This course will focus on training students in basic Indonesian communicative skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also learn Indonesian phonetics and phonology, intonation, word and sentence pattern and stress, basic grammatical items (basic active non-prefix verbs, prefixes for active constructions, prepositions, basic transitive and intransitive verbs), as well as Indonesian basic cultural information related to language use.

By the end of the semester, students will be able to engage in simple daily conversations like: greeting people in Indonesian, talking about family and school, expressing likes and dislikes, talking about food and ordering food at a restaurant, inviting people, asking and giving direction, etc., read simple authentic texts such as restaurant menu, film poster, short and simple memos, etc., and write dialogs and short narratives on the topics covered in class.

Course Requirements:

Evaluation will be based on attendance and participation in class, weekly vocabulary quiz, homework, weekly journal, tests, and projects.

Intended Audience:

This course is intended for students who have very little or no knowledge or training in the Indonesian language.

Class Format:

Section 001 will meet in person on Wednesdays and Thursdays and will meet virtually on Mondays and Tuesdays. Section 002 is for students who will be participating 100% online and class meetings will be held virtually Monday-Thursday.