INM1120

Beginning Indonesian, part 2

Stuart Robson

6 points
* 5 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton and Peninsula
* Prerequisites: INM1110

Objectives On successfully completing the subject students should have extended their facility in Indonesian grammar, increased their vocabulary to 1000 words and diversified their conversational range. They should also have gained understanding of the Indonesian/Malay language, with particular reference to its relationship with neighbouring languages, its historical development and its achievement of the status of national language of Indonesia.

Synopsis This is a continuation of INM1110. Each week, the first lecture deals with grammatical issues, and the second lecture introduces key cultural concepts relevant to an understanding of contemporary Indonesian society. The practicals continue to develop proficiency in basic communication tasks though with more sophisticated sentence patterns.

Assessment Examinations (2 hours): 35%
* Assignments, tests and oral: 65%

Prescribed texts

Echols J M and Shadily H Kamus Indonesia-Inggeris 3rd edn, Gramedia, 1995
Koesasi B and Robson S Exploring Indonesian 2, 1994