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BBI 2421 General Writing Skills

Enhance writing skills in sentence patterns, paragraph development, and grammar. Learn to create various short texts and review with peers.

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BBI 2421 General Writing Skills

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  1. BBI 2421 General Writing Skills 1st F2F Introduction to the Course Pn. Haswini Narayanasamy haswini@upm.edu.my Bilik Teratai Muara, Pusat Pemajuan Kompetensi Bahasa (CALC)

  2. Course Synopsis This course covers: • sentence patterns and types, • paragraph development, • transition between ideas, • using correct grammar and structure, • identifying and correcting common errors, • drafting, editing and revising various types of short texts. Students will be actively involved in the process of planning, writing and revising texts to meet their academic and professional needs.

  3. Learning Outcomes Students are able to: construct correct sentences in their writing (P4) organise ideas to develop coherent paragraphs (A4) write various types of short texts (C5, LL) review their own written texts with peers (CTPS)

  4. Evaluation • Coursework 70% • Mid-Semester Exam (25%) • Writing Assignment (35%) • Self-Directed Learning Portfolio (10%) • Final Exam 30%

  5. Writing Assignment (35%) Part 1-Paragraph Writing Portfolio (15%) • Students are required to create a portfolio outline and a complete an opinion paragraph of 200-250 words based on a given topic. Part 2-Essay Writing Portfolio (20%) - Will be announced during the 2nd Face-to-Face

  6. SDL Portfolio Self-Directed Learning Portfolio (10%) - Students are required to do all 6 exercise and upload it onto EDMODO. EDMODO To access: • https://www.edmodo.com/ • Group Key Code: nxisgd

  7. Text Book Title : Introduction to Academic Writing (3rd Edition) Writers : Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. Publisher : Pearson Education Inc. Price : RM42.00

  8. Important Dates! Week 6 Submission of Writing Assignment – UPMET Week 7 Mid-Semester Exam Week 12 Submission of Writing Assignment – UPMET Week 3- 12 SDL Portfolio Activities – EDMODO (*Please ensure that all assignments are submitted on time as stipulated!!)

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