Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

INDO 1110 - Elementary Indonesian I


Culture based approach to increased language proficiency designed to foster openness toward, empathy for, and curiosity about Indonesian speakers. Students continue to develop listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills as they study the diverse history and customs of Indonesian speakers.

Requisites: WARNING: No credit if taken after INDO 1120
Credit Hours: 4
OHIO BRICKS Bridge: Diversity and Practice
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:  
  • Students will be able to articulate insights about their own cultural rules and biases.
  • Students will be able to define the Indonesian ideology as well as other important Indonesian values that influence communication styles.
  • Students will be able to identify social, political, economic and cultural structures in Indonesia, as well as compare these to their own countries.
  • Students will be able to explain how Indonesian language and culture are intertwined and provide some examples in which cultural and social beliefs affect language form.
  • Students will be able to detect and use verbal and nonverbal clues to perform their tasks successfully and appropriately.
  • Students will be able to develop empathy, withhold their judgement and initiate social interaction with culturally different others.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of some basic knowledge of and the ability to use Indonesian in everyday situations effectively and appropriately.


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