HMN Unit Details as at 13th June, 2002
Introductory Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN100
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2, Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Emphasises interactive use of Indonesian language and an understanding of
contemporary Indonesian society. Uses written text, audio, video and computers for
language learning.
Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern 5 contact hrs weekly (2 lectures, 3 tutorials) plus 1 hr individual study (26
wks)
Prerequisites this unit is offered to students in any year with little or no previous
background in Indonesian language study. There are no prerequisites for studying
this unit. Students who have studied TCE Indonesian may have supplementary
and/or alternative work provided, or proceed direct to second year
Assessment mode exercises and bi-weekly tests (20%); 2x500-word assignments (20%); 2
seminar presentations on an aspect of Indonesian culture or Australia-Indonesia
concerns (20%); final 2-hr written exam (20%); final oral/aural tests (20%)
Required texts etc
may be purchased through the School
Majors HMN
Courses [R3A] [R3J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
Enrolment code: HMN201
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2
Enables students to read and write about more complex topics. Students read and write
about ideas and information gained from the reading matter provided, comprising
Indonesian literary texts, newspapers and popular magazines.
Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern 5x1-hr classes fortnightly (26 wks)
Prerequisites HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Mutual exclusions HMN204 and HMN206, HMA232/332
Assessment mode weekly written assignments and fortnightly tests (30%), 2 major
assignments/essays in Indonesian (30%), final 2-hr written exam (40%)
Majors HMN HMA
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation)
Enrolment code: HMN202
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Enables students to converse in Indonesian about more complex topics. Students discuss
ideas and information gained from listening to and viewing material dealing with
Indonesian and Australian cultures.
Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 5x1-hr classes fortnightly
Prerequisites HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Mutual exclusions HMN203, HMA233/333
Assessment mode weekly assignments and fortnightly tests (30%), oral and aural exercises
in class (20%), final written exam (20%), oral/aural exam (30%)
Majors HMN HMA
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation) (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN203
Offered: Off-shore: summer school
Special note: this unit is also available to practising teachers
Enables students to converse in Indonesian about more complex topics and to discuss
ideas and information gained from listening to and viewing materials dealing with both
Indonesian and Australian culture. Students live with families and deal directly with
Indonesians to develop and sharpen their communication skills and ability to deal with
various kinds of people while using Indonesian.
Staff Dr PM Allen and Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP) teaching staff, Padang, West
Sumatra, Indonesia
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern a total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive program
Prerequisites HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Corequisites HMN204
Mutual exclusions HMN202
Assessment mode class participation and tests throughout the program (30%), weekly
interviews (30%), final oral/aural examination (40%)
Required texts etc
Provided by the program
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
(Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN204
Offered: Off-shore: summer school
Special note: this unit is also available to practising teachers
Enables students to read and write about more complex topics. They read and write about
ideas and information gained from the contemporary listening, viewing, and reading
matter provided, especially Indonesian newspapers, short stories and popular magazines.
Students also gain familiarity with Indonesian grammar and develop the ability to express
ideas appropriately in writing.
Staff Dr PM Allen and UNP teaching staff Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern A total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive program
Prerequisites HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Corequisites HMN203
Mutual exclusions HMN201
Assessment mode class participation and tests throughout the program (20%), 2,000-word
paper (20%), weekly written assignments based on readings or interviews (20%),
final 2-hr written exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Provided by the program.
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Wayang Shadow Puppet Theatre
Enrolment code: HMN210 or HMN310
Offered: Launceston: semester 2
Introduces one of Indonesia’s most popular forms of cultural expression, wayang shadow
puppet theatre. Through a practical emphasis, students learn some of the basic skills of
wayang shadow puppeteers. For those undertaking Indonesian language study, wayang is
employed as a means of stimulating creativity in the use of the Indonesian language. The
theoretical component focuses on issues such as puppet theatre in the global context; the
historical development of the wayang; the social and political context of the wayang in
contemporary Indonesia; the aesthetics of wayang performance; the values and
philosophies encoded in the wayang; the wayang and modern Indonesian literature; and
reading and writing wayang plots.
Staff Mr M Clark (Coordinator), Prof B Hatley
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr workshop weekly
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Prerequisites for Indonesian language students, at least HMN100 or equiv
Assessment mode 1,000-word essay (30%), short scripted wayang performance at end of sem
(students who possess Indonesian language skills must use Indonesian) (30%), 1.5-hr
exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Reading to be supplied; 2 wayang puppets
Majors HMN
Courses [R3A] [F3B] [F3J]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Advanced Indonesian Language Skills
Enrolment code: HMN302
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2
Enables students to read, understand, and use more technical and formal Indonesian.
Materials, which are not adapted or abridged, include synopses of novels, short stories,
popular and academic journals and newspapers and videos.
Staff Dr PM Allen (Hbt), Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn)
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern 3 hrs tutorial weekly (26 wks)
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assessment mode preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word end-of-sem-1 paper
(20%), 2 seminar presentations (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Interpreting and Translation
Enrolment code: HMN303
Offered: not offered in 2002
Students learn translation theories and principles of interpreting and translation through
practice and discussion. The wide range of topics includes education, government, health,
the arts, law, the press, religion, and culture.
Staff tba
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 2x1-hr tutorials weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
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Assessment mode weekly interpreting exercises (20%), weekly translation work (20%),
special translation project (20%), final interpreting exam (20%), final translation
exam (20%)
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Survey of Indonesian Literature
Enrolment code: HMN304
Offered: not offered in 2002
Special note: rotating unit;
Examines 20th-century Indonesian literature by looking at its history, development, major
writers and works. Important novels, short stories, poetry and plays are considered.
Staff Dr PM Allen
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assessment mode preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%), class
presentation and write-up (20%), 3-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors HMN HMA
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Contemporary Indonesian Texts
Enrolment code: HMN305
Offered: Hobart: semester 1
Special note: rotating unit
Requires students to read a novel and short stories in Indonesian. The understanding of
these works and their place in Indonesian literature are discussed in class.
Staff Dr P Allen
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs seminar weekly (13 wks)
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assessment mode preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%), class
presentation and write-up (20%), 3-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
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Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Advanced Indonesian Language Skills (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN306
Offered: Off-shore: summer school
Enables students to read, understand, and use more technical and formal Indonesian.
Materials, which are not adapted or abridged, include synopses of novels, short stories,
popular and academic journals and newspapers.
Staff Dr PM Allen and UNP teaching staff, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern a total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive instruction program
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Corequisites HMN307
Assessment mode preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%);
weekly interviews (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Required texts etc
Provided by the program
Recommended texts etc
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Indonesian Literature in Context (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN307
Offered: Off-shore: summer school
Requires students to read excerpts of prominent novels and short stories in their original
form. The unit aims to develop students’ understanding and language skills.
Staff Dr PM Allen and UNP teaching staff, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern a total of 90 contact hrs in an intensive instruction program
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Corequisites HMN306
Assessment mode preparation and class participation (20%), weekly written assignments
(20%), class presentation and write-up (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
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Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Reading Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN308
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2 Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Develops the students’ skill in reading Indonesian and their ability to discuss, in
Indonesian, topics based on this reading. In addition to works assigned to them, students
may choose articles or books of personal, academic and professional interest. Weekly
written assignments develop their skills in reporting and expressing opinions on what
they have read.
Staff Dr P Allen, Mr M Clark
Unit weight 25%
Teaching pattern based on reading assignments, and 2-hr discussion weekly (26 wks)
Prerequisites HMN302 or HMN306 or equiv as approved by the HoS
Assessment mode continuous assessment (a) preparation for and performance during
discussion (20%), (b) weekly written assignment (20%), special project at the end of
sem 1 (20%), end-of-year 2-hr exam (40%)
Recommended texts etc
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors HMN
Courses [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] [OC]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Popular Culture and Resistance in Indonesia
Enrolment code: HMN309
Offered: Hobart: semester 2 [by video-link] Launceston: semester 2
Examines examples of Indonesian popular culture – songs, plays, films, poetry, fiction,
cartoons – which convey criticism of and resistance to the existing political and social
order. This unit strengthens Indonesian language skills in reading, translation, writing and
aural comprehension while analysing the characteristics of politically oriented cultural
texts and the social context which produced them.
Staff Dr P Allen, Mr M Clark, Prof B Hatley (Coordinator)
Unit weight 12.5%
Teaching pattern 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly; flexible delivery
Prerequisites HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv
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Assessment mode oral presentation and 750-word essay in Indonesian on the same topic
(35%), 2-hr exam (40%), weekly preparation and assignments (25%)
Majors HMN
Courses [R3A] [F3B] [F3J]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Indonesian 4 (Honours)
Full time/Part time
Enrolment code: HMN400 or HMN401
Offered: Hobart: semesters 1 & 2 Launceston: semesters 1 & 2
Special note: full-time students enrol in HMN400 (100%), part-time students in HMN401
(50%). Individual units have a notional weight but for HECS purposes must be weighted at 0%
The Indonesian Honours course consists of a thesis (notional weighting of 50%) of 10,000
to 12,000 words, plus the following unit (compulsory for on-campus students): HMA414
Theories of Social and Cultural Expression in Asian and one of the following units:
HMN402 History and Development of the Indonesian Language or HMN403 Guided
Reading for Honours in Indonesian or HMN404 Images of Women in Contemporary
Indonesian Culture.
Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 100%/50%
Prerequisites Major, with GPA of 7.0 or better
Recommended texts etc
Echols J and Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An English–Indonesian
Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Courses [R4A]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
History and Development of the Indonesian
Language
Enrolment code: HMN402
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for student enrolling in graduate diploma and master degree
courses
Explores the historical and contemporary development of the Indonesian language. There
is particular emphasis on the changing role and position of language in Indonesian society
in respect to local social relations and the broader political economy. An important thread
within this is the complexity of use and interrelationship between the different forms of
Indonesian language, Malay, other foreign language influences and regional languages in
Indonesia. Some important topics/issues covered are the use of language in: the rise of
nationalism and struggle for independence, the discourse of the former New Order state,
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the often contradictory local-national, class, gender and ethnic interests, and the social
context of the performing arts and literature in Indonesia.
Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prerequisites entrance to BA Honours (R4A) or postgradaute coursework programs
Assessment mode 5,000-word essay (30%), 2 seminar presentations (35%), tutorial
participation and discussion (35%)
Courses [R4A] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Guided Reading for Honours in Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN403
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for student enrolling in graduate diploma and master degree
courses
Exposes students to a range of important texts which have contributed to the field of
Indonesian scholarship since Independence. The texts chosen may or may not be relevant
to students’ theses topics, but may also be useful in helping them decide on an area for
research when it comes to deciding on a thesis topic.
Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prerequisites entrance to BA Honours (R4A) or postgradaute coursework programs
Assessment mode 5,000 words total, essay and book reviews (65%), 4 seminar presentatons
(35%)
Courses [R4A] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
Images of Women in Contemporary Indonesian
Culture
Enrolment code: HMN404
Offered: Hobart: semester 1, Launceston: semester 1
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for student enrolling in graduate diploma and master degree
courses
Focuses on an examination of the image of women as presented through various cultural
media against the background of the role of women as perceived by Indonesians
themselves and, through the Pancasila, by the Indonesian government. The main aim of
this unit is to examine the ‘fit’ between these official roles of women and the images
presented through cultural products such as literature, film and song. Is the fit reasonably
close? If not, what might be the reasons?
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Staff Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight 0%/25%
Teaching pattern 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prerequisites entrance to BA Honours (R4A) or postgraduate coursework programs
Assessment mode 5,000-word essay (30%), 2 seminar presentations (35%), tutorial
participation and discussion (35%)
Courses [R4A] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website <http://www.arts.utas.edu.au/>
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