Kang GURU English Language Radio in Indonesia

Last updated July 3rd, 2010

The KGI radio program is a great way to study English and a great and easy way to learn about Indonesia Australia relations including people to people contacts and events. KGI's English language radio program is just 20 minutes long with music, interviews and lots of news and information about the ties and links between Australia and Indonesia especially in education and culture. The program consists of three information segments. The program is basically in Pre-Intermediate level English for English language students in Indonesia. Segments include Idioms Inggris, Quick Fix, interviews, music, scholarship news, the Australia Indonesia Partnership with AusAID, and plenty of easy English language competitions. Kang GURU English language radio is heard on 165 RRI and selected private and public radio stations all over Indonesia each week. Some of the KGI broadcast radio stations are community and school-based stations and they broadcast Kang GURU English radio programs using AM, FM and SW channels right across the Indonesian archipelago every week. That is a total of over 200 broadcasts each week — that's almost 30 KGI broadcasts every day somewhere in Indonesia talking about Australia and Indonesia, education and friendship. Radio Gapilar in Solok, Sumatra was visited by KGI - check out the story!

Kang GURU Radio Broadcast Schedules Province by Province Kang GURU Radio Program Contents for June - August 2010 (Series 69) Why listen to Kang GURU? What can you hear on Kang GURU every week? KGI bilingual PODCASTS from March, June, September and December 2009 magazines, plus March 2010, are now available. Listen, or download and save! If you are a teacher you can use these in your classroom!

KGI radio programs now fully tracked (and free) The technical team at KGI — Darmika, Mahendra and Gung De — have created a new-type of audio CD from KGI's weekly radio programs. With these new free CDs you can listen to any KGI radio segment you like because all the radio segments are now tracked. That's right, tracked! You can choose the segments and songs that you want to hear and hear them at the touch of a PLAY button. Order a complete series of KGI radio programs and KGI will also send you complete tapescripts and a KGI keyring. Send an email or letter to KGI. Tell us in 75 words why you want these tracked CDs. A busy school-based station at Sandhy Putra FM in Bandung - hello to Mbak Mulyati and all of her students there (2010). Kang GURU has cassettes and CDs with great selections from the radio programs — the best bits! Maybe you would like the tapescripts as well as the audio? These free materials are good for active English language teachers to use with their students in their busy classrooms. Kang GURU has many other cassettes and CDs with great selections from the radio programs — the best bits! Maybe you would like the tapescripts as well as the audio? These free materials are good for active English language teachers to use with their students in their busy classrooms. ‘Best of Celebrity Interviews’ Pt 1 and 2 ‘Best of Different Pond Different Fish' DPDF ‘Best of Idioms Inggris’ Pt 1 and 2 ‘Best of Quick Fix’ Pt 1 and 2 Order your FREE copies NOW

Full Kang GURU Radio Program Content Information Radio Series 42 Radio Series 43 Radio Series 44 Radio Series 45 Radio Series 46 Radio Series 47 Radio Series 48 Radio Series 49 Radio Series 50 Radio Series 51 Radio Series 52 Radio Series 53 Radio Series 54 Radio Series 55 Radio Series 56 Radio Series 57 Radio Series 58 Radio Series 59 Radio Series 60 Radio Series 61 Radio Series 62 Radio Series 63 Radio Series 64 Radio Series 65 Radio Series 66 Radio Series 67 Radio Series 68 Radio Series 69 (coming soon)

A Great Story re. Kang Guru  'I was recently on a 7 night diving trip around Komodo Island – the whole time on a small boat. Each night the crew tuned in their HF radio to the Kang Guru broadcast. The guys on the boat (MV Nusatara, Captain Suliman , Dive master Peter and others) loved the program and it was a great way for all of us learn a bit about each other — for me to work on my Bahasa Indonesia and for them to practise their English. They remarked – all of them — how important the program had been in improving their English'. Tim Vistarini — AusAID Jakarta

Kang GURU Indonesia's radio program is a magazine style radio program. It is 20 minutes in duration and consists of three information segments in Upper Elementary — The Joeys Club — and Pre-Intermediate level English for English language students in Indonesia. During 2009, regular segments more suited more to university level students will be aired on the radio program. If you have any suggestions or ideas then write to Kang Guru NOW!

The segments vary from program to program and often include an English language activity for listeners to respond to. Segments include Oz Indo Connection, The Kang GURU Interview, Oz 'Q and A', the Australia indonesia Partnership (AIP) in Indonesia, Listener's Letters and Idioms Inggris. There is always some old and some new Australian music for you to enjoy as well as Indonesian artists singing English language songs.

The Kang GURU team is based in the Indonesia Australia Language Foundation office in Bali. Kevin, Ogi, Sue, Ayu, Alwi, Mahendra and Darmika are happy to present quality English language radio programs for you. This website further expands the work of Kang GURU.

Kang GURU Listening and Reading Class Sets and the popular SMP Teacher's Package and SMA Teacher Package will continue right through 2009 thanks to the support from AusAID and the Australia Indonesia Partnership (AIP).

Kang GURU is heard on radio stations, both public and private, all over Indonesia. This means that Kang GURU can be heard in virtually all provinces which make up the vast Indonesian archipelago. The RRI network plus a network of private, school-based and community-based radio stations broadcast Kang GURU Radio English on over 165 stations using AM, FM and SW channels right across the Indonesian archipelago every week. A total of over 200 broadcasts each week — that's almost 30 KGI broadcasts every day somewhere in Indonesia talking about Australia and Indonesia, education and freindship. ‘Good Neighbours Make Good Friends’

Why should English language learners listen to English language radio especially Kang Guru?

By listening to the weekly Kang Guru radio program regularly listeners can —

• hear native speakers (Australian, British, American, Irish, etc.) using English in interviews and information segments
• enjoy Indonesians speaking English including Indonesian students, academics, artists and personalities and AusAID project staff
• find out more about the work that Indonesians and Australians are doing together through the wide variety of AusAID projects in Indonesia
• hear a lot more news and information on a wide variety of topics than the KGRE magazine can provide
• improve pronunciation skills by listening and copying what they hear
• hear English being used in natural situations — interviews are an excellent example of this!
• win prizes in the many radio only competitions
• follow simple language activities inc. comprehension activities
• learn about Australian and Indonesian culture and lifestyle
• hear the latest news on scholarships and exchange programs to Australia
• enjoy a wide selection of Australian music and on special occasions, Indonesian music

‘From Sabang to Merauke’

What can be heard on Kang GURU?

Sonja's Special Language Tips and Ayu's QUICK FIX Tips	Check out Kang Guru's most popular radio segments — idioms inggris and language tips. These are presented by Sonja and Kang Guru's very own Ayu. Sonja is a member of the staff at IALF Bali and comes from Darwin.
Kang GURU Interviews	Personalities and people with interesting stories to tell sit down and talk with Kang GURU. Guests have included PADI, Ello, Ade Rai, Anggun, Dewi Lestari, several Australian Ambassadors to Indonesia, Ari Wibowo, GiGi, Shanty, Delon and Joy, Audy, Christian Bautista, Balawan, Ibu Sisca (Masak), Doni Tata Pradita, AB Three, Superman Is Dead and Marcell.
Oz Indo Connection	Stories about all types of interactions and links between Indonesia and Australia whether it be between people, governments, companies organizations — AusAID, AII, ACIAR, CIFOR, etc.
Different Pond, Different Fish	Cross cultural experiences and anecdotes from both an Indonesian and an Australian perspective. Read about the funny things that happen when people live in another country.
	Information about Australia's development assistance program in Indonesia in areas such as education, health, environment and government policy. Check out their website too!
Australian and Indonesian Music	A look at Australian and Indonesia music and performers and in each program we play two examples of great Aussie, and sometimes Indonesian music as well.
Idioms Inggris	Examples and explanations of usage for English idioms with quirky Australian idioms thrown in for good measure.
Postcards from Australia	People talk to Kang GURU about their recent travels to Australia.
‘That's What Friends Are For’	Kang  GURU presents examples of people helping people because that is what friends are for, aren't they?
The World Around Us	Lots of environmental and technological news from Indonesia, Australia and the World.
Listener's Letters	Listeners write in and Kang  GURU answers their questions, and accept their compliments and comments.
Oz Q & A	Answering listener's letters about life in Australia.
‘A Slice of Life’	Australians talking about important aspects of their daily lives from jobs to hobbies.
Kang GURU In The Classroom	Important and useful Information, updates and reports about the new listening activities packages for busy English language teachers throughout Indonesia.