Handbook

Indonesia is a country of strategic importance to Australia. It is an emerging economy in the AsiaPacific region with a large Muslim population along with other world religions like Christianity. Engagement with Indonesia will require you to understand cultural differences between the ethnic groups of Indonesia as well as further develop your Indonesian language competence. The course is designed to broaden your language acquisition skills and cultural understanding of Indonesian society. Students will be exposed to a range of Indonesian material that enables you to develop a greater comprehension of contemporary issues in Indonesia. Students will strengthen their language command through the study of written and spoken standard Indonesian language. Social issues will be introduced in class throughout the semester. Bahasa Indonesia is the official language in Indonesia while a closely related language, Malay, is spoken in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.