* This Course Schedule Is Only a Guideline and Is Subject to Change When Necessary

KANDUNGAN (CONTENTS)

MINGGU/
WEEK / TAJUK KULIAH/TUTORIAL/AMALI
TOPIC OF LECTURE/TUTORIAL/PRACTICUM (LAB) / BACAAN/AKTIVITI/CATATAN
READINGS/ACTIVITIES/REMARKS
1 / Review of selected grammar usage
Subject-verb agreement
Noun-pronoun agreement / Supplementary Materials
2 / Review of selected types of tenses
Verb/tense system / Supplementary Materials
3 / Types of sentences
Simple, compound, and complex sentences / Unit 10 : p162-177 Textbook
4 / Types of sentences
Compound-complex sentences
Identifying sentence errors
Fragments / Unit 10 : p162-177 Textbook
Unit 11 : p179-193 Textbook
5 / Paragraph development
Topic sentence
Cause and effect paragraph
Unity and Coherence
Unity / Unit 1 : p1-16 Textbook
Unit 6 : p94-110 Textbook
Unit 2 : p18-37 Textbook
6 / Paragraph development
Supporting sentences
Cause and effect paragraph
Unity and Coherence
Transition signals / Unit 1 : p1-16 Textbook
Unit 6 : p94-110 Textbook
Unit 2 : p18-37 Textbook
7 / Paragraph development
Concluding sentence
Cause and effect paragraph
Unity and Coherence
Connecting words / Unit 1 : p1-16 Textbook
Unit 6 : p94-110 Textbook
Unit 2 : p18-37 Textbook
8 / Essay development
Introductory paragraph
Comparison/Contrast Essay / Unit 4 : p56-80 Textbook
Unit 7 : p111-126 Textbook
Submission of assignment 1
9 / Essay development
Body paragraphs
Comparison/Contrast Essay
Drafting, writing, revising and reviewing / Unit 4 : p56-80 Textbook
Unit 7 : p111-126 Textbook
Appendix A : p265-279 Textbook
10 / Essay development
Concluding paragraph
Comparison/Contrast Essay
Drafting, writing, revising and reviewing / Unit 4 : p56-80 Textbook
Unit 7 : p111-126 Textbook
Appendix A : p265-279 Textbook
11 / Argumentative Essay
Developing supporting details
Quotations
Statistics
Paraphrasing
Summarising
Referencing Skills
Mechanics of writing / Unit 9 : p142-160 Textbook
Supplementary Materials
Appendix B : p280-289 Textbook
12 / Argumentative Essay
Drafting, writing, revising and reviewing
Identifying errors
Parallelism / Unit 9 : p142-160 Textbook
Appendix A : p265-279 Textbook
Chapter 11 : p179-193 Textbook
13 / Argumentative Essay
Mechanics of writing
Identifying errors
Comma splices / Unit 9 : p142-160 Textbook
Appendix B : p280-289 Textbook
Unit 11 : p179-193 Textbook
14 / Argumentative Essay
Drafting, writing, revising and reviewing
Identifying errors
Run-on sentences / Unit 9 : p142-160 Textbook
Appendix A : p265-279 Textbook
Unit 11 : p179-193 Textbook
Submission of assignment 2

* This course schedule is only a guideline and is subject to change when necessary.

PENILAIAN/ EVALUATION: Coursework 70%

•Mid-semester Test 30%

•Assignment 1 15%

•Assignment 2 25%

Final examination 30%

TOTAL 100%

TEKS WAJIB (JIKA PERLU)

CLASS TEXT (IF REQUIRED)

Oshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006). Writing Academic English (4th Edition).New York: Pearson Education Longman

RUJUKAN/REFERENCES:

1. Folse, K. et.al. (2010). Great Writing 4: Great Essays, Third Edition. Heinle Cengage Learning

2. Hamp-Lyons. and Heasley, B. (2006). Study Writing- Course in Writing Skills for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

3. Meyers, A. (2005). Gateways to Academic Writings. Effective Sentences, Paragraphs and Essays. New York: Pearson Education

4. Langan, J. (2005). College Writing Skills (6th. ed). New York:McGraw-Hill.

5.Leonhard, B.H (2002). Discoveries in Academic Writing. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.