Продвинутый курс малайского языка

Бакалавриат 2025/2026

Статус: Курс по выбору (Программа двух дипломов НИУ ВШЭ и Университета Кёнхи «Экономика и политика в Азии»)

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 3-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Язык: английский

Abstract

This intermediate-level Indonesian course (Basic Course III) is designed for non-native learners of Indonesian who have taken approximately two years of regularly paced college-level Indonesian. It aims to further improve the four basic language skills —— listening, speaking, reading, and writing —— while at the same time introducing students to the complex fabric that makes up modern Indonesian. Through all things considered, students learn the vocabulary needed to discuss the modern societies of Russia and Indonesia and the issues that face people in those societies today, as presented in the official Indonesian media. The overall goal of this course is to bring students’ Indonesian proficiency to a more advanced level and help them develop an active command of authentic reading materials. At the end of the course, students will achieve B2 level according to the CEFR.

Learning Objectives

to develop students’ intermediate communication skills in the Indonesian language through intensive formal instruction and cultural involvement;
to provide a grammatical foundation and facilitate language use, with special emphasis on pronunciation, correct syntax, and verbal expression;
to develop an intermediate level of proficiency in reading and writing formal Indonesian;
to examine extra-linguistic and paralinguistic features of language use;
to gain concrete knowledge of Indonesian customs and manners, geography, and major holidays in Indonesia;
Having excellent strategy for future study.

Expected Learning Outcomes

In terms of speaking, students will be able to communicate on practical and social topics; hold conversations on common topics such as those related to culture, food, local arts, etc.; narrate and describe in all major time frames (past, present, and future); present rough ideas, opinions, arguments, and hypotheses in paragraph-length discourse that is generally understood by native speakers unaccustomed to non-natives.
In terms of writing, students can write routine informal correspondence; narrate and describe in all major time frames and in the connected discourse of paragraph; express meaning that is comprehensible to those unaccustomed to the writing of non-natives, primarily through basic vocabulary, with good control of the most frequently used structures.
In terms of listening, students will be able to understand sustained speech on practical and social topics related to culture, food, local arts, Indonesian customs and manners, geography, major holidays, understand the main facts and many supporting details.
In terms of reading, students will be able to understand quasi-authentic materials (i.e., those that are slightly revised for language learners) on practical and social topics related to culture, food, local arts, Indonesian customs and manners, geography, major holidays in Indonesia, etc.

Course Contents

Family
Minorities and Local Customs
Cuisine and Culture
Tea and Culture
Language and Culture
Transport
Sports
Television, Movies, and Theaters
Foreigners

Assessment Elements

Attendance
Unit test
The test consists of two parts: 1) Writing test (lexico-grammatical test, vocabulary test, sentences or texts for translation from Russian to Malaysian / from Malaysian to Russian); 2) Interview (students are required to talk to instructors on the topic of the Unit / read, retell text and answer questions). The format and the topics of the test are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
In-class assignment
During the semester there are grades for oral and written work. Written Classwork consists of various assessment activities conducted in class during the course: vocabulary and character quizzes, written translations, etc. In-class oral assignment consists of such activities as retelling the text, dialogue practice, conversations, group discussions, etc.
Examination
The oral exam is carried out on a separate day during the exam session. It includes materials introduced in classes up to the day of the exam and has got three parts: 1. Oral translation of sentences from Russian into Malaysian / from Malaysian into Russian with and without preliminary preparation; 2. Topic Presentation/Conversation; 3. Retelling of the text.
Participation
Homework
After every class, you will receive a homework assignment to practice new grammar and vocabulary. It can include the following: 1. Grammar exercises; 2. Online activities for vocabulary practice; 3. Dialogue: You are required to listen to the dialogue and learn it by heart or repeat after audio not looking in the text or listen and fill in the blanks. 4. Text: You are required to read or retell a text using the phrases from the text, and answer questions. 5. Writing text using given vocabulary and grammar; 6. Translations from Russian into Malaysian and from Malaysian to Russian; 7. Essay on a specific topic.

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 2nd module
0.25 * Homework + 0.25 * In-class assignment + 0.25 * Participation + 0.25 * Unit test
2025/2026 4th module
0.2 * Examination + 0.2 * Homework + 0.2 * In-class assignment + 0.2 * Participation + 0.2 * Unit test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Thomas G. Oey, P. ., & Katherine Davidsen. (2013). Easy Indonesian : Learn to Speak Indonesian Quickly (Downloadable Audio Included). [N.p.]: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1567965

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Nugraha, I. P., Davidsen, K., & Ingham, K. (2013). Essential Indonesian Phrasebook & Dictionary : Speak Indonesian with Confidence! (Revised and Expanded) (Vol. First edition). Clarendon, Vermont: Tuttle Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1567839

Course Syllabus