How difficult is it to learn Indonesian?

from THE JAKARTA POST -- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009 -- PAGE 7 Indonesian has been taught for decades in various countries in the world, including in Australia, the United States and South Korea, to mention a few. This indicates that Indonesian is one of the foreign languages that university authorities have seriously noted and consider important for their students to take in their countries.

However, over the last few years, as far as the current information is concerned, a number of Indonesian classes in various countries, such as the three mentioned above, have either closed or been canceled due to a very limited number of students interested in taking the course.

This article will present some factual reasons for why foreign students might lose their motivation when learning Indonesian, based on my experience and an intensive …