NAILA 2016 Awardees
We are delighted to announce the amazing winners of the National Australian Indonesian Language Awards (NAILA) for 2016!
NAILA is a flagship initiative of AIYA which aims to reward and foster the development of Indonesian language learning in Australia at all levels. The positive response from applicants and supporters are a testament to the passion for Bahasa Indonesia that exists within the organisational committee and among Australians. Bahasa Indonesia is the gateway through which Australians can obtain a deeper understanding of Indonesia, and we believe that NAILA goes a long way in promoting the value of those language skills.
Congratulations to the winners, and to everyone who entered the competition.
Precious Lundberg: Primary Awardee $300
When she grows up, Precious would like to study forensic science at university. She also aspires to travel the world and see its wonders.
Speech Topic: Introduce yourself to a new Indonesian friend.
Lazuli Chittleborough: Junior Awardee $400
Speech topic: The moment where my understanding of Indonesia changed.
Zahra Daghagheleh: Middle Awardee $600
Her dad is also another reason that she is learning Indonesian: he always says that ‘learning another language not only helps you, but it will also help other people’.
In her spare time Zahra enjoys rock climbing, swimming, badminton, learning about different cultures, especially Indonesian culture, and travelling around the world. She also enjoys solving maths and chemistry equations. After completing Year 12, Zahra wants to study medicine as well as Indonesian at university.
Speech topic: How do you think learning Indonesian will help you in the future?
Penny Vakalopoulos: Senior Awardee $1,000
Speech topic: Do you think learning a second language changes the way you view the world? How? Why?
Shanti Omodei-James: Tertiary Awardee $2,000
Speech topic: Consider one issue that you have studied at university and explain how it impacts on either Australian or Indonesian society.
Tom McKenzie: Executive Awardee $3,000
Speech topic: What are the three biggest hurdles we must overcome to strengthen the Australia-Indonesia relationship?
Sally Andrews: Wild Card Awardee $2,500
Performance: An original song titled ‘Soekarno’.
Muhammad Arif Zamani: Native Speaker Awardee $2,000
Speech topic: Bersatu kita teguh bercerai kita runtuh. (United we stand, divided we fall.) Discuss in the context of the Australia-Indonesia relationship.