FAKULTI PEMBANGUNAN SOSIAL JABATAN BAHASA DAN KOMUNIKASI Nama Kursus Kod Taraf Kursus Peringkat Jam Kredit

Pra-syarat Masa Pembelajaran Pelajar (SLT) ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS BBB3101/ BBA3202 Compulsory (University Core) Degree 3 (3+0) BBA2201English for Special Purposes (minimum grade C) or MUET Bands 3-6 or SPM A1-B5 Calculating Student Learning Time Face to Face Independent 3 x 14 =42 3 x 14 =42 2x1=2 3x1=3 0.5 x 2 = 1 1.5 +2 = 3.5 1x2=2 2 x 8 = 16 3.5 x 3 = 10.5

Lecture Language Practice Oral Presentation

Total 84 5 3 16 14 122 42 = 3.05 credit

Assignment Test & Final Exam

Kaedah Penilaian dan Agihan Markah

Continuous Assessments: 1. Assignment 1 2. Assignment 2 3. Mid-term Test 4. Presentation 5. Final examination TOTAL

Percentag e 60%

Mark Scheme Marks 80 - 100% 75 - 79% 70 - 74% 65 - 69% 60 - 64% 55 - 59% 50 - 54% 45 - 49% 40 - 44% 39% or less Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD F

40% 100%

Kaedah Penyampaian Tenaga Pengajar Semester Pengajian Sinopsis Kursus

Combination of the techniques below: Lectures Group Discussion Presentation Semester 1,2, 3 or 4/ First Year or Second Year This course is designed to develop students competence in academic writing. It introduces students to the skills needed to become effective writers. The approach adopted in the course is the process-centred approach. Students will be guided through the main stages in academic writing such as pre-writing, outlining, drafting and revising which will

enable them to produce well-organised and adequately develop essays. The course also exposes students to typical rhetorical modes or organizational patterns in academic writing modelled by selected reading articles, which they can later draw on in their university work. Emphasis is also given to creative and critical thinking which are integral to the process of academic writing. Grammatical items and patterns pertinent to academic writing are taught in the course to develop the analytical skills needed by the student to edit their written work. Objektif Kursus By the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate their understanding of the main stages of the writing process i.e. pre-writing, planning, outlining, writing and revising.

2. Write

different mode of essays following basic writing conventions, displaying good writing strategies, critical thinking skills and creative language.

Hasil Pembelajaran Program (PLO)

PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9

Pengetahuan [K] Kemahiran Teknikal/Praktikal/Psikomotor [CTPS] Pendekatan Kemahiran Berfikir dan Saintifik [CTPS] Kemahiran Berkomunikasi [CS] Kemahiran Sosial, Kerja Berpasukan dan Bertanggungjawab [TS] Profesionalisme, Nilai, Sikap dan Etika [EM] Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat dan Pengurusan Maklumat [LL] Kemahiran Pengurusan dan Keusahawanan [ES] Kemahiran Kepimpinan [LS]

Hasil Pembelajaran Kursus (CLO)

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. 2. 3.

organize essays according to the required structure (PLO1 K3) compose different modes of academic writing using appropriate writing conventions (PLO4 , A3) present assigned academic writing task(s) (PLO4 , A3) CS - 3 CLO2, CLO3 ES CTPS - 4 EM - 3 TS - 3 LS - 2 LL - 2 -

Kemahiran Insaniah

Matriks Domain Hasil Pembelajaran berdasarkan MQF

Rangka Kursus
Week PETUNJUK: Aras Taksonomi Pembelajaran Kognitif (K) 1) K1Pengetahuan 2) K2Pemahaman 3) K3-Aplikasi 4) K4-Analisis 5) K5-Sintesis 6) K6Penilaian Psikomotor (P) 1) Persepsi 2) Set 3) Respons terpimpin 4) Mekanisme 5) Respons ketara kompleks 6) Penyesuaian 7) Lakuan tulen Afektif (A) 1) Menerima 2) Memberikan maklum balas 3) Menilai 4) Mengorganisas i 5) Menghayati nilai 1
11-17/09/2011 *16/09/2011 Hari Malaysia

Topic Understanding the academic writing task - Planning the essay - Organizing the paragraphs and main body Essay Structure - Features of the introduction paragraph - Features of the body paragraph - Features of the concluding paragraph

Contac t Hours

Learning Levels Taxonomy Level K1, A1 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

2
1824/09/2011

Essay -

Structure Thesis statement Topic sentences Supporting details Supporting with specific evidence

Taxonomy Level K2, A1 3 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

3
25/09 01/10/2011

Drafting, Revising and Editing the essay - Paraphrasing & Citing - Quoting - Summarising

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 3 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

Kemahiran Insaniah 1) CSKemahiran Komunikasi 2) CTPSPemikiran kritis dan penyelesaian

4
0208/10/2011

Drafting, Revising and Editing the essay - Unity - Support - Coherence - Sentence skills

Taxonomy Level K3, A2 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

masalah 3) TS-Kemahiran kerja berpasukan 4) LLPembelajaran sepanjang hayat 5) ES-Kemahiran keusahawanan 6) EM-Etika dan nilai profesionalism e 7) LS-Kemahiran kepimpinan Domain MQF 1) K-Pengetahuan 2) P-Kemahiran Praktikal 3) SR-Kemahiran Sosial dan Tanggungjawa b 4) VPProfesionalism e, Nilai, Sikap dan Etika 5) CL-Kemahiran Komunikasi, Kepimpinan dan Kerja Pasukan 6) PSPenyelesaian Masalah dan Kemahiran Saintifik 7) ME-Kemahiran Pengurusan dan Keusahawanan 8) LL-Pendidikan Sepanjang Hayat dan Pengurusan Maklumat

5
09 15/10/2011

Gathering & Organising information for the essay - Using database - Types of sources - Evaluating sources

Taxonomy Level K3, A2 3 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

6
16 22/10/2011 **Presentatio n **Mid term test
(21/10/2011; Friday; 3:30PM)

Gathering & Organising information for the essay - Referencing & acknowledging sources - Documentation of sources (APA format) Present assigned academic writing task Writing the Cause and Effect essay - Organisation for Cause/Effect Order essay - Developing your ideas - Writing the outline - The introduction paragraph & thesis statement - Cause/Effect signal words and phrases - Applying what you have learnt Writing the Cause and Effect essay - Organization for Cause/Effect Order essay - Writing the outline - The introduction paragraph & thesis statement - Cause/Effect signal words and phrases - Applying what you have learnt

Taxonomy Level K3, A1 Soft Skills CS - 3 3 MQF Domain K, CL

7
23 29/10/2011

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 Soft Skills CS - 1 3 MQF Domain K, CL

*26/10/2011 Deepavali

8
30/10 -05/11/2011 **Assignment 1 due

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 Soft Skills CS - 1 3 MQF Domain K, CL

9
13

Mid-Semester Break 06-12//11/2011 *06 - 07/11/2011 Hari Raya Qurban Writing the Argumentative 3 essay - Organization of

Taxonomy Level K3, A3

19/11/2011

10
20 26/11/2011

Argumentative Essays Developing your argument Writing the outline The introduction paragraph & thesis statement Applying what you have learnt

Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

Writing the Argumentative essay - Organization of Argumentative Essays - Developing your argument - Writing the outline - The introduction paragraph & thesis statement - Applying what you have learnt Writing the Argumentative essay - Organization of Argumentative Essays - Developing your argument - Writing the outline - The introduction paragraph & thesis statement - Applying what you have learnt Writing the Comparison/ Contrast essay Organization of a compare/contrast essay The introduction paragraph & thesis statement Compare/contrast signal words and phrases

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

11
27/11 -03/12/2011 *27/11 Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) **Assignment
2 due

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 Soft Skills CS - 1 3 MQF Domain K, CL

12
04 10/12/2011

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 Soft Skills CS - 1 3 MQF Domain K, CL

13

Writing the Process Analysis Essay

Taxonomy Level K3, A3

11 17/12/2011 **Presentatio n

Thesis statement for a process essay Transition signals for the chronological order

Soft Skills CS - 3 MQF Domain K, CL

Present assigned academic writing task 14

18 24/12/2011 **Continuation of Presentation (if needed)

Writing the Classification Essay - Organisation of a classification essay - Transition signals for the classification essay Revision

Taxonomy Level K3, A3 Soft Skills CS - 1 MQF Domain K, CL

Rujukan

COMPULSORY TEXTBOOK: Oshima, A & Hogue A. (2006) Writing Academic English 4th Edition. New York: Addison Wesley Longman. RECOMMENDED TEXT: Langan, J. (2008) College Writing SkIlls with Readings.7th edition. Boston: USA, McGrawHill Companies Inc. REFERENCES: Bailey, S. (2006) Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. Dollahite, N.E. and Haun, J. (2005) Sourcework: Academic Writing from Sources. Houghton Mifflin Co. Fiagley, L. (2004) Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments: Reading/ Designing and Writing Effective Arguments. Longman. Graff, G. and Birkenstein, C. (2009) "They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (Second Edition). W. W. Norton & Company. Kisting, W. (2011) Writing Effective Essays: A Guide To College-Level Writing. CreateSpace. Lane, J. and Lange, E. (2011) Writing Clearly Grammar for Editing. Heinle ELT. McCormack, J and Slaght, J. (2009) Exteded Writing and Research Skills Course Book. Reading: Garmet Publishing Ltd. Ramage, J.D., Bean, J.C., and Johnson, J. (2009) Writing Arguments: A Rhetoric with Readings. Longman.