VCE | INDONESIAN

Learning a language contributes to a student’s personal development in a range of areas including communication skills, intercultural understanding, analytical and reflective capabilities and critical and creative thinking. The study of Indonesian enhances students’ knowledge of Australia’s largest South East Asian neighbour. It equips learners with written and spoken language

YEAR 10* OR 11

UNIT 1 skills, cultural understanding and capacity to engage and communicate with the Indonesian speaking community in a variety of contexts for a range for purposes; contributing to and enhancing Australia’s capacity to engage and benefit from our increasingly globalised world and regionalised economy.

In this unit, students will develop an understanding of the language and cultures of Indonesian speaking communities, exploring themes and topics on the health system in Indonesia and compares it with that of Australia. They learn about traditional Indonesian medicine; jamu and compare and contrast that with Aboriginal bush medicine. Students also learn about education and schooling in Indonesia and compare that with schooling in Australia.

They will develop the confidence and skills to establish and maintain a spoken exchange on personal topics and listen to, read and obtain information from written, spoken or viewed texts.

Students present information, concepts and ideas in writing in Indonesian, using increasingly complex vocabulary and grammatical structures.

UNIT 2

This unit explores themes and topics on the history of Indonesia from Dutch colonisation to the struggle for independence through influential figures both past and present. Students investigate contemporary Indonesian society as well as Indonesian diaspora communities in Australia. Students extend their knowledge on environmental issues in Indonesia and reflect on the ways a developing economy like Indonesia impacts on attitudes and behaviours of not only the Indonesian-speaking communities but also of the students own, living in a developed economy like Australia.

Students will consolidate and extend their vocabulary and grammar knowledge and analyse and use information from written, spoken or visual texts, producing an extended written response.

They present information, ideas and concepts orally in Indonesian about an aspect of culture within communities where Indonesian is spoken.

* Acceleration is possible in this subject. See page 13 for information on acceleration.