Students read and listen to texts on social / cultural issues and discuss a wide range of social / cultural topics. They develop their writing ability by translating modified English texts into Indonesian, and develop their understanding of grammar points, and their range and precision of vocabulary, through written and spoken exercises.

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Use an active vocabulary of around 1600 items.
2. Recognise and produce phrase and sentence structures that enable them to converse and write extended passages on a wide range of non-technical topics, and to read short authentic non-technical texts with the aid of concise vocabulary lists.
3. Converse and write in contexts such as discussion of gender roles, Indonesia-Australia relations, law and crime, and health.
4. Demonstrate a cultural understanding of Indonesian perceptions and practices regarding such topics as: the participation of men and women in paid work and child care, diplomatic relations with Australia and cultural perceptions of Australians, tackling of law reform, and traditional versus modern medicine.

Examination Material or equipment

For Vocabulary and Grammar tests, dictionaries cannot be used.

For Translation test, paper dictionaries may be used. 

Please see Assessment Tasks below for detailed information.

Required Resources

Essential Materials

All essential materials are available on our course Wattle site.

Supplementary materials

Extra optional print/ audio-visual materials for each topic we study are also provided on our Wattle site.

You will need dictionaries for this course. The following are recommended as suitable for this level:

Kamus Indonesia-Inggris (An Indonesian-English Dictionary)

Author: J. Echols and H. Shadily Edition: 3rd

Availability: Campus Co-op Bookshop

Kamus Inggris-Indonesia (An English-Indonesian Dictionary) Author: J. Echols and H. Shadily

Availability: Campus Co-op Bookshop

A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary Author: A. M. Stevens & A. Ed Schmidgall-Tellings Edition: 2nd (2010)

Publisher: Ohio University Press

This is the best Indonesian to English dictionary (and is also excellent for your third year Indonesian courses). It is expensive, but prices for it vary widely.

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• Written comments
• Verbal comments
• Feedback to the whole class, to groups, to individuals, focus groups

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.

Other Information

Equivalent CEFR B1+; ACTFL intermediate mid

This is a co-taught course. Any cap on enrolments in one course applies to both courses combined.

On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at an Intermediate level of Indonesian.

 

Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the placement test site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to take a language placement test to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level.

 

Relevant past experience includes:

-      Previous study of the language (both formal and informal, for example but not limited to, at school, or, home, or through online activities, etc.)

-      Being exposed to the language in childhood via a family member or friend

-      Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken

-      The language being spoken in your home (even if you do not speak it yourself)

 

Students who are not sure if they need to take a placement test should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the Academic Misconduct Rule 2015 as having failed to comply with assessment directions and having sought unfair advantage. This may results in a penalty such as reduced grades or failure of the course.

Students are not permitted to enrol in a language course below one that they have already successfully completed, except with permission of the language and/or course convenor.

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Week 1 | Jul 22-Aug 2: Membicarakan Perempuan (1)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Peran Ganda Hanya Mimpi Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 1: -kan to make transitive and benefactive verbs Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: A dual role for women Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
2	Week 2 | Jul 29-Aug 2: Membicarakan Perempuan (2)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Pelembagaan Gender, Penjajahan Baru Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 2: yang with passive Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: The question of gender. Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
3	Week 3 | Aug 5-9: Seindah Hubungan Indonesia-Australia (1)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Dasar Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 3: -kan to express causation Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: Social Relations with Indonesians (1) Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
4	Week 4 | Aug 12-16: Seindah Hubungan Indonesia-Australia (2)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Hubungan Indonesia-Australia Yang Pasang Surut Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 4: Equatives, comparatives and superlatives Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: Social relations with Indonesians (2) Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
5	Week 5 | Aug 19-23: REVISION	All classes will be held at usual times, and will consist of revision/ practice activities.
6	Week 6 | Aug 26-30: TESTING (mid-semester)	Mid-Vocabulary test: Tues 27 Aug at 10:00 (in normal Tuesday class time and venue) Mid-Grammar test: Tues 27 Aug at 11:00 (in normal Tuesday class time and venue) Mid-Translation test: Thurs 29 Aug at 10:00 (in normal Thursday class time and venue) Mid-Oral test: an individual 15 minute slot, between Monday and Friday, at a time you sign up for.
7	TEACHING BREAK: Sept 2-15
8	Week 7 | Sept 16-20: Kesedihan Tertipu Obat Palsu (1)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Berharap Kesembuhan Melalui Alternatif Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 5: ter- and ke-an 'accidental' verbs Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: Traditional medicine in Indonesia Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
9	Week 8 | Sept 23-27: Kesedihan Tertipu Obat Palsu (2)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Mudah dan Murah Menangkal Penyakit. Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 6: peN-an to make nouns Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: Stress Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
10	Week 9 | Sept 30- Oct 4: Tingginya Korupsi Menyesakkan Dada (1)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Korupsi: Kultur Masyarakat Lunak. Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: -i vs -kan verbs Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: Illegal Drugs Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
11	Week 10 | Oct 4-11: Tingginya Korupsi Menyesakkan Dada (2)	Tues 10:00-11:00: Reading: Bagaimana Penilaian Anda tentang Kinerja Polisi? Tues 11:00-12:00: Grammar: Unit 8: -nya to form nouns Thurs 10:00-11:00: Translation: Law Reform in Indonesia Thurs 11:00-12:00: Communicative Skills
12	Week 11 | Oct 14-18: REVISION	All classes will be held at the usual times, and will consist of revision/ practice activities.
13	Week 12 | Oct 21-25: TESTING	Final Vocabulary test: Tuesday 22 October (in normal Tuesday class time and venue) Final Grammar test: Tuesday 22 October (in normal Tuesday class time and venue) Final Translation test: Thursday 24 October (in normal Thursday class time and venue) Final Oral test: an individual 15 minute slot, between Monday and Friday, at a time you sign up for.

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Mid-Oral Test	20 %	28/08/2019	17/09/2019	1,2,3,4
Final Oral Test	20 %	21/10/2019	05/11/2019	1,2,3,4
Mid-Vocabulary Test	5 %	27/08/2019	17/09/2019	1,2,3
Final Vocabulary Test	5 %	17/08/2019	17/09/2019	1,2,3
Mid-Translation Test	10 %	29/08/2019	17/09/2019	1,2,3
Final Translation Test	10 %	24/10/2019	05/11/2019	1,2,3
Mid-Grammar Test	10 %	27/08/2019	17/09/2019	1,2
Final Grammar Test	10 %	22/10/2019	05/11/2019	1,2
Class Performance	10 %	23/07/2019	05/11/2019	1,2,3,4

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Participation

How to prepare for classes

Reading class

1. Read the list of Comprehension questions.
2. Read the passage to find answers to those questions, writing down your answers in note form only (in English or Indonesian). Write down just enough to jog your memory later, i.e. to remind you of the key facts.
3. Study the section called Kalimat dan Ungkapan yang Berguna(Useful sentences and phrases). This will help you get ready to talk about the ideas of the passage.
4. Practise answering the comprehension questions orally.Imagine you have been asked each question in turn, and practise saying an answer. As you do this activity, look less and less at your written answers until you do not need to look at them at all. Be creative and varied in how you say your answers. You will probably use a lot of the Kalimat dan Ungkapan yang Berguna, plus a lot of other words/ expressions from your own stock of Indonesian, plus other words/ expressions from the passage that strike you as useful. Give yourself a good speaking workout at this point.

Grammar class

Read carefully the explanation page of the assigned unit. You are not expected to do the written exercises before class. As some of them will be done during class time, please come along with the answers still blank on your printout. (If you want to do them before class as well, then do them on a separate printout of the page). Answers to all the grammar exercises are on our Wattle site.

Communicative Skills class

None required. But it is an excellent idea to read/ listen to/ view some of the supplementary, optional resources on that week•s topic from the Wattle site.

Translation class

Read the assigned English text and prepare a translation into Indonesian. You do not need to write out a translation of the entire text. You might prefer to write down only a translation of certain tricky words and phrases. All that matters is that you come ready to translate the whole text aloud in class.

Note: as well as the essential materials, our Wattle site contains a lot of supplementary material about the topics covered in the course. This is optional. However, you are strongly urged to explore it. As well as being interesting, it provides a lot of valuable background information you can draw on (e.g.) during class discussions, when comprehending set readings on that topic, and in the oral tests.

Assessment Task 1

Mid-Oral Test

the mid-test is on topics from Weeks 1-4. In the tests, you (a) tell main ideas of the reading texts and (b) express your own views on closely related issues.Mid-test: held in Week 6 (between Mon 26/08-Fri 30/08), in a 15 minute individual time slot. [Where feasible, marks will be returned by end of Week 6]

Marking Criteria : Communicative ability [70%] - the ability to convey information (facts, interpretation, opinions) on the topic. Considered especially: amount, relevance, and variety of inforamtion, clarity of expression, speed and smoothness of delivery, ability to understand examiner, precision of vocabulary; Grammar [20%] - accuracy and range of grammatical structures; Pronunciation [10%] - pronunciation of sounds, stress and intonation.

Assessment Task 2

Final Oral Test

the final test is on topics from Weeks 7-10. In the tests, you (a) tell main ideas of the reading texts and (b) express your own views on closely related issues.Final test: held in Week 12 (between Mon 21/10-Fri 25/10), in a 15 minute individual time slot. [Where feasible, marks will be returned within two weeks of date of test]

Marking Criteria : Communicative ability [70%] - the ability to convey information (facts, interpretation, opinions) on the topic. Considered especially: amount, relevance, and variety of inforamtion, clarity of expression, speed and smoothness of delivery, ability to understand examiner, precision of vocabulary; Grammar [20%] - accuracy and range of grammatical structures; Pronunciation [10%] - pronunciation of sounds, stress and intonation.

Assessment Task 3

Mid-Vocabulary Test

is based solely on the weekly set vocabulary material called 'Kalimat dan Ungkapan yang Berguna'. The mid-test is on that material from Weeks 1-4. Dictionaries cannot be used. Mid-test: held on Week 6, i.e. Tues 27 August at 10:00 AM. [Where feasible, marks will be returned in first week of classes after teaching break]

Assessment Task 4

Final Vocabulary Test

is based solely on the weekly set vocabulary material called 'Kalimat dan Ungkapan yang Berguna'. Dictionaries cannot be used. The final test is on that material from Weeks 7-10. Final test: held on Week 12, i.e. Tue 22 October at 10:00 AM. [Where feasible, marks will be returned within two weeks of date of test]

Assessment Task 5

Mid-Translation Test

is each based on a short, unseen passage in English. Paper dictionaries can be used. Mid-test: held on Thursday of Week 6 (i.e. Thurs 29 Aug at 10:00 AM). [Where feasible, marks will be returned in first week of classes after teaching break]

Assessment Task 6

Final Translation Test

is each based on a short, unseen passage in English. Paper dictionaries can be used. Final test: held on Thursday of Week 12 (i.e. Thurs 24 October at 10:00 AM). [Where feasible, marks will be returned within two weeks of date of test]

Assessment Task 7

Mid-Grammar Test

the mid-test is on all grammar lessons Weeks 1-4. Dictionaries cannot be used. Mid-test: held on Tuesday of Week 6, i.e. Tues 27 August at 11:00 AM. [Where feasible, marks will be returned in first week of classes after teaching break]

Assessment Task 8

Final Grammar Test

The final test is on all grammar lessons from Weeks 7-10 plus selected material only from Weeks 1-4 (advised in advance). Dictionaries cannot be used. Final test: held on Tuesday of Week 12, i.e. Tues 22 October at 11:00 AM. [Where feasible, marks will be returned within two weeks of date of test]

Assessment Task 9

Class Performance

Is calculated on the basis of how actively and how well you participate in classes (including preparation for classes, proficiency in using the language, and contribution to the learning atmosphere). [Where feasible, marks will be returned within two weeks of end of semester]

Academic Integrity

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Online Submission

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For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

Late Submission

No submission of assessment tasks without an extension after the due date will be permitted. If an assessment task is not submitted by the due date, a mark of 0 will be awarded.

Referencing Requirements

Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.

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