Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Languages & Cultures School
INDN3002 is an advanced level course taught in Indonesian which aims to extend comprehension and competence in both formal and informal registers. The course focuses on practical tasks in Indonesian in a variety of genres and draws on a range of authentic texts from print, visual and electronic media. Each task builds practical skills at the advanced level in Indonesian, and requires students to undertake individual projects.
Indonesian Contemporary Culture is a one semester advanced level course offered in the School of Languages and Cultures. This course seeks to develop your competencies in reading, writing, listening to and speaking Indonesian at an advanced level and to enhance your knowledge about Indonesian culture and society.
Course requirements
Assumed background
Students should have completed at least two years of Indonesian language study at tertiary level or equivalent. Any new students who have studied Indonesian formally at tertiary level, lived in Indonesia, Malaysia or Singapore, or who are background or native speakers of Indonesian or Malay must contact the Indonesian Discipline Coordinator to discuss the most appropriate course for entry to the Indonesian program.
Prerequisites
You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:
INDN2001
Course staff
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Public holidays:
Alternative arrangements for affected students will be announced through the Blackboard site.
Class allocation:
In order to optimise the student experience, it may be necessary to reallocate students to a different class from their first choice.
Before this happens, every effort will be made to enable students to voluntarily change into an alternative class that is suitable.
Please note: Teaching staff do not have access to the timetabling system to help with class allocation. Therefore, should you need
help with your timetable and/or allocation of classes, please ensure you email hass.mytimetable@uq.edu.au from your UQ
student email account with the following details:
- Full name,
- Student ID, and
- the Course Code
Additional information and support can be found here.
Aims and outcomes
Through the study of authentic Indonesian materials from Indonesian electronic and print media, this course aims to develop students' knowledge of the relationships between contemporary political, ethnic, economic, and religious life. By the end of the semester, students can expect to be able to communicate in a way that demonstrates nuanced knowledge of the relationship between political, ethnic, religious and economic life in Indonesia and how this relates to contemporary issues facing Indonesia and Indonesians. Much of what we will do will be transferable to other contexts, including a specialist knowledge of the relationship between political, ethnic, religious and economic life, take responsibility for your own learning through activities, such as sourcing and evaluating information on important social/economic/political/religious/ethnic/environmentalﾠissuesﾠin order to create and present a clear, coherent and independent argument about the issue, what has been done so far to alleviate it, and what is yet to be done.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
recognise and identify the complexity of relationships between political, religious, ethnic, and economic life in contemporary Indonesia by reviewing authentic listening material, such as Indonesian documentaries, Indonesian films, and Indonesian social media.
LO2.
Synthesise, evaluate, and present on the complexity of relationships between political, religious, ethnic, and economic life in contemporary Indonesia in written and spoken forms within the topic areas covered in the course.
LO3.
demonstrate a critical and active approach towards your own learning of the Indonesian language and associated sociocultural aspects.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz |
Weekly Online Tasks
|
60% (12 weekly tasks x 5%) |
23/07/2024 2:00 pm 30/07/2024 2:00 pm 6/08/2024 2:00 pm 13/08/2024 2:00 pm 20/08/2024 2:00 pm 27/08/2024 2:00 pm 3/09/2024 2:00 pm 10/09/2024 2:00 pm 17/09/2024 2:00 pm 1/10/2024 2:00 pm 8/10/2024 2:00 pm 15/10/2024 2:00 pm 22/10/2024 2:00 pm
Online tasks are available on Monday at 9am and are due by the time class starts each week. Students must complete 12 out of 13 online tasks. |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation |
Interview
|
20% |
20/09/2024 2:00 pm |
| Presentation |
Presentation
|
20% |
15/10/2024 2:00 pm
Students will be selected randomly to present, so they must be ready to present on Week 12. |
Assessment details
Weekly Online Tasks
- Online
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Quiz
- Weight
- 60% (12 weekly tasks x 5%)
- Due date
23/07/2024 2:00 pm
30/07/2024 2:00 pm
6/08/2024 2:00 pm
13/08/2024 2:00 pm
20/08/2024 2:00 pm
27/08/2024 2:00 pm
3/09/2024 2:00 pm
10/09/2024 2:00 pm
17/09/2024 2:00 pm
1/10/2024 2:00 pm
8/10/2024 2:00 pm
15/10/2024 2:00 pm
22/10/2024 2:00 pm
Online tasks are available on Monday at 9am and are due by the time class starts each week. Students must complete 12 out of 13 online tasks.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L03
Task description
There are thirteen tasks found in the assessment section of the learning management system for this subject. You only need to do twelve of these tasks. Each correct weekly task receives 5 marks. Typically, each task is either multiple choice or true/false. These tasks are crucial work that needs to be done in preparation for each class starting in Week 1. They will also help build and reinforce your listening ability, ability to recognize vocabulary that we use throughout the semester in class and that you will hear outside of class, and build your knowledge about contemporary issues in Indonesia. Doing these tasks will be especially useful in preparing your last presentation which is on a contemporary issue in Indonesia. Tasks open on Monday at 9am and are due by the time class starts each week. It will take you around 2 hours to complete each weekly task.
Week 1 Seawater incursion.
Week 2 Deforestation.
Week 3 Indonesia’s new capital.
Week 4 Culture – Conserving indigenous ways of life.
Week 5 Air pollution.
Week 6 Water pollution.
Week 7 Plastic pollution.
Week 8 Culture – Conserving indigenous performing arts.
Week 9 Mining and energy.
Week 10 Contesting mining.
Week 11 Disability, volunteering, youth, culture, conservation.
Week 12 Religion, culture, contemporary performance.
Week 13 Social movements.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 7 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Online tasks are available on Monday at 9am and are due by the time class starts each week. Students must complete 12 out of 13 online tasks. Only 7 days extensions are allowed as this is part of a weekly series of tasks which students need to complete in order to demonstrate consolidation of content. Correct answers are discussed in class every week.
Interview
- In-person
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
20/09/2024 2:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L02, L03
Task description
General: This assessment is designed to give you a reason and opportunity to put into practice what we have done in class and the weekly online activities that you do outside of class. It is especially concerned with reinforcing and developing your listening and speaking skills and your understanding of contemporary issues in Indonesia. This assessment is designed to give you a tool that you can use in unfamiliar contexts (often referred to as learn-how-to-learn tools). In this case, the tool is interviewing. At the same time, this assessment is also designed to encourage you to form positive social relationships with Indonesian students who are studying on campus.
Instructions: Interview an Indonesian friend or acquaintance in Indonesian about one of the contemporary issues we have covered in class this semester. The interview should take you no longer than ten-fifteen minutes to complete and then around a further two-three hours to transcribe. Ensure that you transcribe everything that is said including false starts, mispronunciations, and so on. There is no word length limit on your transcript and the length will depend on how succinct and understandable your questions are and how long your interviewee's responses are. To get top marks you need to ask 12 substantial questions. There are seven steps you need to follow to complete this field report:
- Familiarize yourself with the assessment rubric for this piece of assessment. Ask questions about what you are unsure of in the last ten minutes of class.
- Start to think about how you will go about finding an Indonesian to interview in Indonesian. Remember to let them know: a) why you want to interview them (i.e. to get to know an Indonesian and to practice your Indonesian); b) what you will do with the recording (i.e. transcribe it an present it as an assignment to your lecturer); and c) how you will store the recording and transcript securely and not let anyone except you, them, and your lecturer have access to it.
- Download a voice recording app to your mobile phone or ensure that you have one installed. Learn how to use it, e.g., can the recording be slowed down to help you listen to it.
- Do the interview and record it. Store your recording securely so that only you can access it and remember that you cannot share this recording with anyone else except me.
- Familiarize yourself with Table 3 from pages xvii-xviii of the Kamus Indonesia-Inggris (third edition) by John Echols and Hassan Shadily published in 1992 by PT Gramedia in Jakarta. There is a copy of this located in the resources folder in the Learn UQ site for this assignment.
- Listen to the recording of your interview and in a tabular format represent what you hear as accurately as you can, and in a way that closely matches the orthographic conventions described in the Kamus Indonesia-Inggris dictionary noted in step 5.
- Once you have finished, arrange another time to meet with the Indonesian you interviewed to collaboratively go over your transcript to check the accuracy of it.
This assessment task is to be completed in-person. The use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT) tools will not be permitted. Any attempted use of AI or MT may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
You can submit your interview transcript entitled “interview transcript” with a file name such as “interview transcript_[your name]” via the Turnitin link named “interview” within the Learn UQ site for this subject. You will need to email me the actual recording because Turnitin does not accept recording file formats. Both the recording and your interview transcript need to be submitted by the due date.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 14 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Only 14 days extensions are allowed because completion of this assessment is a prerequisite to being able to do your final presentation assignment. Feedback will be given out on this assignment in week 11.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Presentation
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Online
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Presentation
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
15/10/2024 2:00 pm
Students will be selected randomly to present, so they must be ready to present on Week 12.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03
Task description
A 30 min ZOOM presentation in the last two weeks of class where you present on a contemporary issue that you have researched.
Instructions:
In the last two weeks of class you are to give your presentation on a contemporary issue in Indonesia via ZOOM during normal class time. The student is to choose a contemporary issue in Indonesia and in Indonesian describe what we know about the issue, what has been done so far to alleviate the issue, and what is yet to be done. Students must give their presentation using PowerPoint and to use Indonesian language resources on the issue, such as short video clips, photos (e.g., demonstrations, signage), media commentaries (written or spoken), Indonesian songs, and cultural performances (e.g., in the past wayang performances have been used to make veiled commentaries about societal issues). In addition to using Indonesian language resources, you are to show off your ability to find and use English/Indonesian language research on your chosen topic. When giving your presentation you should not be using any notes or a script.
This assessment task evaluates students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: No work of any acceptable quality has been submitted. The student has rarely participated in tutorial activities. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Some basic requirements met, but many unsatisfied. Assignments demonstrate lack of appropriate structure; summary rather than analysis. The student is unable to communicate effectively and has little or no comprehension of either spoken or written Indonesian. The student's participation in tutorial activities has been at a very low level throughout the semester. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Demonstrates some understanding of themes and content of the course with uncritical repetition of material from classes. Assignments show lack of coherent structure; tendency to summarise rather than analyse. Written responses demonstrate poor comprehension of both spoken and written Indonesian. The student's vocabulary is narrow and grammatical and syntactical errors are frequent. The student's participation in tutorial activities has been at a low level throughout the semester. |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates basic understanding of the core themes and content of the course; lacks consistent evidence of critical reflection. Assignments show structural difficulties or inconsistencies. The student demonstrates comprehension of both spoken and written Indonesian in their written responses to vocabulary and structures introduced in the course, although details are sometimes missed and meaning may be affected. The student demonstrates understanding and knowledge of the core materials in assessment tasks. The student has completed all assessment items within the required time. The student's participation in tutorial activities has been at a satisfactory level throughout the semester. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates good understanding of key critical ideas and themes. Assignment questions are clearly articulated; and arguments reasonably well structured. The student demonstrates good comprehension of both spoken and written Indonesian. The student incorporates a variety of new vocabulary and structures into their use of Indonesian, although occasional inaccuracies of structure are evident. The student has completed all assessment items within the required time. The student's participation in tutorial activities has been at a consistently good level throughout the semester. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates very good awareness and understanding of the themes and content of the course. Assignments show a high level of critical analysis and informed commentary. The student demonstrates full comprehension of both spoken and written Indonesian. The student incorporates a large variety of new vocabulary and structures into their use of Indonesian The student has completed all assessment items within the required time. The student's participation in tutorial activities has been at a consistently high level throughout the semester. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates excellent understanding of and reflection upon the theme and content of the course; arguments exceptionally well structured. The student demonstrates excellent comprehension of both spoken and written Indonesian. The student responds with oral fluency and accuracy to questions and remarks. The student successfully incorporates a large variety of new vocabulary and structures into their use of Indonesian, and also demonstrates a high level of initiative in going beyond course materials to seek additional vocabulary. The student has completed all assessment items within the required time. The student's participation in tutorial activities has been at a consistently very high level throughout the semester. |
Additional course grading information
Marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not available for some items in this course.
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Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
No required learning resources. Materials will be made available on Blackboard. There is a library list of resources that you may find useful for completing your assignments.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 4 |
General contact hours |
Theme 1: Water, climate, society, culture Students will engage with a variety of texts related to water, climate change, society and culture in Indonesia Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03 |
Multiple weeks From Week 5 To Week 8 |
General contact hours |
Theme 2: Pollution, society, and culture Students will engage with a variety of texts related to pollution, society, and culture Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03 |
Multiple weeks From Week 9 To Week 13 |
General contact hours |
Theme 3: Mining, agriculture, and discrimination Students will engage with a variety of texts related to mining, agriculture, disability, and discrimination Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03 |
Additional learning activity information
There are three hours of classes per week all conducted in tutorial style. You should attend all scheduled classes for this course - if you have extenuating circumstances (illness, carer responsibilities, etc.) which may interfere with your attendance, please see the Course Coordinator. There are no formal lectures. Classroom activities stress active practice of spoken Indonesian used in conversational situations, reading and also writing. Most of the class time will require you to interact with other learners.
It is important that you attend classes regularly and participate actively. Learning a language is a skill and, like learning a musical instrument or a new sport, it requires regular practice. In addition to class contact hours, you will need to spend at least another five hours each week, seeking out opportunities to practice your Indonesian with native speakers, familiarising yourself with new vocabulary and revising previous lesson material.
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.