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TETM6002 Tetum 1A

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Graduate Coursework
Course Subject Tetum
Offered in First Semester, 2013
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description

The course will provide students with an introduction to a
communicative command of Tetum, with emphasis on interactive use of the
language in commonly occurring situations. It is recommended that students
take complimentary non-language course, ASIA6027 ‘The Future of East Timor’.

Indicative Assessment

Four written tests during semester (20%), Vocab quizzes during semester (10%), one take-home written assignment (10%), Class performance and participation (20%), two oral examinations (40%). Graduate students attend joint classes with undergraduates but may expect more rigorous assessment and additional assignment work, tailored to the graduate students’ interests.

Course Classification(s) TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses.
Areas of Interest Asian Languages
Requisite Statement

This course is for students who have no substantial previous study of Tetum.

Prescribed Texts

Mai Kolia Tetun by Geoffrey Hull. Set text to be complimented by
audio tapes, dictionaries, a phrasebook, a grammar of Tetum, and a local
newspaper Suara Timor Lorosae.

Programs Master of Asia-Pacific Studies and Master of Asia-Pacific Studies
Other Information

60 hours of class time per semester.

Academic Contact Dr George Quinn

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