ASST2104 Indonesian, Intermediate Part 1

Ms Firda Firdaus

2014

4.5

2 x 2-hour practicals weekly

ASST1102 - Indonesian, Introductory: Part 2

ASST2101 has been successfully completed

Prerequisite or permission of topic coordinator

Associated majors: Indonesian

Bachelor of International Tourism; Bachelor of Languages; Diploma in Language; Graduate Diploma in Language; Graduate Certificate in Language

The language practicals aim to extend the student's knowledge of basic spoken and written standard Indonesian. Special focus will be on developing extensive reading skills and on further exploring morphological and syntactic patterns in that context. Active student participation is required as this topic also aims to enhance speaking skills through role-plays, small group discussions, practical task-based activities and other fun language activities. Assessment is by graded written and oral tests and assignments. There is no end of semester examination.

To further develop basic reading skill, using authentic written Indonesian language from newspapers, magazines, poems and short stories
To extend speaking skills in short discussions based on the themes or related issues familiar to students as covered in the reading text
To expose students to wide range of interesting social themes in contemporary Indonesia and to build students' vocabulary in Indonesian through reading and follow up language activities
To expose students to applied grammar by analysing the reading texts through explanation and exercises involving Indonesian grammar
To train students to apply the sentence structures and appropriate grammatical points in guided writing exercises
To enable students to listen to and get the gist of spoken informal Indonesian language through feature movie clips and short audio and audio visual material.

Students will be able:

To use Indonesian language confidently
To use reading, writing, speaking, and listening strategies more effectively
To gain a better understanding of the cultural background of Indonesian society and reflect on their own society
To develop and analyse more deeply and accurately social issues related to the themes in the reading texts
To assimilate 25 new words a week
To write a summary and/or commentary, review, and short report of around 350 - 500 words in Indonesian on a familiar topic read or discussed
To converse in Indonesian with ease on a personal or basic social level
To use correctly the grammatical structures covered in the topic, namely the active and passive voice, imperatives and passives imperatives, and ber- prefix.

Key dates and timetable

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