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| halfstepdown88 Newbie United States halfstepdown88.wordpRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5033 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 3 04 November 2010 at 7:43pm | IP Logged |
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I am currently applying to study abroad in Indonesia next summer. It would be completely paid for by the
government, so I am going to make sure I pass the application process! They look for • Academic record and potential to succeed in a rigorous academic setting; • Ability to adapt to a different cultural environment; • Diversity; • Plan for continuation of study of the language; and • Plan to use the language in future career. I have the top two easily, but the last two is what I need to work on. One of the essays asks what is your purpose of studying. I was wondering, if anyone here knew anything about this. I am a Psychology major and would love to do social work, but unsure of what would demonstrate that Indonesian is critical for my academic goals. I have also considered minoring in Entrepreneurship as well. Any ideas on how a Psychology major would benefit from Indonesia? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| kosongbebas Diglot Newbie Indonesia Joined 5357 days ago 8 posts - 70 votes  Speaks: Indonesian*, English Studies: Spanish | Message 2 of 3 09 November 2010 at 7:18am | IP Logged |
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• Plan for continuation of study of the language
I think this is back to you. Only you can answer. Why do you want to study Indonesian? • Plan to use the language in future career. In Indonesia, psychology major often work in company as HR but you need to compete with law student. There is also opportunity to work as psychologist. Since lately, there are lot of natural disasters here in Indonesia (earthquake, volcano, tsunami, etc). Lot of people have trauma. About working, since you are foreigner, company often prefer you (it is a prestige for small company) and often pay more for foreigner (but if you count it in dolar, it is very low) of course for those you need to speak Indonesian. But successful foreigner often Australian entrepreneur, who sell Indonesian product (natural resource or handcrafting product) to their home country. Since they know the market better than Indonesian and some of them learn Indonesian in school or trough marriage. Off-topic: In other thread, I have just read it. Malang is the center for study of bible in Indonesia, and also there is one of the big pesantren (Muslim school). But, as in every city, you can always find pub/bar. But if you want a world class one, you should visit Bali. If you are just about hang out not about drink, just go to mall where there are cafes or visit local warung where you can meet your neighbor. It is coffee not alcoholic beverage which act as common social drink. Edited by kosongbebas on 09 November 2010 at 7:21am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| halfstepdown88 Newbie United States halfstepdown88.wordpRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5033 days ago 17 posts - 17 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 3 of 3 09 November 2010 at 6:41pm | IP Logged |
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Thanks for your reply!
I will consider the recent natural disasters in my response. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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