110-079 Indonesian Level 4A

Formerly available as 150-327/427. Students who have completed 150-327 or 150-427 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

110-073 Indonesian Level 3B or equivalent.

In this subject students should learn to hold sophisticated discussions in Indonesian about issues ranging from matters of everyday life to historical developments and social, political and cultural phenomena in Indonesia, and to express their ideas about these topics in speech and writing in standard Indonesian. Students should read a variety of Indonesian socio-historical, political and literary texts.

• acquire written communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion;

• show attention to detail through essay preparation and writing;

• acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion;

• acquire public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations.

A written class test of 500 words or 600 words for postgraduate students 10% (due mid-semester), a 10-minute speech or a 12-minute speech for postgraduate students 10% (due mid-semester), a long essay of 1000 words or 1700 words for postgraduate students 20%, a 2-hour final examination 40% (due during the examination period) and continuous class participation 20%. Second and third year students are required to attend a minimum of 80 per cent of all classes in order to be eligible to take the examination.

Materials supplied by the Institute.