VCE | INDONESIAN

YEAR 11* OR 12

Unit 3

In this Unit, students develop their understanding of the complex relationship between Indonesia and Australia. They explore significant periods in the history of Indonesia-Australia relations from early contact between the Makassan seafarers and Aboriginal communities in Arnhem Land before European settlement in Australia through current period of bilateral relationships between these near neighbours.

They will consider the influence of language and culture in shaping meaning and reflect on the practices, cultural products and perspectives of the cultures of Indonesian-speaking communities.

They investigate joint co-operation ventures and efforts in building strong relationship between these two nations. In particular, students will examine educational and cultural exchange programs long established between Indonesia and Australia.

They create a personal or imaginative text focusing on an event or experience in the past or present and analyse and use information from spoken texts. Students demonstrate increasingly complex language skills in the negotiation and resolution of an issue in a role play task and commence research for a detailed study on an aspect of Indonesian society and culture.

Unit 4

In this Unit, students consolidate and deepen their understanding of values and traditions that underpin the diverse Indonesian society. Students explore and analyse core values and traditional cultural practices through concepts of Pancasila (foundational philosophical theory of Indonesia) and gotong-royong (communal work to achieve the common good) to gain a better understanding on the ways Indonesian society view the world around them. Through the study of customary ceremonies like Selamatan in Javanese culture and Rambu Solo in Tanah Toraja, students examine how the influence of traditional values and belief system guide Indonesians in navigating their changing society in an increasingly globalised world.

Through exploring values and traditions in Indonesian society, students consolidate and extend their vocabulary and grammar knowledge as well as their language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing and viewing. Through contextual tasks, students reflect on the ways culture, place and time influence values, attitudes and behaviours of not only the Indonesian-speaking communities but also of their own.

They fi nalise an individual detailed study, interpreting and selecting information from oral and written sources. Research findings are presented in an informative, evaluative written report and a spoken exchange, with students elaborating upon, and justifying, a point of view. Throughout Unit 4, students prepare and practise for the final oral and written examinations.

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