Postgraduate - UnitAPG4202 - Intensive Introductory Indonesian for Fieldwork

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Paul Thomas

Synopsis

This unit aims to provide a basic foundation in the basic language skills essential to fieldwork. The skills of listening, speaking, and reading Indonesian are the focus, together with an introduction to contemporary Indonesian social and political history and culture. It is specifically designed for those students who have little or no knowledge of the language and wish to develop the language and cultural competencies required for fieldwork.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, learners should be able to:

Understand and speak basic Indonesian in a range of everyday situations
read elementary but authentic Indonesian texts
understand basic structural aspects of Indonesian
have an enhanced understanding of language learning and communication strategies
understand key aspects of contemporary Indonesian culture and society.

Assessment

Reading comprehension activities: 20%
Listening comprehension activities: 20%
Oral production activities: 30%
Cultural competency activities: 20%
Basic informational written activities: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Workload requirements

60 hours of class over a three week period.

Prerequisites

Approval of the unit co-ordinator

Co-requisites

Enrolment in the Master of International Development Practice or permission

Prohibitions

APG5202