• Offered by School of Culture History and Language
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Classification Advanced
  • Course subject Indonesian
  • Areas of interest Asian Languages

This course deals with a very wide range of features of Bahasa Indonesia. It covers all important aspects of the grammar system. It also describes its sound system and pronunciation ‘traps' for English-speaking learners, the history of Indonesian, the massive influence of foreign languages on its vocabulary (e.g. from Sanskrit, Arabic, Dutch and English), and the main features of colloquial Indonesian. A number of other topics are also included. All classes are taught in mixture of lecture and workshop style, i.e. as teacher- presentation interspersed with student activities. 

   

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Students will be able to describe a wide range of formal and sociolinguistic features of Indonesian, identify differences between a learner's pronunciation and native pronunciation, critically evaluate an aspect of language development or planning, and critically evaluate the use of loanwords in print media.

Indicative Assessment

Mid-course class test (15%);

End-of-semester class test (15%),

Two 1,500 word assignments (40%),

One 1,500 word essay (20%),

Class performance (10%). 

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Workload

Three hours per weeek

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed INDN6002 or 6204 or equivalent.

Preliminary Reading

The Indonesian Language, UNSW Press, 2003
James Sneddon, Indonesian Reference Grammar, Allen & Unwin, 1996

Specialisations

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $2958
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2015 $4350
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
4318 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A

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