Indonesian

At IU you can learn Indonesian language to achieve a wide range of goals, including, but not limited to, the enhancement of your qualifications for international business, the exploration or cultivation of family heritage, the direct access to a prominent cultural tradition, and the skill acquisition for your research in academic fields, such as the history of Southeast Asian and ASEAN countries and their art-related history.

Indonesian Language

The Southeast Asian and ASEAN Studies Program offers 4 semesters of Indonesian language instruction:

SEAS-I 101 Elementary Indonesian I
Linguistic competencies upon completion of this course (ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012):
Speaking and Listening: Novice Mid
Students can recognize and communicate minimally withhighly contextualized words and memorized phrases.
Reading and Writing: Novice Mid
Students can recognize high frequency words and writelimited information on simple forms and documents.
Culture competencies upon completion of this course:
Students distinguish between formal and informal greetings and understand uniquely Indonesian gestures and body language.

SEAS-I 102 Elementary Indonesian II
Linguistic competencies upon completion of this course (ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012):
Speaking and Listening: Novice High
Students can ask formulaic questions and respond to simple, direct questions or requests for information. Students can understand speech dealing with areas of practical need such as highly standardized messages, phrases, or instructions.
Reading and Writing: Novice High
Students can meet limited basic practical writing needs using lists, short messages, postcards, and simple notes. Students can understand predictable language and messages such as those found on train schedules, roadmaps, and street signs.
Culture competencies upon completion of this course:
Students will understand regional/ ethnic differences within Indonesia.

SEAS-I 201 Intermediate Indonesian I
Linguistic competencies upon completion of this course (ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012):
Speaking and Listening: Intermediate Mid
Students are able to express personal meaning by creating with the language, combining known elements and conversational input to produce responses consisting of sentences and strings of sentences. Can understand simple, sentence-length speech, one utterance at a time, in a variety of basic personal and social contexts.
Reading and Writing: Intermediate Mid
Students can write short, simple communications, compositions, and requests for information in loosely connected texts. Able to read short texts that convey basic information and deal with basic personal and social topics although some misunderstandings may occur.
Culture competencies upon completion of this course:
Students will understand regional/ ethnic differences within Indonesia

SEAS-I 202 Intermediate Indonesian II
Linguistic competencies upon completion of this course (ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012):
Speaking and Listening: Intermediate High
Students are able to converse with ease and confidence when dealing with routine tasks and social situations. They are able to handle successfully uncomplicated tasks and social situations requiring an exchange of basic information.
Reading and Writing: Intermediate High
Students can write compositions and simple summaries related to work and/or school experiences. They can describe in different time frames when writing about everyday events and situations.
Culture competencies upon completion of this course:
Students will understand how cultural diversity shapes the Indonesian nation and constructions of gender norms.

For more information about these courses, please contact our Director, Dr. Margaret (Peg) Sutton.