Amy Collins

A teacher of Indonesian language. Learning and Teaching Leader. Lover of all things Indo. M. Ed Leadership. Currently on family leave 👶🏻

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

So fabulous to see an Aus govt official speak Bahasa Indonesia so confidently. This clip makes me miss Indonesian hospitality and Es Alpukat 🥹💚

[Rod Brazier @DubesAustralia]

From gado-gado to cendol, 🇮🇩 Indonesia has some of the best food in the 🌏world. @lensaRTV's Achmad Topan joined me on a trip to Pasar Baru to jajan bakso and talk about how food connects us to home.

Watch here: https://t.co/thpEGcuf2V

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

🧵4. The post compulsory pathway is such a hard path to walk down as a language teacher, where highly capable students have the world at their feet in terms of subject choices. Pique interest in languages as a lifelong skill and feel joy when you see things come full circle ⭕️

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

🧵1.Last week, I received one of those emails that every teacher hopes to receive. A parent of a past Indonesian student wrote to me sharing that thanks to @MonashUni her son had managed to travel to Indonesia with his studies and the #MonashGig

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

🧵3. As a teacher, it affirms the fact that VCE language studies doesn’t need to be the pinnacle. This student finished his Indonesian studies at the end of year 10. With a solid 7-10 language foundation, there is so much potential.

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

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Mum life does involve things other than TV, but good TV helps to make nap time brighter! Another fabulous multilingual series - danish, German, Portuguese, Cantonese, French and polish all on display. Also love watching shows with captions now.

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

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‘From Scratch’ is a Netflix tear jerker, but also a fantastic display of Italian and Sicilian language. Loved the translanguaging and Zoe’s multilingual heritage shining on screen.

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@Skymazef3 @CEMelbourne I would love that @Skymazef3 ! I’m on maternity leave at the moment with a nearly 4 month old little bub. I’ll definitely try for MLTAV conf as it’s a milestone event 🥳

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

So important to get things right in the junior years! I am so fortunate to have seen dynamic program shifts at @CEMelbourne schools, where thoughtful comprehensible input equals greater language output

[Dr Gianfranco Conti @gianfrancocont9]

The importance of teaching languages at primary level.

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@LouisaWillough3 @yacintakurniasi @Skymazef3 this could use your expertise!

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

Love this! One of my favourite batik pieces adorns a precious wall in my home - direct from a gallery in Yogyakarta. Such a great teaching resource too using the sentence stem “saya suka batik karena…”

[Rod Brazier @DubesAustralia]

Selamat Hari Batik Nasional dari kami semua di Kedutaan Besar Australia di Jakarta!

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@Lilylauren Love this! A whole new take on ‘textiles’
The skill of sewing is still important, but totally has the capacity to take on a new form from the old school subject.

[Acicis @Acicis]

What do you say in Bahasa Indonesia if you agree with someone's opinion? Sella, one of ACICIS' interns in Yogyakarta will tell you about it through #bahasasesh

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@SueFarroukh https://t.co/ntMGWtggPh The super tree grove is best to see at night, so maybe split and do one morning and one evening? Lau pa sat hawker in the cbd was also a fav food spot

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@SueFarroukh Gardens by the bay is done best over a couple of days - so much to see and very kid friendly! There is a mini hawker market inside for lunch or dinner. Book the zoo well in advance. Breakfast with the orangutans is my pick! 🦧

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@AnnabelAstbury The ATO app is the best for this. Then you can upload everything straight to your tax file number/my gov at tax time

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

President @jokowi is ambitious about Indonesia’s future and I share his optimism.

[Sunanda Creagh @sunanda_creagh]

It's great Albanese is in Indonesia, but Australia needs to do a lot more to reset relations. Here are 5 ways to start https://t.co/uQrTUd1t9h via @ConversationEDU

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@puterHead Hey Damo! Will send through some pics once little one arrives. Hope you are well 😊

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

Life update - currently on maternity leave and enjoying some time to still scroll through teacher Twitter from a distance! 38 weeks and ready to meet our little person 👶🏻

[Amy Collins @amyecol]

@bradaus Hey from Melbourne too, @bradaus !