simple object focus (1st, 2nd and 3rd person, without extra clauses or verb auxiliaries) adjectives ter-superlative comparatives prepositions Intercultural understandings focus on the community rather than the individual images and indicators of identity such as wealth, social standing, city or village, gender, ethnicity, race, age, e.g. traditional clothing may indicate something about a person’s age, geographical location, social status discuss the influence of the media, e.g. popularity of social media and TV/film in Indonesia Language learning and communication strategies find and select support independently extract information from texts Dictionaries use a bilingual dictionary Task 3: Response: Viewing and reading – View an excerpt from an Indonesian film or TV program, and read an Indonesian review based on the excerpt. Then respond in English or Indonesian to questions in English. Task 4: Oral communication – Participate in a 5–6 minute conversation with an Indonesian speaker. 11–16 Learning contexts and topics The changing world: Staying connected. Students consider communication in a changing world and its influence on culture and language. Text types and textual conventions features of text types protocols and conventions article, blog posting, email, interview, journal entry Linguistic resources Vocabulary vocabulary related to the topic: Staying connected Grammar colloquial language – commonly used colloquial words, derivations of common words, particles of informal speech phrases – ways of expressing opinion simple object focus (1st, 2nd and 3rd person, without extra clauses or verb auxiliaries) conjunctions – correlative questions – kah verbs – memper- Intercultural understandings discuss how change and communication can influence culture and language Language learning and communication strategies identify main points make/take notes and summarise listening for gist Dictionaries use a bilingual dictionary Task 5: Externally set task – A written task or item or set of items of one hour duration developed by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority and administered by the school. Task 6: Written communication – Write an article of approximately 150 words in Indonesian. Sample course outline Indonesian: Second Language – General Year 12 Unit 4 – Bisa saya (Can I help you?)
Grammar conjunctions nouns – pe-an, per-an, pe-, -wan, -wati, ke-an object focus (1st, 2nd and 3rd person) conjunctions – comparatives prepositions time indicators – ter-stative Intercultural understandings common politeness conventions, e.g. use of formal register, using right hand, shaking hands, when to use terima kasih differences in everyday life in Indonesia that may impact on Indonesian’s expectations of life in Australia, e.g. treatment of guests in one’s home in Indonesia; the role and status of pembantu; eating patterns, bathing, the role of religion in everyday life practice of bertamu and cultural norms in an Indonesian home Language learning and communication strategies recognise pe-an/per-an as nouns and how to find the base word in a dictionary extract identify information from complex texts, e.g. main points, finding key words, reading for gist, finding base words make connections with first language make/take and summarise express opinions paraphrase practise strategies for decoding texts, e.g. review affixation listen for gist Dictionaries use a bilingual dictionary Task 9: Response: Viewing and reading – Read an in Indonesian and respond in English to questions in English. Write a short email response in Indonesian. Task 10: Oral communication – Participate in a 5–6 minute conversation with your teacher. 12–16 Learning contexts and topics The changing world: Careers and travel. Students consider future education and employment opportunities as well as travel and community service pathways in a fast developing world Text types and textual conventions conventions associated with formal conversations, correspondence advertisement, article, blog posting, conversation, email, letter Linguistic resources Vocabulary vocabulary related to the Careers and travel Grammar nouns – pe-an, per-an, pe-, -wan, -wati, ke-an object focus (1st, 2nd and 3rd person) conjunctions – comparatives Intercultural understandings employment, working and holidays, e.g. Lebaran practice of employers giving bonus payments for Lebaran (THR = Tunjangan Hari Raya) characteristics of Indonesia and Australia which influence the relationship Language learning and communication strategies identify main points make/take notes and summarise Dictionaries use a bilingual dictionary Task 11: Written communication – Write a journal entry of approximately 150 words in Indonesian.