Indonesian Second Language ATAR Course Outline - Unit 3: Exploring texts

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Year-long Indonesian Second Language ATAR course outline detailing how Unit 3 and related terms develop communication competence through exploring texts. Unit 3 emphasizes Aneka wacana by working across texts and genres, media and entertainment, and globalisation and the media. Learning activities cover oral discussion of preferred readings, comparisons of social media and technology use, and opinions on film and TV, alongside listening, viewing/reading, and multiple written response tasks. It also lists syllabus content, key resources, assessment timing, and language targets across vocabulary, grammar, intercultural understanding, and communication strategies.

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Term 1

Unit 3: Aneka wacana (Exploring texts)

Term 1 Week 4: Task 1 - Viewing and Reading

Term 1 Week 5-7

The Indonesian-speaking communities: Media and entertainment

Term 1 Week 7: Task 2 - Written Communication

Term 1 Week 8-9 and 1-3

The Changing World: Globalisation and the media

This course will run the two units as a year-long course. The student Semester 1 grade will therefore be an estimate. UNIT 3 focuses on Aneka wacana (Exploring texts) . Through the three topics: Texts and genres, Media and entertainment, and Globalisation and the media, students extend and refine their communication skills in Indonesian and gain a broader and deeper understanding of the language and culture. | Term | Week | Topic and key teaching points | Syllabus content | Assessment | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 1-4 | The Individual: Texts and genres: Students reflect on a wide variety of print and online texts and genres. They learn aspects of critical analysis and respond to texts through reflection and sharing opinions to develop a personal perspective.
Oral communication
􀁸 discussing preferred text types for reading
􀁸 discussing and comparing social media and technology use
􀁸 sharing opinions about film and TV
Response: Listening
􀁸 listening to an interview
􀁸 listening to a review and other opinionative texts
Response: Viewing and reading
􀁸 viewing an advertisement and an infographic
􀁸 reading an article or a blog about cyberbullying
􀁸 reading a film review
􀁸 viewing a film
Written communication
􀁸 writing a blog entry about social media
􀁸 writing an email to a friend about technology and its impacts
􀁸 writing a response to an online blog or article
Key Resources
􀁸 Bersama-sama Senior Textbook and Workbook
􀁸 Westone Resources via Language Learning Space
􀁸 Education Perfect or Quizlet
􀁸 Bersama-sama Selalu
􀁸 Text types in VCE Indonesian
􀁸 Dictionaries – Echolls and Shadily | Text Types and Textual Conventions
􀁸 article, interview, review, infographic, blog
Linguistic resources
Vocabulary
􀁸 topic related vocabulary – text types, reading and viewing experiences, technology and social media, reviews, opinions and feelings
Grammar
􀁸 Comparatives-comparative phrases
􀁸 Conditionals
􀁸 Conjunctions- linking devices
􀁸 Cultural expressions
􀁸 Indefinite pronouns-anything, anyone, anywhere, anytime
􀁸 Personal pronouns/honorifics
􀁸 Relative clause-use of yang…ini for description in articles/profiles
􀁸 Suffix ‐nya meaning “the”
􀁸 Time indicators and sequencing devices
􀁸 Verbs-ter‐ abilitative
􀁸 Review of object focus
􀁸 Yang-object focus statements, questions
Intercultural understandings
􀁸 popular texts, text types and genres in Indonesia, including influence of religion and culture
Language learning and communication strategies
􀁸 seek opportunities to practise the language
􀁸 listen for gist, main ideas and specific information
􀁸 infer, guess meaning from key words, structures, visual clues, known words and cognates
􀁸 use repair strategies e.g. tolong ulangi, apa artinya...?
􀁸 use paralinguistic clues e.g. expression, gesture, intonation | Term 1 Week 4
Task 1
Response: Viewing and Reading | | 1 | 5-7 | The Indonesian‐speaking communities: Media and entertainment:
Students explore Indonesian films, television, print and online media and their influence on everyday life in Indonesia.
Oral communication
􀁸 discussing films, books, TV, etc... from Australia and Indonesia
􀁸 interviewing a native speaker about film, TV and music
Response – Listening
􀁸 listen to messages
􀁸 listen to an interview
􀁸 listen to responses to a film
Response – Reading
􀁸 reading an email and responding
􀁸 reading a film review
􀁸 learning and applying strategies for reading magazine articles and websites
􀁸 view extracts of a sinetron from Indonesia
Written communication
􀁸 writing an email
􀁸 writing a short speech
􀁸 writing a film review
Key Resources
􀁸 Bersama-sama Senior Textbook and Workbook
􀁸 Bersama-sama Selalu Textbook
􀁸 Westone Resources via Language Learning Space
􀁸 Jakarta Post and other online publications
􀁸 Education Perfect

FAQs

Unit 3（Aneka wacana）包含哪些学习主题？

Unit 3聚焦三类主题：Texts and genres、Media and entertainment、以及Globalisation and the media，通过这些内容扩展并深化学生对语言与文化的理解。

课程在Term 1 Week 4 的任务重点是什么？

Term 1 Week 4 的 Task 1 重点是“Response: Viewing and Reading”，通过观看与阅读完成回应类学习活动。

课程如何安排语言学习与沟通策略的训练？

课程在各主题下要求学生寻找练习机会、抓取要点与关键信息、结合关键词结构与视觉线索推断意义，并使用修复策略（如要求重复或询问含义）与非语言线索来提升交流效果。

Assessment在表格中是如何体现的？

表格按Term与Week给出对应的主题、教学要点、syllabus content与assessment标注，例如Term 1 Week 4 标注 Task 1，Week 7 标注 Task 2，并在后续周安排相应任务。

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