Contribution: $35 (Semester 1 & 2)

The study of Indonesian at Year 9 consolidates the learning of the last two years and develops skills across the areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening. A host of other key skills are improved, including: problem solving, public speaking and memory skills. Students greatly enhance their range and of understanding of both Indonesian and English grammar, as they learn one through the other. They will also gain invaluable knowledge about a culture other than their own. Students have the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities and to partake in an excursion where the language can be used in real life situations. The key topics of the course are: Term 1 – Weather and Climate, Term 2 – Food and Ordering, Term 3 – Entertainment and Hobbies, and Term 4 – Sickness and Health.

Given the highly sequential nature of language learning, students are required to study Indonesian for the whole year.

Contribution: $TBC

Introducing Auslan as a Year 9 elective will help prepare and support our students for future endeavors in Auslan. This subject will give students a foundation knowledge of Auslan and Deaf Culture. The students will be provided with conversational skills, topic specific vocabulary, and exposed to Deaf Culture and History. Students will be skilled enough to have basic basic grammar, greetings, vocabulary and communication in Auslan. They will also have opportunities throughout the course to use their skills when practicing and doing assessments.