Indonesian 6 is an advanced-level course dedicated to developing students' high proficiency in reading and listening to a diverse range of authentic texts from mass media. It provides ample practice for students to engage in discussions covering a broad spectrum of contemporary topics and express their perspectives through online written forums. As the final level in the Indonesian course series at ANU, this course is designed to integrate and enhance all skill sets, offering a comprehensive exploration to deepen the understanding of the complexities of Indonesian grammar and vocabulary, including the intricacies of affixes, using a 'word family' approach. Moreover, students will continue to develop their writing skills and English-Indonesian translation abilities, further deepening their linguistic proficiency through complex naturalistic texts in both written and spoken forms.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Use an active vocabulary of around 2500 items.
- Recognise and construct phrases and sentence structures, enabling them to engage in extensive conversations and write detailed passages on a wide range of non-technical subjects and various authentic print media texts with sparing use of a dictionary.
- Converse and write in contexts such as discussion of: urbanisation, drug use, Indonesian workers abroad, language politics, and economic disparity.
- Critically demonstrate a cultural understanding of Indonesian perceptions or practices regarding such topics as: internal migration, smoking and narcotics, language prestige and language choice, and working legally and illegally abroad.
- Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in tackling authentic and complex texts, enabling them to extract meaningful information for translation purposes.
Other Information
Equivalent CEFR B2; ACTFL advanced low
On successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to engage at an Advanced level of Indonesian.
Students with native speaker proficiency (may include cognate languages and dialects) must review the language proficiency assessment site and contact the CAP Student Centre for appropriate enrolment advice. Students with previous “language experience or exposure” are required to undertake a language proficiency assessment to ensure enrolment at the most appropriate level.
Relevant past experience includes:
- Previous study of the language (both formal and informal, for example but not limited to, at school, or, home, or through online activities, etc.)
- Being exposed to the language in childhood via a family member or friend
- Travel or living in a country where the language is spoken
- The language being spoken in your home (even if you do not speak it yourself)
Students who are not sure if they need to undertake a language proficiency assessment should seek advice from the course or language convenor. Students who intentionally misrepresent their language proficiency level may be investigated under the academic integrity Rule 2021 as having failed to comply with assessment directions and having sought unfair advantage. This may results in a penalty such as reduced grades or failure of the course.
Students are not permitted to enrol in a language course below one that they have already successfully completed, except with permission of the language and/or course convenor.
Indicative Assessment
- Reading tests x 2 (1200 words) (20) [LO 1,2,4,5]
- Oral tests x 2 (35) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Vocabulary & Translation tests x 2 (1200 words) (20) [LO 1,2,3,5]
- Online written discussions (900 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Class performance (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
Indonesian 6 (6 units) involves a total workload of 130 hours, spread across the weeks throughout the semester, averaging about 10 hours per week for various activities. This consists of 3 contact hours (all in tutorial mode for different language skills) and approximately 7 hours designated for weekly self-directed study time. This time includes reading and practice as preparation before each regular weekly session, as well as preparation for mid and final exams.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The course textbook will be available in electronic format on the course Wattle site.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5580 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus | ||||||
| 7065 | 21 Jul 2025 | 28 Jul 2025 | 31 Aug 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | In Person | N/A |