• Offered by School of Culture History and Language
  • ANU College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • Classification Transitional
  • Course subject Tetum
  • Areas of interest Asian Languages, Asia Pacific Studies
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Course convener
    • Adelaide Lopes
  • Mode of delivery Online or In Person
  • Offered in First Semester 2016
    See Future Offerings

The course will provide students with an introduction to a
communicative command of Tetum, with emphasis on interactive use of the
language in commonly occurring situations.  It is recommended that students
take complimentary non-language course, ASIA6027 ‘The Future of East Timor’.

Other Information

60 hours of class time per semester.

Indicative Assessment

Four written tests during semester (20%), Vocab quizzes during semester (10%), one take-home written assignment (10%), Class performance and participation (20%), two oral examinations (40%). Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests.

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Requisite and Incompatibility

You may not enrol in this course if you have previously completed TETM1002.

You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

Mai Kolia Tetun by Geoffrey Hull. Set text to be complimented by
audio tapes, dictionaries, a phrasebook, a grammar of Tetum, and a local
newspaper Suara Timor Lorosae.

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
2016 $3054
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2016 $4368
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
3534 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 In Person N/A
4166 15 Feb 2016 26 Feb 2016 31 Mar 2016 27 May 2016 Online N/A

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