HSC Indonesian Continuers case studies
HSC Indonesian Continuers · Put your knowledge to work in context.
HSC Indonesian Continuers is a New South Wales Stage 6 subject for senior secondary students who have already studied Indonesian for several years and want to keep building real proficiency. It suits learners who can handle everyday topics and simple authentic texts and who want to move toward confident, independent use of the language in personal, community and global contexts. The HSC Indonesian Continuers case studies are 6 cases and about 3,002 words.
1The Scholarship Email and the Register Trap
Rina is a Year 12 student in Sydney preparing an application for a short exchange program to Yogyakarta. The host school has asked for a one-page 'perkenalan diri' written in Indonesian.
495 words, about 2 min2Two Invitations, One Saturday
Bayu, an Australian-born student of Indonesian heritage, lives in Melbourne and is visiting cousins in Surabaya for three weeks. On the same Saturday he has two invitations.
564 words, about 3 min3The Plastic Bag Campaign That Backfired
A Sydney Year 11 Indonesian class runs a 'less plastic' campaign as a joint project with a partner school in Bandung. The Australian students design posters in Indonesian urging shoppers to refuse single-use plastic bags.
496 words, about 2 min4Hearing the Refusal Inside the Yes
You are listening to a recorded conversation for an assessment task. A student, Ari, phones a homestay coordinator, Ibu Sari, in Yogyakarta to ask whether he can move to a different homestay because his room is noisy and the family eats late.
527 words, about 3 min5The Editorial That Praises and Criticises
Your class is analysing an opinion piece from an Indonesian online news site about a new provincial rule restricting street vendors from a popular tourist street. The writer praises the rule for improving cleanliness and traffic, but also criticises it for pushing vendors, many of them women supporting families, into less safe locations.
414 words, about 2 min6Writing a Complaint That Gets a Result
You are on a three-week Indonesian language program in Bandung. Your homestay room has a broken air conditioner, and the water in the shared bathroom is often cold in the mornings.
506 words, about 3 min