Course Materials for beginning, intermediate and advanced bahasa Indonesia

In the following table we have summarised all available course materials for the Indonesian language from the beginner level up to very advanced learners.

Column 1 : Proficiency or difficulty level.
Column 2 : Name of the textbook/resource.
Column 3 : Approximate amount of learning hours.
Column 4 : Mode of delivery.
Column 5 : Kind of material.
Column 6 : Colloquial (c) or Formal (f)? – ccff means that colloquial and formal Indonesian are equally weighted.
Column 7 : Audio recordings. 1 star=few lessons use audio course materials, 4 stars = every lesson has multiple audio resources.
Column 8 : Videos (1 star=a few, 4 stars=many).
Column 9 : Images like drawings, photographs etc. (1 star=a few, 4 stars=many).

Levels: A=Beginner, B=Intermediate C=Advanced

Our Suggestions

For Beginners: The Indonesian Way Student Membership for $90
For Intermediate: Bahan Tingkat Atas for $140
For Advanced: Bahan Tingkat Atas for $140

If you are a beginner, but you already know that you are going to continue until you truly master the language, then I recommend the Platinum membership for $195, which allows you access to all courses for 6 years. The Platinum membership includes everything that we already developed and everything that we will develop in the future.

Packages and Teacher Books

If you are a teacher using The Indonesian Way, then you should purchase the TIW Teacher Book which comes with Lesson Plans and scores of engaging materials for the classroom.

If you already speak Indonesian semi-fluently, or if you have special needs like learning to read and understand complex writings in formal Indonesian, or if you want to learn Jakarta-style Indonesian, then you should go for Bahan Tingkat Atas (Intermediate and Advanced), which contains Baca Yuk!, Aneka Baca, Serba Serbi Nusantara, Anak Jalanan, and Ada Apa Dengan Cinta?

And, finally, we also have the Platinum Membership that contains all courses.