TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search results
Popular Reads
Top Results
No results found. Please check your search term and try again
Can't find what you're looking for?
View all search resultsLanguage training for journos, cops
The Gorontalo Language Office recently provided a four-day Indonesian language course for journalists and police officers, which ended on Friday
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
T
he Gorontalo Language Office recently provided a four-day Indonesian language course for journalists and police officers, which ended on Friday.
The training was divided into two sessions, with journalists taking part on Tuesday and Wednesday, while the police officers and non-commissioned officers took part on Thursday and Friday.
Language office head Haruddin said such trainings were aimed at disseminating the use of good, correct Indonesian among journalists and police officers.
'Journalists need to master good usage and correct language, which determines the quality of the information [they report],' he said on Friday.
'As for the police, good use of language increases the quality of law enforcement for the public, everything from correspondence to case files.'
Haruddin said mistakes in using the language often caused misunderstandings and even, in some cases, unsought prejudices.
