Please direct course enquiries to Adelaide Lopes at: adelaide.lopes@anu.edu.au
In this course, with active engagement, students will be able to use a vocabulary of about 3000 of the most useful Tetum words. Students will build on the skills and knowledge learned in Tetum 2 and deepen their understanding of Tetum language and culture. Throughout the semester, students will engage in extensive role-play conversations to learn how to use language appropriately to different social situations. They will further interact with authentic Tetum language and culture through various multi-media materials appropriate to the level. By the end of the course, students will be able to read non-technical authentic materials with the help of a dictionary and communicate using comprehensive sentence structures and phrases with correct grammar in a broader range of situations, such as navigation and map reading, educational systems, and social events in the context of diverse Timor-Leste history and culture.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Use an active vocabulary of about 3000 words.
- Recognise and pronounce new and complex words with appropriate pronunciation on topics like schools, transport, giving directions, using telephones, making plans, family relations and having a party.
- Communicate in speaking and writing with a degree of confidence in a variety of contexts, including discussing one’s own education and schools, families, transport, navigation and map reading, organising and writing invitation for social events.
- Develop and demonstrate comprehensive communication skills with confidence in conversations, reading, writing, and translation.
- Develop and demonstrate an understanding of the culture and everyday life of Timor-Leste, including topics such as cooking following recipes, higher education, health, local customs and celebration.
Other Information
This course is 100% online.
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On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at an Lower-Intermediate level of Tetum.
Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the language proficiency assessment site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to undertake a language proficiency assessment 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 undertake a language proficiency assessment should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the Academic Integrity Rule 2021 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.
Indicative Assessment
- Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Weekly Homework (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Oral Presentation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Written Tests (20) [LO 1,3,4,5]
- Mid-Semester Assessment (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Final Assessment (30) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
The total workload for the subject is 130 hours over 12 weeks of class and the examination period.
Each week students are expected to study for 6 hours as follows:
1. 90 minutes, before online class, working on the written and audio materials for the week, and, memorising the written and spoken forms of that week’s vocabulary
2. 180 minutes, participate in two 90-minute online classes
3. 90 minutes, completing online follow-up exercises regarding listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and vocabulary
It is also expected that students should spend at least 4 hours of individual study practicing the week’s written and spoken language forms and vocabulary and reviewing feedback on their work.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
To be confirmed
Preliminary Reading
Course materials will be supplied on Wattle.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $5280 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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