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Courses
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
Survey of grammar, graded exercises, and readings drawn from Indonesian texts, leading to a mastery of basic language patterns, essential vocabulary, and to achievement of basic reading, writing, and conversational competence. Emphasis on developing communicative skills.
Introductory Indonesian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed MALAY/I 1A will not get credit for INDONES 1A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Lunde
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 1A
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Survey of grammar, graded exercises, and readings drawn from Indonesian texts, leading to a mastery of basic language patterns, essential vocabulary, and to achievement of basic reading, writing, and conversational competence. Emphasis on developing communicative skills.
Introductory Indonesian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Completion of INDONES 1A (formerly MALAYI 1A) or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed MALAY/I 1B do not get credit for INDONES 1B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Lunde
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 1B
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023
Readings in Indonesian texts, including newspapers, journals, and literature exploring a variety of styles. Systematic study of grammatical and lexical problems arising from these readings. Advanced exercises in composition, oral and written communicative skills, and cultural competence.
Intermediate Indonesian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A-1B
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed MALAY/I 100A do not get credit for INDONES 100A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Lunde
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 100A
Terms offered: Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023
Readings in Indonesian texts, including newspapers, journals, and literature exploring a variety of styles. Systematic study of grammatical and lexical problems arising from these readings. Advanced exercises in composition, oral and written communicative skills, and cultural competence.
Intermediate Indonesian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Successful completion of INDONES 1B (formerly MALAY/I 1B) or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students who have passed MALAY/I 100B do not get credit for INDONES 100B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 100B
Terms offered: Fall 2025, Fall 2022, Fall 2021
Various aspects of Indonesian and Malay language, history and development of the language, classical literature, drama, oral literature, modern literature of Indonesia and Malaysia, and dialect studies. Applies various theoretical approaches to the study of the language and literature.
Seminar in Malay Letters and Oral Traditions: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with instructor consent.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Tiwon
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 210A
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022
Various aspects of Malay language and literature, history and development of the language, classical literature, drama, oral literature, modern literature of Indonesia and Malaysia, and dialect studies. Applies various theoretical approaches to the study of the language and literature.
Seminar in Malay Letters and Oral Traditions: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Instructor: Tiwon
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 210B
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
This course will focus on the 20th century literatures of Indonesia and Malaysia. Emphasis will be on the socio-cultural matrix of such modern genres as the novel, the short story, and poetry. Lectures and most course work in Indonesian.
Readings in Modern Indonesian and Malaysian Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Two years of Malay/Indonesian or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students who have taken MAYALY/I 132 or MALAY/I 232 will not receive credit for INDONES 232
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Indonesian/Graduate
Grading: Letter grade.
Formerly known as: Malay/Indonesian 232
Readings in Modern Indonesian and Malaysian Literature: Read Less [-]