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BBI 2412 Writing for Academic Purposes PJJ

BBI 2412 Writing for Academic Purposes PJJ. Semester 1 – 2012/2013. Your Instructor. Puan Chin Li Yeun Contact Details email = liyeun@fbmk.upm.edu.my tel no. = 03-8946 8314. Course Objectives. By the end of the course, students are able to: construct grammatically correct sentences

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BBI 2412 Writing for Academic Purposes PJJ

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  1. BBI 2412 Writing for Academic PurposesPJJ Semester 1 – 2012/2013

  2. Your Instructor • Puan Chin Li Yeun Contact Details email = liyeun@fbmk.upm.edu.my tel no. = 03-8946 8314

  3. Course Objectives By the end of the course, students are able to: • construct grammatically correct sentences • develop coherent paragraphs • write different types of academic essays supported with concrete ideas • review their own writing

  4. Course 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.

  5. Course 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

  6. ASSESSMENT Assignment 1 15% Assignment 2 25% Mid-semester Exam 30% Final Exam 30%

  7. EXAM FORMAT MID SEMESTER EXAM  (30%) – Subjective questions The mid-semester exam is divided into 3 sections You will be tested on the following format: • Section A – Subject-Verb and Noun-Pronoun Agreement Verb Tenses • Section B – Clauses Types of Sentences • Section C – Topic Sentence Writing an Outline

  8. GRAMMAR SKILLS • Subject-verb agreement • Noun-pronoun agreement • Verb Tenses

  9. TYPES OF SENTENCES • Simple • Compound • Complex • Compound-complex

  10. SENTENCE ERRORS • Fragments • Run-on sentences • Comma-splice sentences • Non-parallel structure

  11. Process Writing • Drafting • Writing • Revising • Reviewing Footer Text

  12. Paragraph Development • Topic Sentence - Supporting sentences - Concluding sentence

  13. UNITY AND COHERENCE • Transition signals • Consistent Noun/Pronoun • Repetition of key nouns • Logical order Footer Text

  14. Essay Development • Introductory Paragraph -Thesis statement • Body Paragraph • Concluding Paragraph Footer Text

  15. Patterns of Essay Organization • Cause-Effect • Comparison-Contrast • Argumentative • Process and Procedure • Classification Footer Text

  16. Citations • Developing supporting details - Quotations - Statistics - Paraphrasing - Summarising • Referencing Skills • APA format Footer Text

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

  18. Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph Writing • 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.

  19. Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph Writing 2. Marks will be awarded for each process of writing. Make sure your assignment has the following: i) Paragraph outline ii) First draft iii) Peer-editing form iv) Second draft v) Self-editing form vi) Final draft 3. Marks will be deducted if the assignment is incomplete. **TO BE SUBMITTED TO PPL OFFICE BY WEEK 8**

  20. Assignment 2 (25%)Essay Writing • 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. (Topic to be revealed later during the 2nd meeting) 2. At the end of your essay, there must be a reference section that gives the full citation of these articles.

  21. Assignment 2 (25%)Essay Writing • Make 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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