Tok Pisin 2

• • Unit 6 Part 1 - Tok Pisin 2 welcome, textbook attribution, overview, focus lessons, conversations, song, vocabulary practice set 1, drills, grammar points, text, vocabulary practice set 2, learning outcome checklist, song.
  • Unit 6 Part 2 - Overview, focus lessons, conversations, vocabulary drills, vocabulary practice set 3, grammar points, text, vocabulary practice set 4, learning outcomes checklist, song, cartoons.
  • Unit 7 Part 1 - Tok Pisin 2 welcome, textbook attribution, overview, focus lessons, conversations, song, vocabulary drills, vocabulary practice set 1, grammar points, text, vocabulary practice set 2, learning outcome checklist, song.
  • Unit 7 Part 2 - Overview, focus lessons, conversations, vocabulary drills, vocabulary practice set 3, grammar points, song, text, vocabulary practice set 4, learning outcome checklist, song.
  • Unit 8 Part 1 - Overview, focus lessons, conversations, song, vocabulary drills, vocabulary practice set 1, grammar points, song, text, vocabulary practice set 2, learning outcome checklist, poem.
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  • Unit 9 Part 1 - Overview, focus lessons, conversations, vocabulary drills, song, vocabulary practice set 1, grammar points, text, vocabulary practice set 2, learning outcome checklist.
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  • Unit 10 Part 1 - Overview, focus lessons, conversations, vocabulary drills, song, vocabulary practice set 1, grammar points, text, vocabulary practice set 2, learning outcome checklist, song.
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You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:

• ANU-TOKP1002-Tok Pisin 1

Others

Students with prior knowledge of the language will be required to take a placement test. Students are not permitted to enrol in a subject that is lower than the level they achieve in the placement test, or a lower level than a subject they have already completed.

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

In this subject, students will build on the skills learned in Tok Pisin 1. As in the preceding course, students will gain a practical command of basic spoken Tok Pisin and a capacity to read and write in the language, while developing their cultural knowledge of the diverse societies of Papua New Guinea. By the end of this course, students should have a vocabulary of around 2000 of the most frequently used and useful Tok Pisin words. By the end of the course students will be able to conduct a simple conversation and find their way around in Papua New Guinea. Students will deepen their command of the main features of Tok Pisin, and learn how to discuss topics such as geography, politics and climate change.

Each week students are expected to study for five hours as follows: 1. 90 minutes, before online class, working on the written and audio materials for the week, and, memorising the written and spoken forms of that week’s vocabulary 2. 90 minutes, participate in one 90 minute online class 3. 90 minutes, completing online follow-up exercises regarding listening, speaking, reading and writing skills and vocabulary 4. 30 minutes, completing weekly assessment and quiz. It is also expected that students should spend at least 5 hours of individual study practicing the week’s written and spoken language forms and vocabulary and reviewing feedback on their work. The total workload for the course is 130 hours including independent study.

• 4 x Written Assignments. Each assessment will contain multiple questions covering translation, reading comprehension, grammar, composition etc. The length will be up to 4 pages (A4). (20%)
• Oral Presenation: Each student will prepare a short video presentation (approximately 7 mins) providing information about a province in Papua New Guinea. (10%)
• Translation: For this task you will need to translate a short passage of Tok Pisin into English, and a short passage of English into Tok Pisin. (10%)
• Oral test 1: Students will record themselves speaking for approximately five minutes and upload the file in Wattle. The question they will be responding to will be related to topics covered in Weeks 1 to 5. (20%)
• Oral test 2: Oral test 2: This test will be a role-play type conversation and will be between approximately 5 and 7 minutes long. The content will be related to topics covered in Weeks 6 to 11. (30%)
• Participation: Based on the quality of each student's participation in in-class exercises, and completion of weekly homework tasks, including contributing to our class Tok Pisin Glossary. (10%)

Current study term: 23 Jul 23 to 27 Oct 23