BBI 2412 BBI 2412 Writing for Writing for

Academic PurposesAcademic PurposesPJJPJJ

Semester 2 – 2012/2013

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Your InstructorYour Instructor1. En. Othman Abdul Kareem

Contact Detailsemail = othmankareem@fbmk.upm.edu.myh/p = 016-6247930

Office : Room 8, Bilik Seri Buana, 2nd Flr Bangunan Sanggar Bahasa & KomunikasiFaculty of Modern Languages and Communication

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Course ObjectivesCourse 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 SynopsisCourse Synopsis

This 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 ContentCourse Content• Review of different types of tenses• Review of selected grammar usage• Types of sentences• Identifying sentence errors• Paragraph development• Essay development• Types of academic essays• Unity and coherence • Drafting, revising, and reviewing• Mechanics of writing

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ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT 

Assignment 1 15%

Assignment 2 25%

Mid-semester Exam 30%

Final Exam 30%

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EXAM FORMATEXAM 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 SKILLSGRAMMAR SKILLS

1. Subject-verb agreement2. Noun-pronoun agreement3. Verb Tenses

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TYPES OF TYPES OF SENTENCESSENTENCES

1. Simple2. Compound3. Complex4. Compound-complex

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SENTENCE ERRORSSENTENCE ERRORS1. Fragments2. Run-on sentences3. Comma-splice sentences4. Non-parallel structure

Refer to Chapter 11 (textbook)

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Process WritingProcess Writing• Drafting• Writing• Revising• Reviewing

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Paragraph Paragraph DevelopmentDevelopment

1. Topic Sentence

1. Supporting sentences

1. Concluding sentence

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UNITY AND UNITY AND COHERENCECOHERENCE

1. Transition signals2. Consistent Noun/Pronoun3. Repetition of key nouns4. Logical order

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Essay DevelopmentEssay Development• Introductory Paragraph -Thesis statement

• Body Paragraph

• Concluding Paragraph

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Patterns of Essay Patterns of Essay OrganizationOrganization

• Cause-Effect• Comparison-Contrast• Argumentative• Process and Procedure • Classification

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CitationsCitations• Developing supporting details - Quotations

- Statistics- Paraphrasing- Summarising

• Referencing Skills

• APA format

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Class TextClass TextOshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006).

Writing Academic English (4th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Longman

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Assignment 1 (15%)Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph Paragraph

WritingWriting( DONE)( DONE)

1. Students are required to write a cause and effect

paragraph of 300-400 words of any of the topics

below:

A) Discuss the causes and effects of procrastination

among students.

B) Discuss the causes and effects of early marriage.

C) Discuss the causes and effects of music

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Assignment 2 (25%)Assignment 2 (25%)Essay WritingEssay Writing

1. Students are required to write an argumentative essay of 450-550 wordsof any topics.

2. Marks will be awarded for each process of writing. Make sure your assignment has the following:i) Outlineii) First draftiii) Peer-editing formiv) Second draftv) Self-editing formvi) Final draft

3. Marks will be deducted if the assignment is incomplete.

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