LAB1201 Bahasa Indonesia I

Module Description
This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach. Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.

Topics
- Pronoun
- The usage of -nya
- Sentence structure and noun phrase
- Negation
- The usage of ada, punya, adalah
- Question Words
- Prepositions
- Adverbs
- Verbs

Workload
One Lecture Weekly, 2 hours.
This lecture focuses on the usage of grammar in Bahasa Indonesia. Don’t forget to bring your grammar textbook every lesson.

Taught by Ibu Johanna. She delivers her lessons in a suitable pace and defines every single indonesian words clearly. Lecture starts promptly, so don’t be late for lesson.

Classes are conducted in an interactive manner – students are pair up to practice speaking and writing. Lecturers are approachable and friendly, so if you are in doubt, always clarify. That’s the best way to learn a langauge. Not only you will benefit, but other people in the class will also benefit as well.

Two tutorials weekly
Tutorial A – 2 hours/ Tutorial B – 1 hour
Both tutorials focus more on oral communication skills in bahasa indonesia. It has an introductory blue textbook designed to maximise student engagement in communicative tasks, supporting successful language learning.

Class size is small and it’s the best place to make new friends. Most of the class time is devoted to pair-work or group-work with students interacting primarily with each other.

Taught by Ibu Novi for both tutorials. She is well-liked by the students and delivers her lessons in an interactive way. Furthermore, she will make an effort to remember all of her students’ name.

No webcasts.

Textbooks are compulsory.
- Grammar Book (Tata Bahasa Indonesia)
- Two binded blue Bahasa Indonesia book

Assessment
15% Homework Assignments
40% 2 Written Tests
15% Project
15% Oral
15% Attendance and Participation

Project:
There is a cultural night which serves the purpose of allowing LAB1201 students to understand more about the rich culture of Indonesia. Students will have to sign up for one of the traditional groups such as Angklung, Menyanyi, Jumputan or Tari Saman. Students are required to attend few hours of practices outside scheduled curriculum time and perform during the cultural night.

Oral:
The oral is conducted in pairs and consists of 2 parts.
For the first part, students are given a piece of paper describing a scenario and given 10 minutes to construct a dialogue based on it.
For the second part of the assessment, student can either do picture conversation or narration. For the narration, the student will be given something to talk about.
Oral should last around 15-20 minutes.

Personal
Homework Assignments
There are 5 take-home essays which are graded. If you have friends who took bahasa indonesia before, ask him/her to check and correct your essay. Try to score for this component, since this module requires consistent good grades across all components to get an A.

The Two Written Tests
Same thing, if you have friends who took Bahasa Indonesia before, ask him/her for the test paper. The format of the paper is usually around the same.
The killer part is the listening comprehension in test 2. I am quite confident that they have allocated significant marks in this section, If you did well for listening comprehension, the chances of you scoring in test 2 is high. The average for the two tests is around 75.
Score above 80 for both papers and you will increase your chance in getting at least an A-.

Project
A very easy component to score. Attend all practices and ensure that the answers in your submitted quiz are correct (you will be given a quiz to do)

Attendance and Participation
A very easy component to score as well. Attend all lessons and ensure that you participate actively in class. If you have participated enough, your lecturer will remember your name.

Oral
Practice conversing with your partners on the topics and scenarios given in class. I suffered during my oral because I didn’t practice enough. Don’t be nervous and always remember that the two invigilators are there to assist you.

Final note: Take with friends who are interested in learning a new language. Though competition is stiff, if you truly enjoy taking this module, you should be able to achieve a decent grade. Also, you will get to meet new friends from across faculties, so you won’t regret taking this module.

Extra notes to readers: If you want to know more about the modules I have taken, you may refer to this list or the labels to the right! :D

(Credit to Yuhuai)