INDN3101 Reading Traditional Malay

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Indonesian
Offered in	INDN3101 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	An introduction to the genres of Malay literature deriving from the court and folk traditions before the modern period. An introduction to reading Malay written in the Arabic script (Jawi). Changes in literary style will be examined through readings from various romanised and Jawi texts.
Indicative Assessment	Short analysis (1000 words) (30%), translation exercise (30%), final exam (40%).
Workload	Two class hours per week and a fortnightly seminar
Areas of Interest	Asian Languages
Requisite Statement	Completion of, or concurrent enrolment in Indonesian 2B (INDN2003) or permission of coordinator.
Prescribed Texts	There is no prescribed text. Class materials will be distributed during the course of the semester.
Preliminary Reading	Sweeney, A, Authors and Audiences in Traditional Malay Literature, University of California Press Kumar, A and McGlynn, J, Illuminations: the Writing Traditions of Indonesia, Wetherhill, N.Y.
Majors/Specialisations	Indonesian Language
Academic Contact	Dr Ian Proudfoot

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