1. BBI 2412 Writing for Academic Purposes PJJ Semester 2 – 2013/2014 12/6/20151

2. Your Instructor 1.Cik Nor Syakira Binti Abdullah Contact Details email = syakira@upm.edu.my h/p= 019-3732721 Office: Room 7, Bilik Seri Buana, 2 nd Flr Muzium Warisan Melayu Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication 12/6/20152

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 12/6/20153

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. 12/6/20154

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 12/6/20155

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

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 12/6/20157

8. GRAMMAR SKILLS 1.Subject-verb agreement 2.Noun-pronoun agreement 3.Verb Tenses 12/6/20158

9. TYPES OF SENTENCES 1.Simple 2.Compound 3.Complex 4.Compound-complex 12/6/20159

10. Class Text Oshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006). Writing Academic English (4 th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Longman 12/6/2015Footer Text10

11. Assignment 1 (15%) Paragraph Writing 1.Students are required to write a cause and effect paragraph of 200-250 words of any of the topics below: a)Discuss the causes and/or effects of unemployment among graduates. b)Discuss the causes and/or effects of early marriage. c)Discuss the causes and/or effects of using Tablets/iPads among young children. 12/6/201511

12. 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: 26 MARCH 2014 12/6/2015Footer Text12