Stage 1 Indonesian Beginners

About the subject

In this course students develop their ability to communicate and interact in a variety of contexts for a range of purposes, within and across languages and cultures. Students develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and use information and communication technologies, to create and engage effectively with a range of spoken, written, and multimodal texts in Indonesian

At beginners level, students develop and apply linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills by:

• interacting with others in Indonesian in interpersonal situations
• creating texts in Indonesian for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
• analysing texts that are in Indonesian to interpret meaning
• comparing languages and how they work as a system
• reflecting on the ways in which culture is created, expressed, and communicated through language.
• Students explore the three interconnected themes of Relationships, Lifestyles, and Experiences from the perspectives of ‘The Personal World’ and ‘The Indonesian speaking Communities’.

A bilingual dictionary (Indonesian to English, English to Indonesian) is highly recommended.

Who is this subject for?

This is a subject for students with little or no previous knowledge of Indonesian. Students who have learnt Indonesian for three years at at middle schools may not eligible for this course. Students therefore need to provide evidence to support this and must sign an eligibility form to this effect.

Assessment

Students will undertake 5 assessment tasks from the following 3 assessment types:

• Type 1: Interaction (Individual or in pairs)
• Type 2: Text Production (Writing)
• Type 3: Text Analysis (Read and listen to texts in Indonesian and answer questions in either English or Indonesian as required).