Indonesian

Year-Long Elective Unit

Prerequisites

Year 9 Indonesian.

Course Description

This course aims to extend and improve the student's competence in using Indonesian for a variety of purposes. Students improve their reading, writing, viewing, oral and aural skills in Indonesian in various topics and can respond in Indonesian to everyday situations using a range of structures. The student learns how to communicate about themselves, their friends, their leisure interests and career aspirations.

Students study Indonesian popular culture in music and film, health and diet, they learn when and how to adopt culturally appropriate behaviour in the Indonesian setting and how to prepare Indonesian food and understand food cultural traditions.

Essential Questions

How does Indonesian culture influence the formation, structure and use of the Language?
What do we understand about the similarities and differences in both the Indonesian and Australian cultures, within a rapidly changing globalised world?

Areas of Study

Topics/Themes

Personal profiles, characteristics, hobbies, interests, goals for the future.
Student exchange Indonesian music and films.
Health and fitness.
Visiting Indonesia.
Food and restaurants.

Linguistic Structures

ber-, ke-an, me-, me-kan and auxiliary verbs.
Object/subject focus verbs (first, second and third person).
pe-, -an and ke-an nouns.
Imperative verbs.
Interrogatives: berapa kali?, berapa tingginya?, berapa jauhnya?, and sedang apa?
Use of -kah, adalah, ada and yang.
Use of sambil and sedangkan.
Use of makin-makin and baik-maupun.
Use of conjunctions to link ideas within a sentence eg walaupun, akan tetapi.
Use of good sentence starters eg memang, sebaiknya.

Assessment