transport to go out of town,
while La metro is used as a transport inside the city.
There you go, they're both "trains" if translated to Indonesian,
but they're so different in terms of usage ;p
So pay attention ;)

What is the benefit of learning a new Language ?

2009-04-14T18:28:00.000+07:00

What's the benefit of being able to speak many Languages ?

1. Well.... If you wanna study abroad.... you've gotta learn the language...
So, where's it gonna be ? USA ? Australia ? Paris ? Milan ? Beijing ? Dubai ?
or you wanna go to ITB in Bandung ? there's no harm in learning Sundanese, right ?

What if you have no intention to continue your education abroad ?
Let see, if you like a certain language, there's no stopping you in taking a language course.
It will come in handy somehow....

2. You can talk to foreigners, actually understand them and not use the basic sign language.
So, what if you're in Bali and you meet tourists who're lost... you can help 'em out, right ?
Right ? ..... maybe not ? let 'em stay lost ? hohohoho *evil laugh*

or let's say you're in Bandung and you're starving and there's this old guy who sells Surabi *yummy* but he only speaks Sundanese and he's kinda deaf.
ohhh... if only you could speak Sundanese, right ?

Or what if you're travelling abroad and you need to ask people for directions.
"but they all speak English anyway"
Well... not everyone speaks English.
I was in Germany (in a small town), wanting to buy a train ticket, and I was asking around, but noone spoke English, aarrgghhh.... Luckily, there was this lady from Kenya with her little girl who helped me out in translating my questions. So if that Kenyan Lady wasn't there to
help me out, I'd still be there, stuck in that little town in Germany hohohoho .... *ok maybe not*

Other uses if you speak many languages,
3. You can speak secret language with your friends,
As lame as that may sound, it's true... sometimes you have stuff to share with only your best friends, or you simply are just b*tching about someone else and don't want them to hear.
Try speaking Russian in class and see how many ppl can actually understand you :)
or your dad starts talking to you non stop and you got bored,
you can say to your bro "Il est trop bavard !" (he's too talkative)
hohohho.... but in a loving n respectful kinda way.

4. You can write your diary using a different language, so ppl at home would not be able to read it.
Or for boys, you can write your evil projects to rule the world in that language, so noone will realize your evil plan until it was too late to stop you.

5. You can create your own language....
ok this applies to Indonesians only... or if you speak Indonesian, then it's ok.

kalaoo akoo noolees kaiac gheeni, khamoo ngertee kanh ?
calaw caiac gheeni, masee ngar-tee gac ?
chalao chayac genee ghe-muh-na ?
There.... read it as if you're reading English mixed with Italian n French, and written in Indonesian.

or English, but written in Indonesian pronounciation.
so If you were in school abroad, noone would understand what you wrote.
men ai em so lesi tudei, lets nat go tu klas.
hohohohoh..... don't..... just don't... u don't wanna get deported.

As for me, I've always wanted to speak French,
especially at Junior High, I had this friend whose father was a Diplomat in France, and when her sis picked her up, they both talked in fluent French and I just stood there staring at them.
Finally I took a French class at CCF, and I even took the intensive everyday class woohooo....
In the end, I got a chance to go live in Paris for half a year.... hohohho

So my point is.....
There's always an advantage in learning a new Language.
ayo ikut ikut ikutt....
and now I'm most interested in learning some of the native Indonesian languages, so I'd be able to "blend in" when I'm a domestic tourist hoho
Tiang mau ikut ikut ikut..... *Balinese accent*

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I've always loved learning new languages.
and sometimes it was difficult for me to find where to take a Language course.
or where to take a particular Language exam, or what is it like to study abroad, what to prepare, how's life there, etc
So hopefully, with RumahBahasa.com, it'll be easier for you guys to find info on Language classes and everything else around it.

Any Language is gonna be useful for you.
Especially if you're planning to study abroad, you gotta be able to speak the language first, rather than going oo aa later on.
It doesn't matter what language it is, It can be French, Russian, Sundanese, Padangnese, Mandarin, Italian........
All of them are fun to learn !!!

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and someone says "why would you wanna learn that language anyway ?, you'll never gonna use it anyway"
yeah right, don't listen to them, What matter is, you're interested in learning that language.
or none of your friends wanna take that language lesson with you,
Just take the Language class anyway :)
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Multiple Languages Centers

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LBI UI
Lembaga Bahasa Internasional
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya
Universitas Indonesia
English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Kampus UI - SALEMBA
Jl. Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta
Tel. +62-21 - 319 30225 / 319 02112 / 392 2436
Fax. +62-21 - 315 6341

Kampus UI - DEPOK
Gedung V Lt. 1 FIB UI
Tel. +62-21 - 786 4075
Fax. +62-21 - 7884 9082

www.lbifib.ui.ac.id
www.lbifib.ui.edu

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PPB ATMA JAYA
Pusat Pengajaran Bahasa Unika Atma Jaya
Mandarin, Korean, French, Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian, English
Gedung B/ Karol Wojtyla, Lantai 3
Jln. Jend. Sudirman 51
Jakarta 12930
Tel. +62-21 - 573 4356 / 5790 0873
E-mail: ppb@atmajaya.ac.id
www.ppb.atmajaya.ac.id

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LANGUAGE CORNER
Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, French, English, Italian, Dutch, German, Korean, Indonesian.
Jl. Radio Dalam Raya . No. 4B
Kebayoran Baru - Jakarta 12140
Phone: 62-21 7233456/7258528
Email :
info@language-corner.com
corner@indo.net.id
www.language-corner.com/home_en.html

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SAMPOERNA LANGUAGE CENTRE
English, Indonesian, Mandarin
Sampoerna Strategic Square
North Tower 18th Floor
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 45
Jakarta 12930
INDONESIA
Tel. +62-21 - 577 2006
Fax. +62-21 - 577 2001
www.sampoernalanguage.com

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SPEAK2SUCCESS
Indonesian, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic, Turkish, Russian, Spanish
Jl. Nusa Indah Ciledug Indah II
Tangerang Blok E29 / 17
Tel. +62-21 - 3387 5085 / 731 4865
08568576061
info@speak2success.com
lelhakeem@yahoo.com
www.speak2success.com

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BERLITZ
English, Indonesian, Dutch, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, French and many other languages.
Berlitz Mid Plaza
InterContinental MidPlaza Hotel
Shopping Gallery LG R-26
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 10-11
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. +62-21 - 251 4589
Fax. +62-21 - 251 4582
E-mail : berlitz1@berlitz.co.id / berlitz@dnet.net.id

Berlitz Pondok Indah
Plaza Dua
Jl. Metro Duta Niaga BA 2/43
Pondok Indah
Jakarta Selatan
Tel. +62-21 - 751 0452
Fax. +62-21 - 751 0945
E-mail : berlitz2@berlitz.co.id / berlitz2@dnet.net.id
www.berlitz.co.id

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BINA NUSANTARA LANGUAGE CENTER (BNLC)
Japanese, Mandarin, English
English, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, French, German, English
Kampus Anggrek Lantai 7, BINUS
Jl. Kebun Jeruk Raya No. 27,
Kemanggisan/Palmerah,
Jakarta Barat, 11530
DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel. +62-21 - 535 0660
Fax. +62-21 - 530 0244
Email : bnlc@binus.edu
www.binuscenter.com

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LBI UI
Lembaga Bahasa Internasional
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya
Universitas Indonesia
English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Kampus UI - SALEMBA
Jl. Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta
Tel. +62-21 - 319 30225 / 319 02112 / 392 2436
Fax. +62-21 - 315 6341

Kampus UI - DEPOK
Gedung V Lt. 1 FIB UI
Tel. +62-21 - 786 4075
Fax. +62-21 - 7884 9082

www.lbifib.ui.ac.id
www.lbifib.ui.edu

_________________

PPB ATMA JAYA
Pusat Pengajaran Bahasa Unika Atma Jaya
Mandarin, Korean, French, Japanese, Spanish, Indonesian, English
Gedung B/ Karol Wojtyla, Lantai 3
Jln. Jend. Sudirman 51
Jakarta 12930
Tel. +62-21 - 573 4356 / 5790 0873
E-mail: ppb@atmajaya.ac.id
www.ppb.atmajaya.ac.id

_________________

LANGUAGE CORNER
Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, French, English, Italian, Dutch, German, Korean, Indonesian.
Jl. Radio Dalam Raya . No. 4B
Kebayoran Baru - Jakarta 12140
Phone: 62-21 7233456/7258528
Email :
info@language-corner.com
corner@indo.net.id
www.language-corner.com/home_en.html

_________________

SAMPOERNA LANGUAGE CENTRE
English, Indonesian, Mandarin
Sampoerna Strategic Square
North Tower 18th Floor
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 45
Jakarta 12930
INDONESIA
Tel. +62-21 - 577 2006
Fax. +62-21 - 577 2001
www.sampoernalanguage.com

_________________

SPEAK2SUCCESS
Indonesian, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic, Turkish, Russian, Spanish
Jl. Nusa Indah Ciledug Indah II
Tangerang Blok E29 / 17
Tel. +62-21 - 3387 5085 / 731 4865
08568576061
info@speak2success.com
lelhakeem@yahoo.com
www.speak2success.com

_________________

BERLITZ
English, Indonesian, Dutch, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, French and many other languages.
Berlitz Mid Plaza
InterContinental MidPlaza Hotel
Shopping Gallery LG R-26
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 10-11
Jakarta Pusat
Tel. +62-21 - 251 4589
Fax. +62-21 - 251 4582
E-mail : berlitz1@berlitz.co.id / berlitz@dnet.net.id

Berlitz Pondok Indah
Plaza Dua
Jl. Metro Duta Niaga BA 2/43
Pondok Indah
Jakarta Selatan
Tel. +62-21 - 751 0452
Fax. +62-21 - 751 0945
E-mail : berlitz2@berlitz.co.id / berlitz2@dnet.net.id
www.berlitz.co.id

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BINA NUSANTARA LANGUAGE CENTER (BNLC)
Japanese, Mandarin, English
English, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, French, German, English
Kampus Anggrek Lantai 7, BINUS
Jl. Kebun Jeruk Raya No. 27,
Kemanggisan/Palmerah,
Jakarta Barat, 11530
DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Tel. +62-21 - 535 0660
Fax. +62-21 - 530 0244
Email : bnlc@binus.edu
www.binuscenter.com

_________________

Korean Language (Korea)

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Pusat Kebudayaan Korea
Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 58
Jakarta Selatan, 12870
Indonesia
Tel. +62-21 - 521 2515

LINKS / USEFUL INFO :

Kedutaan Korea Jakarta
Jl. Gend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 57
Jakarta Selatan, 12870
Indonesia
Tel. +62-21 - 520 1915 / 520 8950 / 5296 3816
Fax. +62-21 - 525 4159
koremb_in[at]mofat.go.kr
http://idn.mofat.go.kr/eng/as/idn/information/education/index.jsp

(Kursus Bahasa Korea)

Portuguese Language (Portugis)

2008-11-28T02:22:00.001+07:00

LINKS / USEFUL INFO :

INSTITUTO CAMOES PORTUGAL
www.instituto-camoes.pt

Kedutaan Portugis
The Embassy of Portugal Jakarta
Jl. Indramayu 2A
Jakarta Pusat 10310
Indonesia
Tel. +62-21 - 3190 8030
Fax. +62-21 - 3190 8031
Email : porembjak@cbn.net.id
www.embassyportugaljakarta.or.id

(Kursus Bahasa Portugis)

Spanish Language (Spanyol)

2008-11-28T02:21:00.000+07:00

INSTITUTO CERVANTES Jakarta
Universitas Trisakti Kampus G
Jl. Kyai Tapa 100 Jakarta 11440
Tel. +62-21 - 2556 9002
aula.yakarta@cervantes.es

and :
Tel. +62-21 - 560 6113
Fax. +62-21 - 565 1931
Email : atambun@yahoo.com
www.kursusspanyol.com

PPB ATMA JAYA
Pusat Pengajaran Bahasa Unika Atma Jaya
Gedung B/ Karol Wojtyla, Lantai 3
Jln. Jend. Sudirman 51
Jakarta 12930
Tel. +62-21 - 573 4356 / 5790 0873
E-mail: ppb@atmajaya.ac.id
www.ppb.atmajaya.ac.id
Spanish Language Course
and also Mandarin, Korean, French, Japanese, Indonesian, English

LBI UI
Lembaga Bahasa Internasional
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya
Universitas Indonesia
Spanish Language Course
and also
English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean

Kampus UI - SALEMBA
Jl. Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta
Tel. +62-21 - 319 30225 / 319 02112 / 392 2436
Fax. +62-21 - 315 6341

Kampus UI - DEPOK
Gedung V Lt. 1 FIB UI
Tel. +62-21 - 786 4075
Fax. +62-21 - 7884 9082

www.lbifib.ui.ac.id
www.lbifib.ui.edu

LINKS / USEFUL INFO :

Federacion de escuelas de espanol como lengua extranjera
www.fedele.org

Instituto Cervantes
www.cervantes.es

Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya Universitas Indonesia
www.fib.ui.ac.id

(Kursus Bahasa Spanyol)

Dutch Language (Belanda)

2008-11-28T00:47:00.000+07:00

ERASMUS TAALCENTRUM JAKARTA
Pusat Bahasa Belanda ( Dutch / Nl )
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav. S-3
Kuningan
Jakarta 12950
T +62-21 - 524 1081
F +62-21 - 525 0379
Email : erastaal@erastaal.or.id
www.erastaal.or.id

BANDUNG
Yayasan Budaya Mukti
Jl. Banda No. 26
Bandung
Tel. +62-22 - 7013 9452

YOGYAKARTA
Yayasan Karta Pustaka
Jl. Bintaran Tengah No. 16
Yogyakarta 55151
Tel. +62-274 - 383 792
Fax. +62-274 - 377 124
Email : kpustaka@indosat.net

SEMARANG
Yayasan Budaya Indonesia - Belanda/Eropa "Widya Mitra"
Jl. Singosari II No. 12
Semarang 50241
Tel. +62-24 - 845 0491
Email : widyamitra@plasa.com

Program Diploma Bahasa Belanda (D-3) di SEMARANG
AKABA ‘17’
Jl. Seteran Dalam no. 9
Semarang 50134
Tel/Fax. +62-24 - 355 2474
Email : aka17ned@indosat.net
akaba17ned@yahoo.com

SURABAYA
Yayasan Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Indonesia-Belanda (YPKIB)
Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto no. 12A
Gedung ITS Lt. 4
Surabaya 60264
Tel. +62-31 - 563 0402
Fax. +62-31 - 562 1432
Email : ypkib@yahoo.com

LINKS / USEFUL INFO :

Erasmus Huis
Pusat Kebudayaan Belanda
www.mfa.nl/erasmushuis/id

Netherlands Education Support Office
www.nesoindonesia.or.id

( Kursus Bahasa Belanda )

French Language (Perancis)

2008-11-28T00:42:00.000+07:00

JAKARTA ( French / Perancis )
CENTRE CULTUREL FRANCAISE JAKARTA
Jl. Salemba Raya 25
Jakarta Pusat 10440
Tel. +62-21 - 390 77 16 / 390 85 85 / 0
Fax. +62-21 - 390 85 86

Jl Wijaya 1 No. 48
Kebayoran Baru
Tel. +62-21 - 724-7064
Fax. +62-21 - 720-6961

Email : ecrire@ccfjakarta.or.id
www.ccfjakarta.or.id

YOGYAKARTA
CENTRE CULTUREL FRANÇAIS DE YOGYAKARTA
(LEMBAGA INDONESIA PRANCIS - LIP)
Jl. Sagan No.3
YOGYAKARTA 55223
Tel. +62-274 - 566 520 / 547 409
Fax. +62-274 - 562 140
Email : lip@idola.net.id
www.lipjogja.blogspot.com

SURABAYA
CENTRE CULTUREL ET DE COOPÉRATION LINGUISTIQUE
(CCCL SURABAYA)
dan Kantor Konsulat Surabaya
Jl. Darmokali No. 10
SURABAYA 60265
Tel. +62-31 - 567 86 39 / 561 52 46 / 562 00 79
Fax. +62-31 - 567 65 29
Email : info@ccclsurabaya.com
www.ccclsurabaya.com

BANDUNG
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE BANDUNG
c/o Centre Culturel Français de Bandung
dan Kantor Konsulat Bandung
Jl. Purnawarman No. 32
BANDUNG 40117
Tel. +62-22 - 421 24 18
Fax +62-22 - 420 78 77
E-mail : contact@ccfbandung.org
www.ccfbandung.org

BALI
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE DENPASAR
Jalan Raya Puputan I No. 13A
Renon - Sumerta Kelod
DENPASAR 80235
BALI
Tel : (0361) 234 143
info@afdenpasar.org
www.afdenpasar.org

MEDAN
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MEDAN
Jl. D.I Panjaitan No. 176
Medan 20119
Tel. +62-61 - 456 0657
Email : afmedan@yahoo.com

PADANG
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE PADANG
Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan No. 77
JATI PADANG 25128
Tel. +62-751 - 255 65
Fax.+62-751 - 255 65
E-mail : alliance_padang@yahoo.com

SEMARANG
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE SEMARANG
Jalan Piere Tendean No. 36
SEMARANG 50132
Tel. +62-24 - 354 35 35
budsus@hotmail.com

LINKS / USEFUL INFO
www.indofrance.org

Informasi belajar di Perancis
www.indonesia.campusfrance.org

( Kursus Bahasa Perancis )

Russian Language (Rusia)

2008-11-28T00:41:00.001+07:00

RUSSIAN / RUSIA
Pusat Ilmu Pengetahuan & Kebudayaan Rusia
Jl. Diponegoro No. 12
Menteng
Jakarta 10350
Tel. +62 21 319 35290 / 335 290
Email : ruscsc [at] dnet.net.id
jakracus [at] cbn.net.id
www.indonesia.mid.ru

( Kursus Bahasa Rusia )

German Language (Deutsch / Jerman)

2008-11-28T00:38:00.000+07:00

JAKARTA
GOETHE HAUS
(german / deutsch)
Jl. Sam Ratulangi No. 9-15
Menteng
Jakarta 10350
Tel. +62-21 - 2355 0208
Fax. +62-21 - 2355 0201
Email : info@jakarta.goethe.org
kursus@jakarta.goethe.org
www.goethe.de/ins/id/jak/deindex.htm

BANDUNG
GOETHE HAUS
Jl. L.L.R.E. Martadinata 48
Bandung 40115
Tel. +62-22 - 423 6440
Fax. +62-22 - 420 4041
vl@bandung.goethe.org
www.goethe.de/ins/id/bad/deindex.htm

SURABAYA
GOETHE ZENTRUM
Yayasan Goethe Indonesia
Taman A.I.S. Nasution 15
Surabaya, 60271
Tel. +62-31 - 534 3735
Fax. +62-31 - 531 9506
goethe1@sby.dnet.net.id

YAYASAN INDONESIA JERMAN
Grand Wijaya Center Blok F/9
Jl. Wijaya II, Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
Telp: +62-21 - 739 4788 (Hunting)
www.indojerman.com

LINKS / USEFULE INFO :

German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD Jakarta Office
Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Kav. 61-62
Summitmas I, 19th Floor,
Jakarta 12190
Tel. +62-21 - 520 08 70, 525 28 07
Fax. +62-21 - 525 28 22
Email : info@daadjkt.org
www.jakarta.daad.de

www.study-in-germany.de

www.studienkolleg-indonesia.net

( Kursus Bahasa Jerman )

Italian Language (Itali)

2008-11-28T00:31:00.000+07:00

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
( Italia / Italian )
Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto No. 117
Menteng - Jakarta 10350
Tel. +62-21 - 392 7531 / 2
Fax. +62-21 - 310 1661
Email : itacult [at] link.net.id / iicjakarta [at] esteri.it
www.itacultjkt.or.id

( Kursus Bahasa Itali )

Japanase Language (Jepang)

2008-11-28T00:17:00.000+07:00

MIE GAKUEN
Japanese Language & Culture Center
Kompleks perkantoran Kedoya Elok Plaza DB-21
Jl. Panjang No. 7-9Jakarta Barat
Tel. +62-21 - 580 6346 / 7

Culture Center Department
Ma Coterie Building
Jl. Kemang Raya no. 14B
Jakarta Selatan
Tel. +62-21 - 7179 0651

mie_gakuen [at] yahoo.co.id
http://www.mie-gakuen.com/

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GAKUSHUDO
http://www.gakushudo.com/

Jakarta Utara :
Jl. Pluit Selatan I No.81
Jakarta 14450
Tel. +62-21 - 669 5602 / 033

Jakarta Utara :
Kompleks Kelapa Gading Permai Blok M4D No. 11
Jakarta 14240
Tel. +62-21 - 452 0793 / 4584 3809

Jakarta Barat :
Jl. Kencana Indah I
Ruko Puri Niaga II Blok J1 No. 1-F
Jakarta 11610
Tel. +62-21 - 582 4818 / 4980

Jakarta Selatan :
Grand Wijaya Center Blok F No.60
Jl. Wijaya II
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12160
Tel. +62-21 - 720 6641 / 726 7069
Fax. +62-21 - 666 02412 / 660 0867

Email : info [at] gakhushudo.com
gakushu [at] centrin.net.id
gakushudo [at] hotmail.com

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LINKS / USEFUL INFO :

The Japan Foundation Jakarta
Summitmas I 2nd & 3rd Fl.
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 61-62
Jakarta 12190
Tel. +62-21 - 520 1266
Fax. +62-21 - 525 5159
Email : pkj [at] jpf.or.id
www.jpf.or.id/en
Japanese course available (non beginner)

Japan Student Services Organization
http://www.jasso.or.id/

( Kursus Bahasa Jepang )

Language House

2008-11-15T04:13:00.000+07:00

French, Italian, Dutch, German, English, Mandarin.
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