Indonesian 3 is a lower intermediate course designed to enhance Indonesian language skills and cultural knowledge further. This course focuses on developing reading and listening abilities to engage with various social and cultural topics. Students will also expand their active vocabulary, improve their writing skills by translating modified and naturalistic English texts into Indonesian, and gain a deeper understanding of essential grammar points through both written and spoken exercises.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Use an active vocabulary of around 1200 items.
- Recognise and construct phrases and sentence structures that enable them to engage in conversations, write coherent passages on various non-technical subjects, and read short, authentic, non-technical texts supported by substantial vocabulary resources.
- Engage in discussions and written communication on topics related to cultural diversity, personal relationships, employment, education, human rights, and religion.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity by understanding Indonesian perspectives and practices concerning ethnic diversity, national unity, boss-worker relationships, informal employment, learning styles, the protection of basic human rights, and religious beliefs.
- Read and comprehend relatively longer, authentic or simplified, texts, allowing them to extract meaningful information for translation.
Required Resources
You will need dictionaries for this course. The following are recommended as suitable for this level:
*Kamus Indonesia-Inggris (An Indonesian-English dictionary)
Author: J. Echols and H. Shadily
Edition: 3rd edition
Availability: Campus Co-op Bookshop
*Kamus Inggris-Indonesia (An English-Indonesian dictionary)
Author: J. Echols and H. Shadily
Availability: Campus Co-op Bookshop
*A Comprehensive Indonesian-English Dictionary
Author: A. M. Stevens & A. Ed. Schmidgall-Tellings
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Edition: 2nd ed. 2010
This is the best Indonesian-to-English dictionary, and is also excellent for your third year Indonesian courses. However, if you find it too expensive to buy, the Indonesian-to-English dictionary by Echols & Shadily above is adequate for 2nd year purposes.
Staff Feedback
Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:- Written comments
- Verbal comments
- Feedback to the whole class, to groups, to individuals, focus groups
Student Feedback
ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.Class Schedule
Week/Session | Summary of Activities | Assessment |
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1 | Week 1 (17 Feb - 21 Feb):): KEBHINNEKAAN DAN MULTIKULTURALISME (Ethnic Diversity, and Multiculturalism) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
2 | Week 2 (24 Feb - 28 Feb): HUBUNGAN PRIBADI (Personal Relationships) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
3 | Week 3 (3-7 Mar): PEKERJAAN (Work) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
4 | Week 4 (10-14 Mar): PEKERJAAN (Work) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
5 | Week 5 (17-21 Mar): REVISION | REVISIONAll classes will be held at the usual times, and will consist of revision/practice activities. |
6 | Week 6 (24-28 Mar): TESTING | TESTINGOn your regular class time and venue as follows:Mid-semester grammar testMid-semester translation testMid-semester reading testMid-semester oral test: in an individual time slot you sign up for between Monday 25/3 to Friday 29/3.No regular classes during this week. |
7 | Week 7 (14-18 Apr): PENDIDIKAN (Education) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
8 | Week 8 (21-25 Apr): PENDIDIKAN (Education) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
9 | Week 9 (28 Apr-2 May): POLITIK (Politics) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
10 | Week 10 (5-9 May): AGAMA DAN KEPERCAYAAN (Religion and Beliefs) | Lessons focusing on reading, grammar, translation, and communication skills. |
11 | Week 11 (13-17 May): REVISION | REVISIONAll classes will be held at the usual times, and will consist of revision/practice activities. |
12 | Week 12 (19-23 May): TESTING | TESTINGOn your regular class time and venue as follows:Final grammar testFinal translation testFinal reading testFinal oral test: in an individual time slot you sign up for, on Wednesday 21/5 |
Assessment Summary
Assessment task | Value | Due Date | Return of assessment | Learning Outcomes |
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Mid oral test | 15 % | 26/03/2025 | 14/04/2025 | 1,2,3,4 |
Final oral test | 20 % | 21/05/2025 | 28/06/2024 | 1,2,3,4 |
Mid reading test | 10 % | 26/03/2025 | 14/04/2025 | 2,4 |
Final reading test | 10 % | 21/05/2025 | 27/06/2025 | 2,4 |
Mid grammar test | 5 % | 25/03/2025 | 14/04/2025 | 1,2 |
Final grammar test | 10 % | 20/05/2025 | 27/06/2025 | 1,2 |
Mid translation test | 10 % | 27/03/2025 | 15/04/2025 | 1,2 |
Final translation test | 10 % | 22/05/2025 | 28/06/2025 | 1,2 |
Class performance | 4 % | 29/03/2025 | 15/04/2025 | 1,2,3,4 |
Class performance | 6 % | 22/05/2025 | 28/06/2025 | 1,2,3,4 |
* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details
Policies
ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:- Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
- Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information
- Student Surveys and Evaluations
- Deferred Examinations
- Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure
Assessment Requirements
The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.Moderation of Assessment
Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.Participation
Before translation and grammar class:
- Translate the short paragraph identified for you. There are no limitations on what resources you can use (dictionaries, google/microsoft translate etc). However, remember that in class we will revise these and you’ll need to explain/justify your decisions, the base words used and why, what particular affixations or other grammatical forms you’ve used, and why.
- Wattle grammar exercises are also to be done before class. Read the work sheet and complete the exercises
During translation and grammar class:
- We’ll go through each translation together and harvest 2 or 3 selected affixation forms.
- We’ll unpack the selected affixations as well as reviewing exercises. Forms harvested do not have to be from these exercises. You will develop your own glossary of grammar terms during these classes (see below).
Before the reading and communications class:
- Work through the reading and make an interlinear gloss of vocab and grammar points as you require.
- Choose an audio-visual resource from the link provided on the page in the Wattle tile for this week/s and watch/listen to it (several times if necessary). You will present a short summary in communications class (see below), so make any preparations you need to for this task.
During reading and communications class:
- While working through your interlinear glosses of the reading as a class, we will identify examples of all grammar points from the preceding grammar lesson.
- In communications session, present a 3 min oral summary of an audio-visual source (in Indonesian) and identify 2 different grammatical forms. Explain how they work (in English).
Ongoing task: keep a glossary
- Keep a glossary of grammatical forms (based on discussions and exercises): this is your explanation to yourself. Use the template provided; each entry must be clearly identified with a recognisable heading (for instance: Prepositions, Transitive Verbs, Me-kan & Me-i).
- Keep a glossary of your own new vocab. Always identify and translate the base word if the word has any affixation.
- Refine, edit and add to these resources as we go.
Note: as well as the essential materials, our Wattle site contains a lot of supplementary material about the topics covered in the course. This is optional. However, you are strongly urged to explore it. As well as being interesting in its own right, it provides a lot of valuable background information you can draw on (e.g.) during class discussions, when comprehending set readings on that topic, and in the oral exams.
Assessment Task 1
Learning Outcomes: 1,2,3,4
Mid oral test
The test is on topics from Weeks 1-4. In the test, you: (a) recount the main ideas of the reading texts and (b) express your own views on the texts and on closely related issues. A rubric will be published on Wattle before the test.
The test is approximately 8-10 minutes long and is held on Wednesday of Week 6 (26/03) , in an individual time slot you sign up for. [Where feasible, marks will be returned in the first week of classes after teaching break]
Assessment Task 2
Learning Outcomes: 1,2,3,4
Final oral test
The test is on topics from Weeks 7-10. In the test, you (a) recount the main ideas of the reading texts and (b) express your own views on the texts and on closely related issues. A rubric will be published on Wattle before the test.
The test is approximately 8-10 minutes long and is held on Wednesday of Week 12 (21/5), in an individual time slot you sign up for.
[Marks and written feedback will be returned when Semester 1 results are published.]
Assessment Task 3
Learning Outcomes: 2,4
Mid reading test
The test is based on two short, unseen, slightly simplified passages of Indonesian. Use of dictionaries is not allowed.
The test is held in Week 6, on Wednesday 26 March, in normal class time. [Where feasible, marks will be returned in the first week of classes after teaching break]
Assessment Task 4
Learning Outcomes: 2,4
Final reading test
The test is based on two short, unseen, slightly simplified passages of Indonesian. Use of dictionaries is not allowed.
The test is held in Week 12, on Wednesday 21 May, in normal class time.
[Marks and written feedback will be returned when Semester 1 results are published.]
Assessment Task 5
Learning Outcomes: 1,2
Mid grammar test
The test is on all grammar lessons of Weeks 1-4. It is held in Week 6, on Tuesday 25 March, in normal class time. [Where feasible, marks will be returned in first week of classes after teaching break]
Assessment Task 6
Learning Outcomes: 1,2
Final grammar test
The test is on all the grammar lessons of Weeks 7-10, plus selected material only from the grammar lessons of Weeks 1--4 (to be advised in advance). It is held in Week 12, on Tuesday 20 May, in normal class time. [Marks and written feedback will be returned when Semester 1 results are published.]
Assessment Task 7
Learning Outcomes: 1,2
Mid translation test
The test is based on a short, unseen passage in English. Dictionaries may be used. A rubric will be published on Wattle before the test.
The test is held in Week 6, on Tuesday 25 March, in normal class time. [Where feasible, marks will be returned in the first week of classes after teaching break.]
Assessment Task 8
Learning Outcomes: 1,2
Final translation test
The test is based on a short, unseen passage in English. Dictionaries may be used. A rubric will be published on Wattle before the test.
The test is held in Week 12, on Tuesday 20 May, in normal class time.
[Marks and written feedback will be returned when Semester 1 results are published.]
Assessment Task 9
Learning Outcomes: 1,2,3,4
Class performance
Class performance is calculated on the basis of how actively and how well you participate in classes (including preparation for classes, proficiency in using the language, and contribution to the learning atmosphere) for Weeks 1-4. [Spoken feedback in classes will be ongoing; marks will be returned prior to the Census date (31 March 2024)]
Assessment Task 10
Learning Outcomes: 1,2,3,4
Class performance
Class performance is calculated on the basis of how actively and how well you participate in classes (including preparation for classes, proficiency in using the language, and contribution to the learning atmosphere) for Weeks 5-12 . [Spoken feedback in classes will be ongoing; marks will be returned when Semester 1 results are published.]
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a core part of our culture as a community of scholars. At its heart, academic integrity is about behaving ethically. This means that all members of the community commit to honest and responsible scholarly practice and to upholding these values with respect and fairness. The Australian National University commits to embedding the values of academic integrity in our teaching and learning. We ensure that all members of our community understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. The ANU expects staff and students to uphold high standards of academic integrity and act ethically and honestly, to ensure the quality and value of the qualification that you will graduate with. The University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct. Visit the following Academic honesty & plagiarism website for more information about academic integrity and what the ANU considers academic misconduct. The ANU offers a number of services to assist students with their assignments, examinations, and other learning activities. The Academic Skills and Learning Centre offers a number of workshops and seminars that you may find useful for your studies.Online Submission
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.Hardcopy Submission
For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.Late Submission
No submission of assessment tasks without an extension after the due date will be permitted. If an assessment task is not submitted by the due date, a mark of 0 will be awarded.
Referencing Requirements
Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.Extensions and Penalties
Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.Privacy Notice
The ANU has made a number of third party, online, databases available for students to use. Use of each online database is conditional on student end users first agreeing to the database licensor’s terms of service and/or privacy policy. Students should read these carefully. In some cases student end users will be required to register an account with the database licensor and submit personal information, including their: first name; last name; ANU email address; and other information. In cases where student end users are asked to submit ‘content’ to a database, such as an assignment or short answers, the database licensor may only use the student’s ‘content’ in accordance with the terms of service — including any (copyright) licence the student grants to the database licensor. Any personal information or content a student submits may be stored by the licensor, potentially offshore, and will be used to process the database service in accordance with the licensors terms of service and/or privacy policy. If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor’s terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.Distribution of grades policy
Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes. Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.Support for students
The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).- ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
- ANU Diversity and inclusion for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
- ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
- ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
- ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
- ANUSA supports and represents undergraduate and ANU College students
- PARSA supports and represents postgraduate and research students
Convener
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Research InterestsIndonesian art, Asian Art, art and social change, translation |
Dr Elly Kent
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