Unit details [HMN]
Introductory Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN100
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2, Ltn: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2
Unit description:
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, Dr 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)
Prereq: 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.
Assess: 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: may be purchased through the School
Recommend: Sahanayar W & Tan A (eds), The Oxford Study Indonesian Dictionary, OUP, 2001
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R3A] [R3J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
Enrolment code: HMN201
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2, Ltn: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2
Unit description:
Enables students to read and write about more complex topics. Students read and write
about ideas and information gained from a variety of written and aural/visual texts,
comprising Indonesian literary texts, newspapers, popular magazines and films.
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Dr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 5x1-hr classes fortnightly (26 wks)
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Unit details [HMN]
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
M.excl: HMN204 and HMN206, HMA232/332
Assess: weekly written assignments and fortnightly tests (30%), 2 major
assignments/essays in Indonesian (30%), final 2-hr written exam (40%)
Recommend: Sahanayar W & Tan A (eds), The Oxford Study Indonesian Dictionary, OUP, 2001
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation)
Enrolment code: HMN202
Offered: Hbt: sem 1, Ltn: sem 1
Unit description:
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, Dr M Clark (Ltn); Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 5x1-hr classes fortnightly
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
M.excl: HMN203, HMA233/333
Assess: weekly assignments and fortnightly tests (30%), oral and aural exercises in class
(20%), final written exam (20%), oral/aural exam (30%)
Recommend: Sahanayar W & Tan A (eds), The Oxford Study Indonesian Dictionary, OUP, 2001
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Intermediate Indonesian (Conversation) (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN203
Offered: Off-shore: summer-sch
Special note: this unit is also available to practising teachers
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Unit details [HMN]
Unit description:
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 interact directly with
Indonesians to develop and sharpen their communication skills and ability to interact 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
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
Coreq: HMN204
M.excl: HMN202
Assess: class participation and tests throughout the program (30%), weekly interviews
(30%), final oral/aural examination (40%)
Required: Provided by the program
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Intermediate Indonesian (Reading and Writing)
(Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN204
Offered: Off-shore: summer-sch
Special note: this unit is also available to practising teachers
Unit description:
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
Prereq: HMN100 or TCE Stage 4 (HA) or equiv
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Unit details [HMN]
Coreq: HMN203
M.excl: HMN201
Assess: 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: Provided by the program.
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Wayang Shadow Puppet Theatre
Enrolment code: HMN210/310
Offered: Ltn: sem 2
Special note: available as an Asian Studies unit
Unit description:
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: Dr M Clark (Coordinator), Prof B Hatley
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1-hr workshop weekly
Prereq: for Indonesian language students, at least HMN100 or equiv
Assess: 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: Reading to be supplied; 2 wayang puppets
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R3A] [F3J]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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Unit details [HMN]
Advanced Indonesian Language Skills
Enrolment code: HMN302
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2
Unit description:
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, Dr M Clark (Ltn)
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: 3 hrs tutorial weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word end-of-sem-1 paper (20%), 2
seminar presentations (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Interpreting and Translation
Enrolment code: HMN303
Offered: not offered in 2004
Unit description:
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)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: weekly interpreting exercises (20%), weekly translation work (20%), special
translation project (20%), final interpreting exam (20%), final translation exam (20%)
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Unit details [HMN]
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Indonesian Literature and its Social Context
Enrolment code: HMN304
Offered: not offered in 2004
Unit description:
Examines 20th-century Indonesian literature by looking at its history, development, major
writers and works. Important novels, short stories, poetry and plays are discussed.
Staff: Dr PM Allen
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly (13 wks)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%), class
presentation and write-up (20%), 3-hr final exam (40%)
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Contemporary Indonesian Texts
Enrolment code: HMN305
Offered: Hbt: sem 1, Ltn: sem 1 [by video-link]
Unit description:
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)
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
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Unit details [HMN]
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%), class
presentation and write-up (20%), 3-hr final exam (40%)
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Advanced Indonesian Language Skills (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN306
Offered: Off-shore: summer-sch
Unit description:
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
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Coreq: HMN307
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), 2,500-word paper (20%); weekly
interviews (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Required: Provided by the program
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Indonesian Literature in Context (Padang)
Enrolment code: HMN307
Offered: Off-shore: summer-sch
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Unit details [HMN]
Unit description:
Requires students to read excerpts of prominent novels and short stories in their original
form. The unit aims to develop students’ cultural 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
Prereq: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv as approved by HoS
Coreq: HMN306
Assess: preparation and class participation (20%), weekly written assignments (20%), class
presentation and write-up (20%), 2-hr final exam (40%)
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Reading Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN308
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2 Ltn: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2
Unit description:
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, Dr M Clark
Unit weight: 25%
Teaching pattern: flexible delivery, based on reading assignments, and 2-hr discussion
weekly (26 wks)
Prereq: HMN302 or HMN306 or equiv as approved by the HoS
Assess: 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%)
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Majors: Indonesian
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Unit details [HMN]
Courses: [R2A] [R3A] [R6J] OC:
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Popular Culture and Resistance in Indonesia
Enrolment code: HMN309
Offered: Hbt: sem 2 Ltn: sem 2
Special note: available as an Asian Studies unit
Unit description:
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. (Lectures are given in English and
many of the texts are available in English translation.)
Staff: Dr P Allen, Dr M Clark, Prof B Hatley (Coordinator)
Unit weight: 12.5%
Teaching pattern: 1-hr lecture, 1-hr tutorial weekly; flexible delivery
Prereq: for Indonesian language students: HMN201 and HMN202 or equiv
Assess: oral presentation and 1,500-word essay on the same topic (35%), 2-hr exam (40%),
weekly preparation and assignments (25%)
Majors: Asian Studies
Courses: [R3A] [F3J]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Indonesian 4 (Honours)
Full time/Part time
Enrolment code: HMN400/401
Offered: Hbt: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2 Ltn: (fy) ie sem 1 & 2, Off-shore: (fy) ie sem 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%
Unit description:
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Unit details [HMN]
The Indonesian Honours course consists of a thesis (notional weighting of 50%) of 10,000
to 12,000 words, plus coursework units. Coursework may be taken on campus or
in-country in Indonesia. All students are required to take HMA414 Theories of Social and
Cultural Expression in Asian Contexts. On campus students also take either 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, Dr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 100%/50%
Prereq: major, with GPA of 7.0 or better
Recommend: Echols J & Shaddily H, An Indonesian–English Dictionary, and An
English–Indonesian Dictionary, latest edn, Gramedia, Jakarta
Courses: [R4A]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
History and Development of the Indonesian
Language
Enrolment code: HMN402
Offered: Hbt: sem 1, Ltn: sem 1 [by video-link]
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma and master degree
courses
Unit description:
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,
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, Dr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prereq: entrance to BA Honours (R4A) or postgradaute coursework programs
Assess: 5,000-word essay (30%), 2 seminar presentations (35%), tutorial participation and
discussion (35%)
Courses: [R4A] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
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Unit details [HMN]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Guided Reading for Honours in Indonesian
Enrolment code: HMN403
Offered: Hbt: sem 1, Ltn: sem 1 [by video-link]
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma and master degree
courses
Unit description:
Exposes students to a range of important texts which have contributed to the field of
Indonesian scholarship since Independence. The texts chosen may be relevant to students’
theses topics, and may also be useful in helping them decide on an area for thesis research.
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Dr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prereq: entrance to BA Honours (R4A) or postgradaute coursework programs
Assess: 5,000 words total, essay and book reviews (65%), 4 seminar presentations (35%)
Courses: [R4A] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
Images of Women in Contemporary Indonesian
Culture
Enrolment code: HMN404
Offered: Hbt: sem 1, Ltn: sem 1 [by video-link]
Special note: unit weighted at 25% for students enrolling in graduate diploma and master degree
courses
Unit description:
Focuses on an examination of the image of women as presented through various cultural
media against the background of the role of women as popularly perceived and as
promoted through state-controlled mechanisms. 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?
Staff: Prof B Hatley, Mr M Clark (Ltn), Dr PM Allen (Hbt)
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Unit details [HMN]
Unit weight: 0%/25%
Teaching pattern: 2 hrs seminar weekly
Prereq: entrance to BA Honours (R4A) or postgraduate coursework programs
Assess: 5,000-word essay (30%), 2 seminar presentations (35%), tutorial participation and
discussion (35%)
Courses: [R4A] [R6J] [R6K] [R7K]
Faculty website: <www.arts.utas.edu.au>
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