Undergraduate - UnitATS3117 - Indonesian studies advanced 1: Journalism

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	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Indonesian Studies
Offered	Clayton First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Paul Thomas

Notes

Previously coded INM3070

Synopsis

This unit provides opportunities for language learning through immersion in a content based unit dealing with practical aspects of journalism in the Indonesian context. Two workshops are conducted each week which integrate language skills with four main themes: history and background of the media in Indonesia, translation and the media, the print media; and radio broadcasting.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the unit students will be able to:

comprehend and create text across a broad range of registers commonly used in the Indonesian language news media;
demonstrate an understanding of the underlying issues related to the practice and occupation of journalism in Indonesia;
exploit a range of questioning skills in an interview situation;
recognise and apply specific journalistic styles both in the print and broadcast media;
critique the underlying motives and quality of journalistic texts.

Assessment

Spoken word project: 30%
Feature article (1500 words): 30%
Written Exam: 30%
Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Paul Thomas

Workload requirements

One 2-hour workshop per week
One 1-hour tutorial per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian studies

Prerequisites

ATS2116 or ATS3116 or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS1117, ATS2117