Language Policy in Superdiverse Indonesia

1. Introduction to Language Policy in Superdiverse Indonesia


1.1. Introduction


1.2. Indonesia: An Overview


1.3. Language Policy in Superdiverse Indonesia


1.4. Overview of the Book





2. Linguistic Ecology and Language Policy


2.1. Introduction


2.2. Indonesian


2.3. Indigenous languages


2.4. Regional Lingua Francas (RLFs)


2.5. Heritage and Sign Languages


2.6. Foreign and Additional Languages


2.7. English: From EFL to ELF


2.8. Sociolinguistic Landscape


2.9. Conclusion





3. Status Planning


3.1. Introduction


3.2. Ideological Obfuscation and Status Planning


3.3. Contemporary Status Planning


3.4. Indonesian: From a National to an International Language?


3.5. Conclusion





4. Corpus Planning


4.1. Introduction


4.2. Corpus Planning of Indonesian


4.3. The Badan Bahasa and Languages Other than Indonesian (LOTI)


4.4. External Researchers and LOTI


4.5. Conclusion





5. Revitalisation Planning


5.1. Introduction


5.2. The Complexity of Language Endangerment


5.3. Language Documentation


5.4. Activities in Revitalisation Planning


5.5. Conclusion





6. Language-in-Education Policy


6.1. Introduction


6.2. Indonesia's Management of Education: An Overview


6.3. Policy on Teaching Indonesian


6.4. Policy on Teaching Indigenous Languages


6.5. Policy on Teaching "Imported" Languages


6.7. Conclusion





7. Conclusion


7.1. Introduction


7.2. Main Arguments


7.3. Future Research
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"In the ninety years since the first Indonesian Youth Congress, conducted in Dutch, called for selection and development of a national language to overcome the superdiversity of languages, Bahasa Indonesia has come to fill that role. This pioneering study of language management is a book that must be read by all interested in language policy and in the effects on other language varieties of successful language planning." - Bernard Spolsky, Professor, Bar Ilan University, Israel



"Subhan Zein's approach to language policy and language revitalisation is erudite and original. Add to that his comprehensive knowledge of and proactive recommendations for cultivating and sustaining the rich, complex, dynamic language diversity of Indonesia. The result: an intellectual tour de force that will be a reference and resource for Indonesia and for language policy and planning scholarship for years to come." - Nancy H. Hornberger, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA
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Subhan Zein (PhD, Australian National University) teaches at The University of Queensland, Australia. He is the lead editor of Early Language Learning and Teacher Education: International Research and Practice and English Language Teacher Preparation in Asia: Policy, Research and Practice (Routledge) and also the editor of Teacher Education for English as a Lingua Franca: Perspectives from Indonesia (Routledge).
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