Veronica P.

Atin

Sept 2015

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH

PUSAT PENATARAN ILMU DAN BAHASA
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KADAZANDUSUN LEVEL I
UD00102
2
3
VERONICA P. ATIN (ums_veronica@yahoo.com,
vpetrus@ums.edu.my), JUPILI PANCHAI (jupili77@yahoo.co.uk)

SYNOPSIS
This course is intended for learners with no prior knowledge of the Kadazandusun Language. In this
level, learners will acquire some basic vocabulary of KD. They will learn to communicate in KD based on
some communicative topics introduced in the weekly scheme of work. The four language skills, reading,
writing, speaking and listening are incorporated in the course. Salient aspects of the KD grammar, in
particular voice system and focus marking will also be introduced. Various activities are provided to
introduce new vocabulary and phrases used in daily encounters. Apart from that, cultural aspects of KD
will be included in the teaching and learning materials in order to raise the learners awareness on the
language and culture of the KD people.
OBJECTIVES
Upon the completion of the course learners will:
a) be exposed to at least 1000 words of KD vocabulary
b) learn the basic tenets of KD grammar namely voice system and focus marking
c) be able to comprehend short texts and conversation
d) be able to produce formulaic phrases and utterances in familiar daily communicative contexts
e) write a 50 to 80 words essay
f) get to know some aspects of KD culture and society dynamics, as one of the minority ethnic
community in Malaysia.
ASSESSMENT
No
1.

Type
Weight
Assignment/Quizzes
25%
1 online quiz (15%)
1 assignment/composition (10%)
2.
Oral (2)
Individual (10%)
10%
Pair-work (written 5%, presentation 10%)
15%
3.
Mid-semester Test
20%
4.
Final Exam
30%
5.
Total
100%
Reminder: 1. Failure to complete any one of the assessment components will result in a FAIL grade.
2. All students are to give online feedback (Student SMP Portal) on the course in week 10 (Form PK07)

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WEEKLY SCHEME OF WORK

Week
Topic
1
Explanation of course syllabus
(7 Introduction to Kadazandusun and the KD sound system
11Sept)
Lesson 1- Kopiintutunan om boros panabi (Introduction and greetings)
[song- Isai Oku by Jaidi Bading]

2
(14-18
Sept)

Note : Since classes will officially start in week 2, week 1 lesson will be
replaced at a time agreed on by section instructor and students.
Lesson 1- Kopiintutunan om boros panabi (Introduction and greetings)
Body parts (appendix two)
Colour terms
Numbers
Cultural aspects- KD life in the 1970s
[song: Taragang Rasuk by John Gaisah]
Note : 16 Sept is a public holiday (Malaysia Day). All affected classes
will be replaced.
(Tips for students : revise what you have learned in the previous week before

the next weeks class!)

3
(21-25
Sept)

4
(28 Sept2 Oct)

5
(5 9
Oct)
6
(12 16
Oct)

Lesson 2 Maan do tikid tadau (Daily activities)

Grammar focus : Question words
Answering comprehension questions (kabaalan mambasa)
Time (days, months and years)
Vocabulary : vegetables, plants and animals (kinotuan, tanom-tanom om
tayam)
Cultural aspects- KD festivals
Lesson 3- Paganakan (Family)
Vocabulary : Family terms (Piobpinayan)
Demonstratives (Boros Ponuduk)
Cultural aspect- the KD family
[Song- Ama om Apa by Clarice John Matha)
Lesson 2 & 3- (continued)
Basic Sentence Structures :
Verbal sentences
Three voices in KD : Actor Voice
Focus markers
Lesson 4 Kaananangan/kasasanangan (Hobbies)
Nominal (noun) sentences
Pronouns (Boros Ponowoli Ngaran)
Answering comprehension questions
The prefix m- (habitual actions)
Vocabulary : Activity verbs
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Cultural aspect- going to tomu

[Song : Mongoi tomu id Tenghilan by George Lian]
(21-25
Oct)
7
(26 30
Oct)

Mid-semester Break
Lesson 5 Magansak (Cooking)
Answering comprehension questions (kabaalan mambasa)
Vocabulary : cooking and food vocabulary (magansak om nansakan)
Speaking activity- recipes
Cultural aspect- KD traditional food
[song - Bosou Tuhau om Lombiding by George Lian]

8
(2 6
Nov)

Lesson 6- Id tumo (At the farm)

The plural (anga-/ongo-)
Quantifiers/Classifiers
Adjectives of time (osopung, osikap, alaid etc)
Vocabulary : Animals and plants (tayam om tanom-tanom)
Cultural aspect- things you find in a farm

9
(9-13
Nov)

Lesson 7 Momusorou do maan (making plans)

Voice system
Reciprocal action/doing things together (mogi-, mi-)
Vocabulary: fishing vocabulary
Cultural aspect- fishing and traditional catching tools used (siud, pukot,
bubu etc)
[song : Nung Noilaan Ku by Da Prinz]
Mid-semester test (20%) 1 hour 30 minutes
Writing tips
Topics for composition given. Take home, and to be submitted in week 11
(10%)
Lesson 7 Momusorou do maan (making plans) [continued]
Voice system [continued]
Voice and tenses
Conjunctions (boros popiromut)

10
(18-22
Nov)
11
(23-27
Nov)
12
(30 Nov4 Dec)

13
(7-11 Dec)

14
(14-18
Dec)

Revision/Speaking activities
Translating sentences from KD to Eng or Malay
Forming and answering comprehension questions based on the
texts/dialogues that the students have learned in Level 1 Module
Individual oral test- 10% (students answer questions based on pictures
or situations given by the instructor)
Oral-test (pair) 15% (forming an impromptu dialogue based on a topic
that the pair of students will get on the test day itself)

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Sept 2015

Study Break

FINAL EXAMINATION (28 Dec 2015 16 January 2016)

Note: all the songs listen in the syllabus are available in www.youtube. com. Enjoy!

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE ASSESSMENTS

Quiz/Assignment (25%) conducted in the classroom
Quiz Online (15%)
It will be conducted in week 5 and will cover lessons learned from weeks 1-4. For this purpose,
students are required to register to UD00102 at http://smart2.ums.edu.my/.
Assignment (writing) take home (10%). Question will be given in week 10. Students will be
asked to write a 50 to 80 word composition based on one of the topics covered in the
classroom till week 9. This assignment is due in week 11. Marking scheme will be attached to
the question sheet.
Mid Semester Test (20%)- 1.5 hours
Mid semester test will be conducted in week 10. Questions will cover lessons learned from
weeks 1 until 7. The first section of the test comprises reading comprehension, in which there
will be one (1) text followed by 10 comprehension questions. In the second section, there will
be 20 multiple-choice (MCQ) and other types of grammar questions, while the last section will
comprise a writing test.
Oral Test (25%)- 2 tests and will be conducted on weeks 13 & 14
Individual 10% (students answer questions based on pictures or situations given by the
instructor).
Pair work or group of 3 people 15% (forming an impromptu dialogue based on a topic that
the pair of students will get on the test day itself).
Final Exam (30%)- 2 hours
The final exam is conducted formally during the exam week. There are three sections that are
similar to the mid semester test. In the first section, students are to answer 20 comprehension
questions based on two texts. In the second section, there will be 30 MCQ and other types of
grammar questions. And in the final section students will be required to do two types of writing:
translating sentences from KD to Malay or English, and writing a short composition (50-80
words).
Reminder: Please DO all the evaluations. Failure to do so will cause you to FAIL this course.
Main texts
Veronica P. Atin. (2015) UD00102 Kadazandusun Level I Course Module. Unpublished.
Ree John Daulip (2014) Komiboros Dictionary Kamus Dusun (Malay-Dusun-English), Sabah
Komik Publications.
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