Production
In general
1. Introducing Penyelamatan binatang
2. Using a language challenge sheet to focus on
particular language points
3. Producing the article on the orangutan
In general:
Where possible, have students work in pairs on the
computer. To minimise noise levels, it is possible to buy small jacks or
stereo splitters that allow two headphones to be plugged into one
computer.
It is
often useful to initially introduce a learning object by using a data
show or gathering students around to look at one computer screen. This
allows you to describe the basic organisation of the learning object and
model some ways it can be used. Another strategy is to introduce a learning
object to a small group of students who will then act as mentors or
'experts' and introduce it to other students later on. Sometimes it is
useful to allow students a short exploratory 'free play' time before the
first 'formal' use of the learning object.
The
background information sheet (in
Word or
PDF) will provide
you with a summary of the issues around land management and endangerment
of the orangutan in Indonesia.
The
script for Penyelamatan binatang (in
Word
or PDF)
will support you in selecting other language points that you want to
raise with students.
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1. Introducing Penyelamatan binatang
When first introducing Penyelamatan binatang,
take students through the first few screens that set out their task,
making sure that they understand what the navigational buttons mean and
what they have to do. Give students a copy of the Sentence starter
sheet (in Word
and PDF) which
outlines the three sections of the 'article' that they will produce.
Explain to students that they are not expected to know all the
Indonesian, and model how they can work out the likely meaning by using the help provided in rollovers,
clues in the images, and the Indonesian language that they already know.
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2. Using a
language challenge sheet to focus on particular language points
Discuss:
-
spelling of orangutan -
'orang' (person) and 'hutan' (forest or jungle) have
come together as orangutan / oranghutan / orang hutan (person of
the forest). The spelling of oranghutan in Indonesian varies. Ask
students to think about English words they know that can be spelt in
more than one way. Why might this be? In Kalimantan, where most wild
orangutans live, the people say 'utan' rather than 'hutan' and so
orangutan is spelt without an 'h'. However elsewhere in Indonesia
generally the 'h' is pronounced. Both forms are found in the learning
object.
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cognates are
words that are similar in two or more languages as a result of common
descent. There are many examples in this learning object, and students
can very easily guess their meaning, eg orangutan, proposal, artikel.
Challenge students to collect examples of these on a Language
challenge sheet (in Word
or PDF) as they work
through the learning object. Discuss with students why they think
these words are so similar in English and Indonesian.
-
the use of 'lah' as a suffix to
indicate a polite order or instruction. Eg Pilhlah = choose. Ask
students:
-
How do
we give someone an instruction in English? What language forms do we
use?
-
How do
we make it more polite? (There isn't a
ubiquitous word for 'please' in Indonesian.)
-
Challenge students to note the other instructional '-lah' words in
the learning object onto their task sheet
-
Pekerjaan-pekerjaan: Occupations -
In Penyelamatan binatang, students
take the part of a journalist and interview people of a variety of
occupations to find out about the issues from different points of
view. Ask students to note the different occupations that they
find in this learning object on their language challenge sheet. Consider occupations
in English. Are the words similar in any way? They are often indicated by suffixes such as 'ist'
(dentist, scientist) or 'or' (doctor, rector, editor) and so on.
Compare the Indonesian words for occupations. Are they similar in any way, or are
there any 'hints' that those words are occupations? (Pe-
prefixes apply to the person doing a particular thing eg pemburu =
hunter.)
-
positional language
- 'di' indicates a preposition about position eg Di mana? (where), 'di
sini' (here). Again, students can look for other examples of these.
NB: Not to be confused with object focus forms of the verb, which are
single words beginning with 'di' eg dibuat
Collate students' results from the language challenge
sheet, and discuss, comparing with English.
Assessment
for learning: Use a simple checklist or task sheet to
assess students' recall of this focus language.
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3. Producing
the article on the orangutan
The task that students are given in this learning
object is to produce an article in three sections, to answer the
questions posed by the Redaksi (Editor). Each section of the article can be
accompanied by a photograph and caption.
This is a demanding task to do in Indonesian. The
Sentence starter sheet (in
Word and
PDF) offers some
help, including the meaning of the sentence starters used in the
learning object.
NB: An alternative purpose for the learning object is
suggested in the Extension
activities section.
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