Tok Pisin 4
UndergraduateANU-TOKP20022025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 13 July 2025
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Price from
- $1,700
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Tok Pisin 4
About this subject
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Read and understand authentic written texts with the help of a dictionary.
- Understand, use and translate a broad range of sentence structures in extended texts on a range of non-technical topics such as the history and society of Papua New Guinea, regional politics, health education and development policies.
- Communicate in speaking and debate relevant issues with spontaneity and confidence on topics including current affairs of Papua New Guinea and the Pacific, Papua New Guinea-Australia relations, and regional economies; write passages on non-technical topics with a reasonable degree of accuracy.
- Demonstrate an understanding of cultural issues and current affairs in Papua New Guinea and the extended areas, including such topics as law and order, the politics of language and culture, climate change and the geography of Papua New Guinea.
- Lukluk Bek (Rivisen), Welkam, greetings, Navigating Wattle site, Module overview, Poem
- Language Policy Hap 1
- Language Policy Hap 2
- Land and Communities – Hap 1
- Land and Communities – Hap 2
- Health in PNG – Hap 1
- Health in PNG – Hap 2
- Law and Order in PNG – Hap 1
- Law and Order in PNG – Hap 2
- PNG Music, Arts & ‘Tumbuna’ stories – Hap 1
- PNG Music, Arts & ‘Tumbuna’ stories – Hap 2
- Lukluk Bek (Rivisen)
This course will build on the skills learned in Tok Pisin 3. Students will improve their Tok Pisin language skills to an intermediate proficiency. Students will learn how to discuss and write about a variety of topics including society, culture, history, politics and economics of Papua New Guinea, and the environment.
- 4x Written Assessments (20%)
- Oral Presentation (10%)
- Translation (10%)
- 2x Oral Tests (50%)
- Participation (10%)
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Entry requirements
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Others
To enrol in this course, students must have completed TOKP2001 Tok Pisin 3 or have been permitted entry based on the results of a placement assessment
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - To successfully engage in this course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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