Indonesian Beginners
| SACE Code | 2INB20 |
| Level | Stage 2 |
| Learning Area | Languages |
| Duration | Full year |
| Semester | Full year |
| Pre-requisite | Successful completion of Stage 1 Indonesian Beginners |
| Additional Costs | None |
| SACE Credits | 20 |
Who is this course for?
This course is for students who wish to develop their skills further to communicate meaningfully in Indonesian with people across cultures. Students reflect on their attitudes, beliefs, and values and develop an understanding of how culture and identity are expressed through language.
Enrolment is subject to eligibility criteria set by the SACE Board. Students who completed Stage 1 Indonesian Beginners courses at institutions other than OAC must submit an eligibility form.
What will I learn?
Students are expected to develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:
- interact with others in Indonesian in interpersonal situations
- create texts in Indonesian for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
- analyse texts that are in Indonesian to interpret meaning.
- The Personal World
- The Indonesian-speaking Communities
How will I be assessed?
School Assessment - 70%
- Assessment Type 1: Oral Interaction - 30%
- Assessment Type 2: Text Production - 20%
- Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis - 20%
External Assessment - 30%
- Assessment Type 4: Examination - 30%
- The oral examination takes approximately 10 minutes and has two sections:
- Section 1: Oral Presentation and Discussion (approximately 5 minutes)
- Section 2: Conversation (approximately 5 minutes)
- The 2½-hour written examination, plus 10 minutes reading time, has three sections:
- Section I: Listening
- Section II: Reading
- Section III: Writing in Indonesian
Pre-requisite
Successful completion of Stage 1 Indonesian Beginners
Cost
It is recommended that students have their own bilingual hardcopy dictionary.
Last updated: 31 July 2025
