• THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ASIAN STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF INDOi~ESIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

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1. STAFF

Head of the Department:

Reader:

Senior Lecturers:

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Tutors: (Part-time)

Professor A.H. Johns, B.A., Ph.D. (London), Dean, Faculty of Asian Studies.

Dr. S. Soebardi, M.A. (Indonesia), Ph.D. (A.N.U.)

Dr. Soewito Santoso, M.A. (Indonesia), Ph.D. (A.N.U.)

Dr. Supomo Surjohudojo,. M.A. (Gajah Mada), Ph.D. (A.N.U.)

Mrs. Y. Johns

Mrs. J. Lingard, B.A. Hons (A.S.) (A.N.U.)

Mrs. E. Soeba rd i

Mrs. R. Stokes, B.A. Hons (A.S.) (A.N .U.), Diploma of Librarianship (C.C.A.E.)

Mrs. E. Drysdale, B.A. Hons (A.S.) (A.N.U.), M.A. (A.N.U.)

Mrs. M. Owens, B.A. Hons (A.S.) (A.N.U.)

Demonstrators: (Part-time) Mrs. P. Sudjiman Miss M. Oey

Research Assistant:

2. INTRODUCTION

Miss Syaharna Mr. S. Sairin

Mrs. C.P. Woodcroft-Lee, B.A. Hons (A.S.) (A.N.U.), M.A. (A.N.U.)

The Department maintained its principal concerns in teaching and research, while continuing to experiment with various options and emphases in the organisation and content of its teaching programs.

In accord with the recommendations of the Faculty review, the department is reconsidering the rationale behind the structuring of its courses, and is looking for ways of developing particular areas of ability among its members in collaboration with other departments and faculties.

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e 3. COURSES OFFERED

The courses offered are Bahasa Indonesia & Malay (I - IV Honours), Literary Javanese (A & B), Arabic (I - III), Thai (I - III) and Religious Studies (A & B). Separate reports are submitted in respect of Arabic, Thai and Religious Studies.

4. NEW DEVELOPMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT

The major in Arabic and the sub-major in Religious Studies maintained themselves well; the Arabic major in particular having an important influence on the topics chosen for honours sub-theses, for masters qualifying dissertations, and for higher degree theses. It has justified itself by giving a distinctive character to the work of the department.

5. ENROLMENTS

Details of enrolments and examination results are tabulated at the end of this report.

Apart from minor fluctuations, the department is maintaining itself well. It is disappointing that this year there is only one student qualified to enter B.I.M.IV. This, however, is more than compensated by the increase in number of graduate students. It is to be hoped that the stability in undergraduate enrolments, and a development of its post-graduate work that has characterised the past two years is a trend that will continue.

6. RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT

Research in the department falls into three main areas: the literature and culture of the Muslim period - mostly focussed on Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and Java; the literature and culture of the pre-Islamic period - mostly focussed on Java and Bali; and the preparation of teaching materials. Thus the publications of Professor Johns to modern and traditional Malay literature with special reference to the Islamic component; those of Dr. Soebardi to the Islamisation of Java; those of Dr. Soewito Santoso and Dr. Supomo are devoted principally to Balinese and Old Javanese and those of Mrs. Johns to the field of language pedagogy and the preparation of teaching materials.

The present research projects of staff members in more detail are as fa 11 ows:

Professor Johns continued his research on Qur'anic exegesis in the Malay world and the study of Arabic sources relevant to ~he Islamization of the region.

Dr. Soebardi worked on the Islamic education system in West Java, and collected material for research on Islam during the Japanese occupation and the Darul Islam revolt.

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RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT (Contd.}

Dr. Soewito Santoso undertook a major piece of research on a text on Balinese traditional medicine.

Dr. Supomo, during his period of study leave completed the basic work for the establishment of a new edition of the Old Javanese version of the Bharatayuddha kakawin, and began work on the translation annotation and introduction.

Mrs. Johns brought close to completion the second volume of her book Bahasa Indonesia Langkah Baru: A New Approach, designed for second year students. This has been accepted by the ANU Press. She is currently revising the first volume (Book I) . which is due to go into a fourth edition in 1980.

Mrs. J. Lingard commenced work on a translation project on Modern Indonesian Literature.

Mrs. C.P. Woodcroft-Lee in the course of her work for the department prepared a bibliography on Sources for the Study of Islam in Southeast Asia, Part I of which is to appear in the Southeast Asia Research Materials Group Newsletter.

7. RESEARCH STUDENTS

The following post-graduate students were enrolled in the department in 1979:

Ph.D. Is

Mrs. Helen Creese

Mr. Takes hi Ito

Mrs. Savitri Scherer

Mrs. P. Sudjiman

Mr. David Hill

Mr. Dennis Walker

Old Javanese Literature (Supervised by Dr. Supomo and Dr. Soewito Santoso)

Social and Economic History of Acheh in the 17th century (Supervised by Professor Johns and Dr. Kumar)

Modern Indonesian Literature (Supervised by Professor Johns and Dr. Supomo)

Traditional Malay Literature (Submitted September) (Supervised by Professor Johns and Dr. Soebardi)

Modern Indonesian Literature (Supervised by Professor Johns and Dr. Supomo)

Religious Communal ism in the Middle East (Transferred to University of Malaya in September)

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7. RESEARCH STUDENTS (Contd.}

Masters

Miss Nur 1 ainy Ali

Mr. Robert Boag

Modern Indonesian Literature (Supervised by Pnofessor Johns)

Islam in pre-war Indonesia (Supervised by Dr. Soebardi and Professor Johns)

This group of students, to which may be added 3 Malaysians and l Australian in 1980 is well distributed among the various areas of interest in the department, without extending beyond them. It at last establishes a viable post-graduate dimension to the work of the department.

Masters Qualifying

Mr. Peter Riddel Arabic source works and Malay semantics.

An innovation in 1979 in the aftermath of the review report was the establishment of a series of departmental seminars for post-graduate and senior students organised by Mr~ C.P. Woodcroft-Lee and Mrs. J. Lingard.

8. STAFF ACTIVITIES (Including participation in Conferences and representational work, etc.)

Professor Johns attended two meetings (in May and October) of the Consultative Committee of the English Malay Dictionary project at the Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka, Kuala Lumpur, and undertook a brief period of fieldwork in Cairo.

He served as a member of the Electoral Committee for the Chair of Middle Eastern Studies of Melbourne University.

In May he was elected Chairman and Organising Secretary of the Conference The Qur 1 an Through Fourteen Centuries, (8-13 May, 1980) and in August at the Annual General Meeting of the AASR (Australian Association for the Study of Religion} was elected Chairman for the 5th Annual Conference of the AASR to be held in Canberra, ll-15 May, 1980, a conference to be in part concurrent with The Qur 1 an Through Fourteen Centuries.

He gave the keynote address at an Islamic Cultural Studies Conference in Brisbane (University of Queensland}; convened the Islamic Section and presented a paper 'Coming to terms with the Qur'an: problems of rhetoric and allusion' at the 4th Annual Conference of the Australian Association for the Study of Religions at Sydney University (20-24 August} and presented three papers at the Islam and Christianity Conference (Mannix College, Monash University, Melbourne 28-31 August): 'Prayer, Spirituality & Mysticism in Islam', 'The Qur'an as a Human Document', 'Islam in our Region', and chaired two sessions.

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STAFF ACTIVITIES (Contd.)

He presented a paper to the R.S.Pac.S. Seminar Series, the Indonesian Connection 'From Coastal Settlement to Islamic School and City 1 •

Dr. Soebardi visited Indonesia in January and February on fieldwork to collect material on the Darul Islam movement in West Java, and to participate in the national ugrading program of lecturers of State Institutes of Islamic Religion (Institut Agama Islam Negeri} organised annually by the Ministry of Religion. From July - November he undertook an outside studies program undertaking research in libraries and archives in Holland and Indonesia.

Dr. Soewito Santoso undertook fieldwork in Java and Bali in January - February, 1979, and lectured at Gajah Mada University and Udayana University (Bali) on the Old Javanese Ramayana.

He presented a paper to the ICTAM Conference (2-8 September) 'The Kalimahosadha of Bali', gave a seminar to the Department of Anthropology and presented a paper, 'Pangestu, one Javanese path to Union with God' to the R.S.Pac.S. Seminar Series 'The Indonesian Connection'.

Dr. Supomo returned to Canberra in July after spending a year's study leave on research in Holland and Indonesia, in the course of which he gave a series of lectures in an upgrading course for a group of lecturers from various universities in Indonesia. He lectured to the Asian Society in Canberra on 'Growing up in a Javanese village' and contributed a paper 'Rebellion: Road to the Centre of the Kraton World' to the R.S.Pac.S. Seminar Series 'The Indonesian Connection'.

With the absence of Dr. Supomo on study leave, Mrs. Johns took over responsibility as course co-ordinator for Bahasa Indonesia & Malay II, Mrs. J. Lingard then taking responsibility as course co-ordinator for Bahasa Indonesian & Malay I.

In addition, Mrs. Lingard served as an oral examiner for the N.S.W. Higher School Certificate examination for ACT candidates, and participated in an Intensive Indonesian Language course for the Department of Foreign Affairs.

9. STUDENT PARTICIPATION

The Departmental Committee met during the year; this, and informal discussions durirgthe year provided useful feed-back concerning the effectiveness and coherence of the teaching program, and served to monitor student reaction to the assessment procedures used.

10. VISITORS

Visitors to the department included Rabbi R. Brasch (of Temple Emmanuel), Dr. V. Hayes (Religious Studies, Sturt College of Advanced Education), Professor D. Lombard and Dr. C. Lombard of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, Dr. S.Q. Fatimi and Swami Anand Haridas of Murdoch University.

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11. COLLABORATION WITH (a) THE CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION

Mrs. Johns directed the sixth Summer Intensive Course in Bahasa Indonesia, and was appointed to conduct a seventh course in 1980.

Professor Johns directed a 4th Summer Intensive Course in Literary Arabic.

(b) THE CANBERRA COLLEGE OF ADVANCED EDUCATION The contribution of Dr. S. Richardson, Principal of the

College, for a third year to the Religious Studies program is much appreciated.

12. PERSONAL & MISCELLANEOUS

Professor Johns' fourth term as Dean ended with relief on 7 August. He thanks his colleagues for their tolerance of his pre-occupations.

13. PUBLICATIONS

Johns, A.H. Cultural Options and the Role of Tradition, A Collection of Essays on Modern Indonesian & Malaysian Literature, Faculty of Asian Studies in association with the ANU Press, Canberra, 1979, vi 241 pp.

Soebardi, S. 'Islam di Indonesia' (Islam in Indonesia) Prisma Special Issue 1978, pp. 65-80.

Soewito Santoso Babad Tanah Jawi, Surabaya, C.V. Citra Jaya, pp. 281, 1979.

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THE AUSTRALIA!~ NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF INDONESIAN, ANALYSIS OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE

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Subject Enro 11 ed Sitting Wastage Failure Sitting High Distinction Credit Pass Fail or unit as at (i.e. Distinction

30.4.79 2 - 3)

B.I.M. I No. 61 50 11 6** 50 15 11 11 7 6** % 100 82 18 10 100 30 22 22 14 12

B.I.M. II No. 39 31 8 2*** 31 5 9 8 7 2*** % l 00 79 21 5 100 16 29 26 23 6

B. I.M. I II No. 28 29* l 29* 1 11 11 5 l % l 00 l 00 4 100 3 38 38 18 3

B. I. M. I IIH No. 4 l 3 l 1 % l 00 25 75 100 100

Jav. A No. 2 1 l 1 l % 100 50 50 100 100

Enrolled Sitting Results NOTE: (as at 30.4.1979) * transferred from

Final Honours (B.I.M.IV) rfo. 3 3 1 Hl B.I.M. IIIH % 100 l 00 ** l ABS/N

Masters Qualifying No. l 1 *** 2 ABS/N % 100 100

Masters No. 2 2 Still continuing % 100 100

Ph.D. No. 5 5 l complete; l withdrew; % 100 100 3 still continuing