INT110
Indonesian B
Unit Outline
Semester 2, 1997

AIMS


The primary goals for students of this unit are to develop a sound proficiency in social Indonesian, to consider Indonesian ways of thinking, behaving and being, and to develop Indonesian language according to their own needs and interests. Through interaction in face-to-face tutorials and autonomous learning with Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and World Wide Web resources.

One goal of this course is for learners to enjoy the Indonesian language learning experience, to find intellectual and personal satisfaction, to be motivated to continue their acquaintance with Indonesia and Indonesian beyond this course.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES


Students will be able to:
  • understand Indonesian language spoken at normal speed and used in a variety of commonly encountered contexts and genres, both spoken and written
  • communicate their own knowledge, ideas and attitudes in basic Indonesian, in both speech and writing
  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of diverse aspects of Indonesian cultures and society and the system of the Indonesian language

    MODE OF DELIVERY

    Lecture

    You are offered one lecture a week, the only session in which English language is used. The aspects covered are:

    Tutorials

    Four tutorials are offered each week, two in face-to-face mode with discussion, pairwork and other communicative activities.

    As with painting a house, the secret to taking part successfully in Indonesian-only interaction is PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE. In the first year units, the most important work you can do is to come prepared to tutorials. This means, following the fortnightly schedule (jadwal), read the prescribed dialogues and video transcripts, listen to the short audio recordings so that you come to class already well familiar with the new Indonesian language material to be exploited in that lesson. You may find it helpful to get together with a couple of others from your tutorial group to prepare together. Try to be able to produce a sentence, exactly the same or like each model sentence. That is sufficient preparation.

    The lessons are where we activate that passive knowledge in real language use, BOOKS CLOSED, discussing the set texts with each other, discussing the themes as they apply to our own lives, experiences, opinions and situations, discussing Indonesian and Australian societies and cultures in the broad. You can feel secure that if you do the preparation as scheduled, you will understand and be able to participate in class; you will gradually be able to discuss more and more complex matters. You are encouraged to have a go, do not be nervous of making mistakes, be tolerant of your classmates' efforts, help to build a supportive atmosphere.

    At the end of your first year, you will already have a good basic social proficiency, that is, be able to interact with Indonesian speakers in most everyday situations. There is somewhat more reading involved in the second semester with computer support.

    CALL Workshops

    Two of the weekly tutorials are Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) sessions. On the Sunshine Coast Indonesian Web site, you will find materials which complement the TIFL Introductory Indonesian materials used in other sessions. CALL gives you the chance to browse according to your needs, at your pace, calling up grammar support, or an online dictionary, stories, short video clips, interactive quizzes, etc. You can also take part in online discussion with your lecturers, other students, and students from other universities, in an online Bulletin Board. These materials are always available to students enrolled in Indonesian at SCUC.

    Access to the unlimited World Wide Web is available after office hours at SCUC. You may start with our HOTLIST of interesting sites to do with Indonesia and Indonesian language (for example, online Indonesian newspapers, discussion groups, newsgroups, universites, individualsą web sites). Any additions you care to suggest for the Hotlist from your web surfing or searches will be appreciated.

    In 1997, a rudimentary Web site has been established. It will provide the focal materials for two sessions per week. The TIFL audio cassettes and WAWANCARA should be used regularly as preparation for class and private reinforcement.

    CONTENT

    Eight themes derived in part from the TIFL materials (designed by a consortium of New South Wales and Queensland lecturers) form the springboard for our first semester introduction to Indonesian. These themes present most of the commonplace situations and topics you will encounter when first meeting and mixing with Indonesians. In Indonesian A, they are:

    1. Travel and transport
    2. Love and Sex
    3. Health and Sport
    4. House and Home
    5. Contacts and Appointment
    6. Education
    7. Careers and Occupation
    8. Letters

    9. City and Village 10. Religion

    ASSESSMENT

    A wide range of skills are assessed in an attempt to take a comprehensive sample of your proficiency and to offer feedback. Although there is no compulsory pass mark for any one component, students must attempt all assessment items or risk exclusion from the unit.

    1. One piece of homework, test (kuis) or online task each week 20%
    2. One oral presentation (5 minutes) in last week of semester 20%
    3. One 700 word essay on topic of your choice due on last day of semester 20%
    4. Individual oral test (conversation) 10%
    5. Aural comprehension test %
    6. Written exam (2 hours) conducted in class in Week 13 20%

    The awards are based on the following aggregated final marks:
    HIGH DISTINCTION 85 - 100%
    DISTINCTION 75 - 84%
    CREDIT 65 - 74%
    PASS 50 - 64%
    FAIL

    Supplementary exams or other arrangements may be offered to students who attain 47 - 49%.

    All written work for Indonesian must be submitted directly to your lecturers in paper form or by electronic mail. It is wise to keep a dated disk copy or photocopy of all work items. Penalties apply for late submission unless a valid reason is supplied. Your work will usually be returned to you in the Monday lecture following.

    REQUIRED SOURCE MATERIALS

    You are required to purchase a copy of the TIFL Materials from the Coop Bookshop if you did not do so in first semester. These are the copyrighted property of the Commonwealth Government which gives us permission to reproduce them for you at no profit. They consist of four booklets and one audio-cassette. Copies of the videos are available in the library or at the Bookshop.

    Complementary materials will be mounted on the Indonesian Web site for each Theme module. You may download to disk any of these materials for your personal study purposes but remember they remain the copyrighted property of the author and the Uinversity and may not be reproduced or transmitted to others without permission.

    RECOMMENDED TEXTS

    Students intending to continue with Indonesian beyond the first year are advised to purchase the dictionaries through the Coop Bookshop:

    Echols, J.M. and Shadily, H., An Indonesian-English dictionary , revised and edited by John U. Wolff and James T. Collins in cooperation with Hassan Shadily. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1989.

    Echols, J.M. and Shadily, H., An English-Indonesian Dictionary, Cornell University Press, 1989.

    Also valuable but not essential:

    Sneddon, J., An Indonesian Reference Grammar, QUP, 1996

    Wolff, J.U., 1992, Beginning Indonesian Through Self-Instruction, Cornell University

    Further readings for those interested are supplied on the Web site as is a Bookmarks page pointing to Indonesian newspapers, magazines, discussion groups and other resources both in English and Indonesian on the Internet. The Sunshine Coast University Library is building a collection of Indonesia-related reference materials. Consult the catalogue. Inter-library loans make resources in Brisbane quickly available to students.

    IN-COUNTRY STUDY

    Intensive In-Country Summer courses in various Indonesian universities are available through other Australian universities and SCUC will be working out accreditation procedures for these. It is possible to complete one year (usually second or third year) in six weeks intensive study and have it accredited as part of a degree program in Australia. ACICIS (Australian Consortium of In-Country Indonesian Studies) also organises one-semester and one-year study programs in Indonesia, usually for advanced students considering Honours or post-graduate studies in Asian Studies, International Studies, Indonesian langauge, and the like. Please enquire.

    ABSENCE FROM CLASS

    You are expected to attend all scheduled classes. A medical certificate or letter from a Counsellor should be submitted if you need special consideration because of unavoidable absence. Any student who attends fewer than 80% of lectures and tutorial hours without serious cause may expect to be excluded from the unit.

    PLAGIARISM

    There are severe penalties for plagiarism. Plagiarism is the deliberate copying or use of the work of another person, a student or author, and claiming it as your own. To submit anything other than your own original work for assessment is an act of dishonesty which will lead to loss of marks or preclude an award in the unit. In serious cases, plagiarism may lead to expulsion from your degree course. If you quote or refer to the writings or ideas of others, acknowledge them in the text, footnotes and/or references according to the Assessment Guide and other style manuals available in the SCUC Library.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    This course is partly based on the TIFL materials developed by a consortium of New South Wales Universities and published by the Commonwealth of Australia. All Computer Based Language Learning materials have been developed by staff of the Sunshine Coast University College. These materials are copyright protected.

    UNIT COORDINATOR/LECTURER

    Phillip Mahnken, Room A2.24, Telephone 5430 1254, Fax: 5430 1231, Email: pmahnken@scuc.edu.au

    Two sessional tutors will be continue to teach in semester 2, Mrs Christina Whittington and Mrs Susi Rekdale. They can be contacted in the casual staff room near the Dean of Arts office. Guaranteed lecturer availability for out-of-class: in general, you are welcome to try your luck at any time you need help. Email will always get a response, if not immediate.

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