The Year 8 Indonesian programme is based around Phase 2 learners. On occasion, beginners are taught as Phase 1 within a more experienced class and encouraged to catch up within the existing topics. Class streaming from the Year 7 results enables extension for the faster or more experienced learners, even within Phase 2.

At the start of Year 8, students continue their exploration of the world outside the familiar, not only in linguistic terms and even in cultural terms but also in practical terms, as they engage with the joys and challenges involved in visiting Indonesia. Appropriately, this is followed by exploring the very practical and relevant concept of finding one’s way to one’s destination, as well as the concept of engaging in economic activities through bargaining, all of which not only involve interpersonal communication but also have the potential to build and strengthen new friendships and other social connections. Finally, students explore sports, shared activities that often serves as the bond between peoples and can even serve as a means to bridge differences. All these topics serve to highlight the need for social skills and personal relationships that learning language helps to build.

By the end of the year, students will be able to be even more confident in communicating in Indonesian for practical purposes, sustaining conversations longer and in more complex manners. The practical nature of the topics means that they will be more used to using Indonesian speaking and writing skills in more authentic scenarios and in unfamiliar situations.