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Semester 2 – 2012/2013
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Your Instructor
1. Mr. Othman Abdul Kareem
Contact Detailsemail = mankareem.putra.upm.edu.my
= [email protected] no. = 03-8946 8313/016-6247930
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Course ObjectivesBy the end of the course, students are able to: 1.construct grammatically correct sentences2.develop coherent paragraphs 3.write different types of academic essays supported with concrete ideas 4.review their own writing
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Course SynopsisThis course covers writing paragraphs and the different types of academic essays. This course also emphasizes on types of sentences, tenses, transitions, selected parts of speech, the process of drafting, revising, and editing of texts for academic purposes.
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Course ContentReview of different types of tensesReview of selected grammar usageTypes of sentencesIdentifying sentence errorsParagraph developmentEssay developmentTypes of academic essaysUnity and coherence Drafting, revising, and reviewingMechanics of writing
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ASSESSMENT
Assignment 1 15%
Assignment 2 25%
Mid-semester Exam 30%
Final Exam 30%
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EXAM FORMATMID SEMESTER EXAM (30%) – Subjective questionsThe mid-semester exam is divided into 3 sectionsYou will be tested on the following format:
•Section A – Subject-Verb and Noun-Pronoun AgreementVerb Tenses
•Section B – Clauses Types of Sentences
•Section C – Topic Sentence Writing an Outline
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GRAMMAR SKILLS
1. Subject-verb agreement2. Noun-pronoun agreement3. Verb Tenses
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TYPES OF SENTENCES1. Simple2. Compound3. Complex4. Compound-complex
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SENTENCE ERRORS1. Fragments2. Run-on sentences3. Comma-splice sentences4. Non-parallel structure
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Process WritingDraftingWritingRevisingReviewing
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Paragraph Development- Topic Sentence
- Supporting sentences
- Concluding sentence
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UNITY AND COHERENCE
1. Transition signals
2. Consistent Noun/Pronoun
3. Repetition of key nouns
4. Logical order
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Essay DevelopmentIntroductory Paragraph -Thesis statement
Body Paragraph
Concluding Paragraph
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Patterns of Essay OrganizationCause-EffectComparison-ContrastArgumentativeProcess and Procedure Classification
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CitationsDeveloping supporting details - Quotations
- Statistics- Paraphrasing- Summarising
Referencing Skills
APA format
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Class Text
Oshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006). Writing Academic English (4th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Longman
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Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph Writing
1. Students are required to write ONE cause and
effect paragraph of 250-300 words of any of the
topics below:
A) Discuss the causes and effects of working
while studying.
B) Discuss the causes and effects of early
marriage.
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Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph Writing2. Marks will be awarded for each process of writing.
Make sure your assignment has the following:i) Paragraph outlineii) First draftiii) Peer-editing formiv) Second draftv) Self-editing formvi) Final draft
3. Marks will be deducted if the assignment is incomplete.
**TO BE SUBMITTED TO PPL OFFICE BY WEEK 8**
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Assignment 2 (25%)Essay Writing1. Write a 500 word argumentative essay (about 2
pages double-spaced) that references at least two articles or news reports. The articles may be taken from newspapers, magazines, books, journals, or other printed sources.
Is early age marriage the best method to prevent unethical behavior ?
2. At the end of your essay, there must be a reference section that gives the full citation of these articles.
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Assignment 2 (25%)Essay WritingMake sure your essay has at least 5
paragraphs which include:
- Introductory paragraph- Body paragraph 1 (your own point)- Body paragraph 2 (your own point)- Body paragraph 3 (counterargument of the
issue and your refutation/rebuttal)- Concluding paragraph
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