From IndonesiaLiving in Denpasar, Indonesia (21:53 UTC+08:00)
US State Department's YES Program Alumni
About Me
italki teacher since Nov 6, 2022
As a son of a Balinese tour guide, I love sharing the folklore, language, culture, and traditions from Bali, Indonesia. I’m earning a degree to teach Mandarin to international students at a Chinese university. In 2021, I participated in the US State Department's YES Program for cultural exchange and leadership. In 2022, I spent the summer visiting my AFS host family from the YES Program. Each day, I use Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Bali, English and Chinese (Mandarin). I love learning languages and am dedicating my life to teaching languages in order to understand the cultural diversity. I enjoy life-long learning through traveling, and volunteering in social and cultural activities.
Me as a Teacher
I teach Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Bali in my classes using Bahasa, English or Chinese Mandarin for instruction. I enjoy teaching all ages and language levels and welcome overseas Indonesians. The class will be designed around your needs so schedule a trial lesson to discuss your goals. We should be having fun during the learning process. In my undergrad degree from the Chinese university, I’ve been designing learning materials using multiple online formats to make classes more engaging to create a strong connection with my students. I regularly use all four of my languages in public speaking and presenting learning materials for international students and audiences.
My lessons & teaching style
I use fun methods such as: learning from songs, games, riddles, local jokes, photos, videos and Power Point to show the language, local culture and traditions from Indonesia. I will use a relaxed study approach, hence my students would learn the language without pressure and see me as their friend. My goal for teaching is to help my students use Bahasa for everyday conversations with native speakers while traveling or making friends with Indonesians. I encourage my students to be confident when speaking Bahasa Indonesia or Bahasa Bali in public by also teaching local culture and traditions in Indonesia, especially from Bali. I'm excited to start our language journey together!
My teaching material
Articles and news
Image files
Video files
Presentation slides/PPT
PDF file
5.0
Rating
9
Students
26
Lessons
100%
Attendance
95%
Response
5.0
Rating
9
Students
26
Lessons
100%
Attendance
95%
Response
Balinese Lessons
Balinese
Indonesian
Trial Lesson
2 lessons completed
USD 5.00+
Living Like Balinese
A1 - C2General14 lessons completed
USD 7.00
Package with 8% off
Writing Balinese Characters
A2 - C2General0 lessons completed
USD 10.00
Package with 8% off
Availability
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8 Reviews
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Balinese
Indonesian
雨小娃
1 Balinese lesson
Suksma pang banget
Saya senang sekali bisa belajar basa Bali dengan Dena
Sampai jumpa:))
Jan 25, 2023
Michael
1 Balinese lesson
Dena is a committed teacher and is very knowledgeable about Basa Bali and Balinese culture.
If you would like to learn Basa Bali I recommend him as a teacher.
Dec 23, 2022
Jody
6 Indonesian lessons
Again, our session went by in a flash because it was so much fun. Dena prepared and reviewed more everyday verbs so that I can say useful things. He's making it easy for me to pick up the language by filling in my gaps.
Today's cultural story was about how the tropical environment deteriorates everything from family photos to furniture. Things don't have the longevity because of all swings in the moisture in the air and the high heat. This is something I would never have thought about and I wonder how prevalent it is in other countries.
Dec 8, 2022
Jody
6 Indonesian lessons
Dena created a class to work with my other learning materials. I sent him what I was learning and all my questions and he prepared materials that answered all my questions and built on my knowledge. He was genuinely excited to see how far I’ve come in these few weeks. He pulled the other material together so that I could use it more easily and provided everyday verbs so that I can start using Bahasa beyond memorization. He taught me pronouns that people use so that I don’t sound like I learned it from an uninformed source and “city language” that’s used in Jakarta so that I know what’s going on. We talked about Balinese Hindu castes and the history that they came from Java. The time went by so quickly that we were both surprised when it was over so soon.
Dec 1, 2022
Jody
6 Indonesian lessons
Dena's explanation about Balinese and Indonesian marriages between religions was so interesting. He also described the wedding and celebration. I had no idea that weddings took place so early in the morning!
Dena is so encouraging with my progress. He makes me feel like all the little steps of being a beginner are on the path to greatness. He's been adjusting his teaching style to match my learning style so that our lessons really work well.
Nov 26, 2022
Jody
6 Indonesian lessons
I was so excited by our morning lesson that I booked one for the same night so that my son could also start learning with Dena. Dena was great with him and really drew him in to the language. After the lesson, I could hear my son practicing the lesson by himself. He was so enthusiastic that he’s trying out different sentences on his own by translating things that he wants to surprise Dena with in our next lesson.