Regional Universities Indonesian Language Consortium

Shared Advanced Units

 

The following letter was for UNE students. If you are at another university and wish to enrol in any of the units/courses mentioned below, talk to the Indonesian lecturer and Course Adviser at your own School/Faculty/University.  Email the relevant lecturers below if you want more detailed course content information. [Note: a full one-semester unit at UNE is worth 6 credit points there, equivalent to 12 cp at USC, and probably ten elsewhere, etc. It would be translated in to the correct number of points back at your own university.]

 

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24 October 2007 1

 

 

Dear Student

 

If you are considering further studies in Indonesian for 2008, we are pleased to advise of additional advanced level units which are available via cross institutional enrolment through the Regional Universities Indonesian Language Initiative (RUILI).

 

Regional Universities Indonesian Language Initiative (RUILI)

 

As a result of a Grant awarded to UNE by the Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) for the RUILI Project, a consortium of four universities have collaborated to broaden the availability of Indonesian units on offer at each university. The universities are:

á      University of New England

á      University of the Sunshine Coast

á      University of Tasmania

á      Charles Darwin University

 

Students from all four universities will now be able to enrol cross institutionally in the following units:

LL1251: Indonesian in Context

6 cps

1st Semester

This unit explores the contexts in which native speakers of bahasa Indonesia use Indonesian. It is aimed at sensitising students to the social and cultural norms that may underlie the use of Indonesian by Ônative speakersÕ. These social and cultural norms are placed in a wider theoretical framework, that of Ôcommunicative competenceÕ. Students also explore some of the ways in which an understanding of this notion of Ôcommunicative competenceÕ can inform the teaching and learning of Indonesian as a foreign language.

Prerequisites INI202: Two years of Indonesian or equivalent.

Unit Coordinator: Dr Richard Curtis, Charles Darwin University Tel: 08 8946 7171; Email: richard.curtis@cdu.edu.au

INDN330/430: A History of Indonesian and It's Role in Society

6 cps

1st Semester

This unit seeks to introduce students to the history of Malay/Indonesian. Topics include: Malay and its relatives, Old Malay, Classical Malay, Colonialism and the development of Malay, nationalism and the rise of Indonesian, language planning, diglossia in Indonesian, the influence of English and other foreign languages and the relationship between regional languages and Indonesian. Many of the topics will include the study of original texts that illustrate various aspects of the discussion. Through study of Indonesian's history students will gain a greater understanding of the various forms of Malay/Indonesian in the Indonesian archipelago (and beyond).

Prerequisites: INDN330 - Two years of Indonesian or equivalent; INDN430 - Three years of Indonesian or equivalent. INDN430 students will be required to complete extra assessment tasks and demonstrate higher levels of understanding of the texts.

Unit Coordinator: Stephen Miller, University of New England; Tel: 02 6773 3932

Email: smiller6@une.edu.au

 

 

 

HMN304: Indonesian Literature and its Social Context

6 cps

2nd Semester

This unit gives an overview of the major events, periods and trends in Indonesian society in the twentieth and early twenty-first century, through the use of translations of Indonesian literature. Literary and quasi-literary writing is used in the unit as a guide to the social and political history of a period. On completion of this unit, students will:

á      understand that literature, like history, non-fiction and biography, can bear witness to social reality;

á      appreciate the blurring of the boundaries in Indonesia between fiction, journalism and non-fiction;

á      have a broad understanding of twentieth century Indonesian history;

á      be familiar with the work of the most important writers and literary figures in twentieth century Indonesia

Prerequisites: For students doing HMN304 as part of an Indonesian major - Two years of Indonesian or equivalent. For students doing HMN304 as part of an Asian Studies or English major - Two years of the relevant discipline or equivalent.

Unit Coordinator: Assoc Prof P Allen, University of Tasmania; Tel: 03 6226 2357

Email: pallen@utas.edu.au

INDN331/431: Reading Indonesian Islamic Texts

6 cps

2nd Semester

This unit teaches students about a range of major issues in contemporary Indonesian Islam using a variety of Indonesian language texts. The issues covered include Islam and politics, the role of Islam in the state, liberal Islam vs. fundamentalist Islam, 'radical Islam vs. 'moderate Islam', jihad and terrorism, 'cultural Islam', the role of Muslim women, Islam and local culture, Islam and business.

Prerequisites: INDN331 - Two years of Indonesian or equivalent; INDN431 - Three years of Indonesian or equivalent

Unit Coordinator: Dr Zifirdaus Adnan, University of New England; Tel: 02 6773 3516

Email:  zadnan@une.edu.au

Further Information:

Units on offer: Please contact the Unit Coordinator as mentioned at their respective university or:

Dr Zifirdaus Adnan, Convenor of Indonesian

Tel:   02 6773 3516

Email:  zadnan@une.edu.au

Stephen Miller, Mr Stephen Miller

Lecturer in Indonesian Language and Culture. Tel:   02 6773 3932

Email: smiller6@une.edu.au

Enrolment: At UNE For more information contact Helen Creagan on Tel: 02 6773 3503; email helen.creagan@une.edu.au or contact the Student Centre on Tel: 1800 818 865 or 02 6773 4444; Website www.une.edu.au/studentcentre.

 

We wish you all the best for your studies in 2008.

 

Yours faithfully

 

CRICOS Provider No. 00003G

Enrolment: At USC For more information contact in FASS Robyn Kleinhans on 5459 4542 email: RKleinha@usc.edu.au or Bruce Williams on Tel: 07 5430 2857 email: bwillian4@usc.edu.au or contact the Student Administration on Tel: 07 5430 2890; Website www.usc.edu.au/.