HSC Indonesian Extension (NSW) study plan

Transcribe and annotate three authentic Indonesian audio clips (news, interview, podcast) of 2-3 minutes each, marking main idea, supporting detail and speaker attitude

Build a personal glossary of 60 discourse markers and connectives (e.g. namun, sementara itu, oleh karena itu, sebaliknya) with a model sentence for each

Write one 200-word analytical response in Indonesian summarising the stance of a spoken text and justifying that reading with two textual features

Identify and label the register (formal, semi-formal, colloquial) of five short written excerpts and list the linguistic signals that justify each label

Analyse four extended reading texts (op-ed, feature article, short story extract, official notice) to extract thesis, tone and implied audience

Map the prescribed theme's key sub-issues into a concept web with at least eight sub-issues and two Indonesian source examples per sub-issue

Practise timed comprehension on two unseen texts, answering inference and tone questions in Indonesian within 20 minutes per text

Draft 12 exam-style analytical questions of your own on the theme and write model answers of 40-60 words each

Compose three text types on the prescribed theme (expository article, persuasive letter to the editor, reflective piece) of 250-300 words each, using at least five new connectives per piece

Revise each draft against a self-made checklist covering cohesion, register consistency, affix accuracy (meN-, ber-, -kan, -i) and varied sentence length

Record a 3-minute spoken commentary in Indonesian on one theme sub-issue, then transcribe it and correct errors of grammar and phrasing

Compare your writing against two authentic Indonesian models of the same text type and list five concrete stylistic gaps

Complete two full-length timed practice papers for Domain 1 under exam conditions and score them against a rubric you write

Deliver a 6-minute spoken analysis of a theme sub-issue, structured as claim, evidence, counterpoint and conclusion, without reading from notes

Identify your three weakest question types from the practice papers and write a targeted drill set of 15 items to close each gap

Summarise five Indonesian source articles on the theme into 80-word abstracts that preserve the author's stance

Define a personal investigation question linked to the prescribed theme, with a rationale of 150 words in Indonesian explaining its relevance and scope

Locate and evaluate eight Indonesian-language sources (news, academic, interview, government report) using a credibility checklist of author, date, bias and evidence

Draft a research outline with introduction, three analytical sections and conclusion, each section carrying a claim and two supporting sources

Conduct or simulate one interview or survey in Indonesian and record the raw responses with translations of key quotations

Write the first full draft of the in-depth study project (1,200-1,500 words) in Indonesian, integrating at least six cited sources

Synthesise rather than summarise: ensure every paragraph advances an argument and cites evidence, revising any paragraph that merely reports

Compile a reference list in a consistent citation style and verify every in-text citation against its source

Produce a 200-word abstract in Indonesian and English summarising the project's question, method and findings

Revise the project draft after a structured self-review against criteria for depth of analysis, source use, language accuracy and cohesion

Prepare and rehearse a 5-minute oral presentation of the project findings in Indonesian, anticipating three likely questions and drafting answers

Redo two Domain 1 practice sections focusing only on previously missed question types and compare scores

Edit the project for recurring errors by tagging every mistake by category and correcting each tagged instance

Sit one full mock exam covering all four domains under strict timing and mark it against the official weighting

Finalise and proofread the in-depth study project, checking citations, formatting and language accuracy line by line

Review your cumulative error log and write a one-page personal cheat sheet of the 20 errors you most often make

Deliver a final 6-minute spoken analysis on the theme and compare it with your week 4 recording to document improvement