1. BBI 2412 Writing for Academic Purposes PJJ Semester 2 – 2012/2013 12/3/20151

2. Your Instructor 1.En. Othman Abdul Kareem Contact Details email = othmankareem@fbmk.upm.edu.my h/p= 016-6247930 Office: Room 8, Bilik Seri Buana, 2 nd Flr Bangunan Sanggar Bahasa & Komunikasi Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication 12/3/20152

3. Course Objectives By the end of the course, students are able to: 1.construct grammatically correct sentences 2.develop coherent paragraphs 3.write different types of academic essays supported with concrete ideas 4.review their own writing 12/3/20153

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. 12/3/20154

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 12/3/20155

6. ASSESSMENT Assignment 115% Assignment 2 25% Mid-semester Exam30% Final Exam 30% 12/3/20156

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 12/3/20157

8. GRAMMAR SKILLS 1.Subject-verb agreement 2.Noun-pronoun agreement 3.Verb Tenses 12/3/20158

9. TYPES OF SENTENCES 1.Simple 2.Compound 3.Complex 4.Compound-complex 12/3/20159

10. SENTENCE ERRORS 1.Fragments 2.Run-on sentences 3.Comma-splice sentences 4.Non-parallel structure Refer to Chapter 11 (textbook) 12/3/201510

11. Process Writing Drafting Writing Revising Reviewing 12/3/2015Footer Text11

12. Paragraph Development 1.Topic Sentence 1.Supporting sentences 1.Concluding sentence 12/3/201512

13. UNITY AND COHERENCE 1.Transition signals 2.Consistent Noun/Pronoun 3.Repetition of key nouns 4.Logical order 12/3/2015Footer Text13

14. Essay Development Introductory Paragraph -Thesis statement Body Paragraph Concluding Paragraph 12/3/2015Footer Text14

15. Patterns of Essay Organization Cause-Effect Comparison-Contrast Argumentative Process and Procedure Classification 12/3/2015Footer Text15

16. Citations Developing supporting details -Quotations - Statistics -Paraphrasing -Summarising Referencing Skills APA format 12/3/2015Footer Text16

17. Class Text Oshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006). Writing Academic English (4 th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Longman 12/3/2015Footer Text17

18. Assignment 1 (15%) Paragraph Writing ( 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 downloading. 12/3/201518

19. Assignment 2 (25%) Essay 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) 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 11 th ** 12/3/2015ooter Text19