IDN 101/102 - Instructors: Peter
Suwarno
I. Class Objectives/ Course Description: This class is meant to train the students in basic Indonesian communicative skills, including listening, speaking, reading, writing. Since, the class activities will emphasize oral communicative skills, class attendance and participation is especially important to develop the language competence. In addition to listening-speaking practice, there will be exercises on grammar and reading passages. The students are expected to do daily homeworks and practice using the tapes from the language laboratory. In addition, the students are encouraged to attend weekly conversation hour and participate in other activities such as attending in PSEAS colloquium on Indonesia and PSEAS Open House. Exercises and materials covered in the first semester include: 1) Indonesian phonetics and phonology, intonation, word and sentence stress. 2) Basic grammatical items:
3) Indonesian basic cultural information related to language use. II. Textbook: Wolff, John. U. Beginning Indonesian. Cornell University, 1980 (Lesson 1-8) Echols & Sadhili. Indonesian- English Dictionary III. Audio Materials: The students will listen to the audio tape materials for each lesson relating to the textbook before each class session. III. Evaluation: The class final grade will be based on: Class participation and attendance : 30 %
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For further information please contact the Program for Southeast
Asian Studies at Arizona State University
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