What is Bahasa Indonesia?
Bahasa means Language. Bahasa Indonesia is Indonesian Language. This is a NUS Language module.
Why is it important to know a module review?
You are going to take a module for a semester, at least 3-4 months and you want to make sure that you are making the right choice. I had to ask my seniors for advice and their textbooks. I barely knew these seniors but I had to be thick-skinned just to ensure my grades are okay.
Why learn Bahasa Indonesia?
Bahasa Indonesia is relatively similar to Malay. It is important to speak Malay in my career as there are many older Singaporeans who can speak Malay. There are also Malay-only speaking patients and it would be frustrating if we do not know what they want. Moreover, Indian and Chinese speaking patients can also speak Malay. This module has no exam, is fun and can be easy to score.
Why not just learn Malay?
The bidding points required to enter Malay module is very high (1000+points) and the bell curve is very steep. As for Bahasa Indonesia, the bidding points required is just minimum 1 point.
Who learns Bahasa Indonesia?
Nursing,Yale-NUS, Pharmacy, FASS and even Law students.
What I like about this module
It gives me an ability to have basic conversation with my patients. I can explain what the medication is for to the patients. For example, Obat ini untuk tekanan darah tinggi. Translating to English-This drug is for high blood pressure. When the patients tell me about their family, I understand who they are referring to and how many children and grandchildren they have.
What I do not like about this module
Listening Comprehension. My brain processes speech slower than average. The speaker also speaks rather fast in the recording. Many people complained about listening comprehension but I think they did better than me. I think the bell curve is steep. I looked through the stack of exam papers and I knew that my grades are average at about 75 percentile. My overall grade is satisfying but not very satisfying. My marks was 70-80 marks range over 100 and above average is >80 marks. Cohort for LAB1201 is about 200+ and cohort for LAB2201 is 80+.
Type: Unrestricted Elective
Module Credits: 4MC
Location: FASS
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
Module: 8.5/10 rating
Bid points needed: 1 point
Workload each week
2h-Lecture-to learn Grammar
2h-Tutorial-to learn Phrases and Vocab
3h-Self-study and preparation
Project comes in the later weeks.
Assessment
AY18/19 Sem 1
LAB1201
100% CA (No exam)
15% Written Homework
40% 2 Written tests of 20% each
15% Project
15% Oral exam
15% Attendance and Class participation
AY18/19 Sem 2
LAB2201 (This is level 2, LAB1201 is pre-requisite)
100% CA (No exam)
15% Written Homework
40% 2 Written tests of 20% each
20% Project
10% Oral exam
15% Attendance and Class participation
Written Homework: The teachers would ask us to write essays as homework in Bahasa Indonesia for them to mark. The feedback is quite vague. There is baik, bagus, cukup bagus, bagus sekali. I think the best one is bagus sekali translating to very good.
Written Test: The paper may be different each time but it usually test on
-Listening Comprehension
-Fill in the Blanks
-Comprehension
-Dialogue
-Grammar
Project: This is actually the best and fun part of the module. In LAB1201, you will get to choose which activity you want to do and there are cooking, singing, dancing and costume. In LAB2201, you will get to choose the Indonesian region and do a skit.
Oral Exam: In LAB1201, there is a pair and individual component. You will get to pair up with your friend and prepare for a dialogue. And then for individual component, pick a topic or a picture. In LAB2201, you will get to pick a topic and talk about it.
Attendance and Class participation: Attend all lectures, tutorials and participate actively in project. All the tutors are very nice and sweet! I took up the Class monitor role in my project in order to get higher participation points. No worries because the project duration is only 3 weeks.
Content of the Module
In Sem1, I borrowed my senior's textbook and bought the workbook. In Sem2, I just download the file from the NUS Library website because I do not like to carry heavy books around. It is completely free. You can learn about the time, day, numbers, basic introduction, body parts, adjectives, transportation, food, fruits, directions, family, buildings, jobs and clothes.
Grades for both modules: B+ (still okay lah)
I did not struggle but listening comprehension pulled me down.
If you put in hard work, maybe you can get A-.
I created a simple book for conversational Malay and Bahasa Indonesia. If you are interested, you can email me to get a copy of this ebook for $2.90.
Bahasa means Language. Bahasa Indonesia is Indonesian Language. This is a NUS Language module.
Why is it important to know a module review?
You are going to take a module for a semester, at least 3-4 months and you want to make sure that you are making the right choice. I had to ask my seniors for advice and their textbooks. I barely knew these seniors but I had to be thick-skinned just to ensure my grades are okay.
Why learn Bahasa Indonesia?
Bahasa Indonesia is relatively similar to Malay. It is important to speak Malay in my career as there are many older Singaporeans who can speak Malay. There are also Malay-only speaking patients and it would be frustrating if we do not know what they want. Moreover, Indian and Chinese speaking patients can also speak Malay. This module has no exam, is fun and can be easy to score.
Why not just learn Malay?
The bidding points required to enter Malay module is very high (1000+points) and the bell curve is very steep. As for Bahasa Indonesia, the bidding points required is just minimum 1 point.
Who learns Bahasa Indonesia?
Nursing,Yale-NUS, Pharmacy, FASS and even Law students.
What I like about this module
It gives me an ability to have basic conversation with my patients. I can explain what the medication is for to the patients. For example, Obat ini untuk tekanan darah tinggi. Translating to English-This drug is for high blood pressure. When the patients tell me about their family, I understand who they are referring to and how many children and grandchildren they have.
What I do not like about this module
Listening Comprehension. My brain processes speech slower than average. The speaker also speaks rather fast in the recording. Many people complained about listening comprehension but I think they did better than me. I think the bell curve is steep. I looked through the stack of exam papers and I knew that my grades are average at about 75 percentile. My overall grade is satisfying but not very satisfying. My marks was 70-80 marks range over 100 and above average is >80 marks. Cohort for LAB1201 is about 200+ and cohort for LAB2201 is 80+.
Type: Unrestricted Elective
Module Credits: 4MC
Location: FASS
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
Module: 8.5/10 rating
Bid points needed: 1 point
Workload each week
2h-Lecture-to learn Grammar
2h-Tutorial-to learn Phrases and Vocab
3h-Self-study and preparation
Project comes in the later weeks.
Assessment
AY18/19 Sem 1
LAB1201
100% CA (No exam)
15% Written Homework
40% 2 Written tests of 20% each
15% Project
15% Oral exam
15% Attendance and Class participation
AY18/19 Sem 2
LAB2201 (This is level 2, LAB1201 is pre-requisite)
100% CA (No exam)
15% Written Homework
40% 2 Written tests of 20% each
20% Project
10% Oral exam
15% Attendance and Class participation
Written Homework: The teachers would ask us to write essays as homework in Bahasa Indonesia for them to mark. The feedback is quite vague. There is baik, bagus, cukup bagus, bagus sekali. I think the best one is bagus sekali translating to very good.
Written Test: The paper may be different each time but it usually test on
-Listening Comprehension
-Fill in the Blanks
-Comprehension
-Dialogue
-Grammar
Project: This is actually the best and fun part of the module. In LAB1201, you will get to choose which activity you want to do and there are cooking, singing, dancing and costume. In LAB2201, you will get to choose the Indonesian region and do a skit.
Oral Exam: In LAB1201, there is a pair and individual component. You will get to pair up with your friend and prepare for a dialogue. And then for individual component, pick a topic or a picture. In LAB2201, you will get to pick a topic and talk about it.
Attendance and Class participation: Attend all lectures, tutorials and participate actively in project. All the tutors are very nice and sweet! I took up the Class monitor role in my project in order to get higher participation points. No worries because the project duration is only 3 weeks.
Content of the Module
In Sem1, I borrowed my senior's textbook and bought the workbook. In Sem2, I just download the file from the NUS Library website because I do not like to carry heavy books around. It is completely free. You can learn about the time, day, numbers, basic introduction, body parts, adjectives, transportation, food, fruits, directions, family, buildings, jobs and clothes.
Grades for both modules: B+ (still okay lah)
I did not struggle but listening comprehension pulled me down.
If you put in hard work, maybe you can get A-.
I created a simple book for conversational Malay and Bahasa Indonesia. If you are interested, you can email me to get a copy of this ebook for $2.90.
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