ATS3115 - Indonesian 5: Indonesian political culture - 2018

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

Indonesian Studies

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Yacinta Kurniasih

Coordinator(s)

Ms Yacinta Kurniasih

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2018 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

ATS2114 or placement test or unit coordinator's permission

Prohibitions

ATS2115

Synopsis

The unit develops Indonesian cultural knowledge and language proficiency through a focus on Indonesian political culture. Passages from Indonesian online and print media and other texts are used to understand and critically analyse Indonesian political culture vis--vis Australian political culture as well as to understand how the relationship between the two comes to bear on Australian-Indonesian relations. Special attention is paid to how speakers and writers vary language styles (e.g. Indonesian, local language) to suit and persuade political and public audiences.

Outcomes

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

  1. analyse complex issues in Indonesian political culture;
  2. critically read, assess and articulate an informed position - in the context of Indonesian political texts, as well as translate these positions across the Indonesian and English languages;
  3. appraise the various styles of Indonesian language and distinguish how these are strategically used to influence audiences and public opinion;
  4. use an expanded vocabulary set to listen to, speak/write in and read a range of Indonesian styles.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60% + Exam: 40%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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