00
  • How OUA works
  • Advice
13 673600
Sign inCreate account
  1. Home
  2. Subjects

Undergraduate ANU-TOKP2001-2023

Tok Pisin 3

From

$1,500 $1,500

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Australian National University logo

Australian National University is a world-leading university in Australia’s capital city, Canberra. With ties to the Australian Government, they have special standing as a resource for the Australian people. Their approach to education ensures graduates are in demand the world-over for their abilities to address complex contemporary challenges. Offering innovative online subjects from beginning to advanced levels through Open Universities Australia, they meet varied students’ needs and goals.

Learn more about ANU.

Explore ANU courses.

QS Ranking 2023

1

Times Higher Education Ranking 2023

5

Need help?

Our student advisors are here to guide you with:

  • Enrolling and eligibility
  • Fee and loan information
  • Credit and recognition for prior learning
  • 2023

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of, and ability to use a broad range of sentence structures in extended texts on a range of topics beyond those of daily life.
  2. Translate shorter non-technical texts on a variety of subjects.
  3. Communicate in speaking and writing with a degree of confidence in a variety of contexts, including casual conversations with native speakers, or talking to a group of stakeholders
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural issues and current affairs in Papua New Guinea, including topics such as health, education and development policy.
Topics covered
    • Introduction, revision
    • The role of Tok Pisin in PNG and abroad
    • Tok Pisin and traditional ecological knowledge
    • Spiritual world and cargo cults
    • Sik bilong marasin, sik bilong ples – traditional views of illness and ways of treating it
    • Revision
    • Violence and witchcraft
    • Logging, mining, and the related environmental and social issues
    • Stori tumbuna ‘Ancestral stories’
    • PNG politics
    • Wokim fani – PNG humour, joking and insults
    • Revision, conclusion
Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

  • ANU-TOKP1003-Tok Pisin 2

Others

To enrol in this course, students must have completed TOKP1003 Tok Pisin 2 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
  • Other requirements - Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences. This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.
Description

Students of this subject will learn Tok Pisin at a lower-intermediate level. Students will be introduced to new vocabulary, improve their grammar skills, build on their spoken Tok Pisin skills, and learn to write passages of Tok Pisin on various non-technical topics. This subject's topics include the health and education system, and development. By the end of the subject students will be able to demonstrate oral communication proficiency and a strong command of grammar.

Assessments

  • Participation (10%)
  • Written assignments (x4) (20%)
  • Oral tests (x2) (40%)
  • Quiz (x2) (30%)
Textbooks

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).

  • Contact us
  • About us
  • OUA Blog
  • Media centre
  • Partnerships
  • Universities
  • Your career
  • FAQ and glossary
  • Work with us
  • Courses
  • MBA online
  • Partner Hub

Open Universities Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

  • Accessibility statement
  • Cookies
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy
  • Site map
  • Terms of use

Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation.

© Open Universities Australia 2023. All rights reserved.