SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LITERACIES AND TRANSLATION INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING SEMESTER I ACADEMIC SESSION 2012 / 2013

A. COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code Course Title Day Time Place : : : : : Puan Yeap Mei Chan (KPK) (Please refer to APPENDIX 1) LSP 401 GENERAL ENGLISH

Coordinator/Lecturer : Guest Lecturer No. of Student Credit Units : : :

B. COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, students will be able to : (a) comprehend written and oral scientific texts as well as answer text-based questions of different levels of difficulty; (b) practise language skills; (c) conduct indepth discussions on contemporary issues; (d) identify main and supporting ideas in texts; (e) evaluate opinions critically and provide oral and written responses; (f) write essays and reports; (g) write job application letters, resums and prepare for job interviews; (h) apply language skills in analysing issues pertaining to sustainability; (i) acquire soft skills so as to function effectively in social and occupational spheres.

D. REFERENCES Texts : (a) Azar, Betty Schrampfer (1981) Understanding Grammar. New Jersey Prentice Hall. (LB1579.E5A992) (b) Blass, Laurie; Friesen, Hannah and Block, Kathy [2008]. Creating Meaning- Advanced Reading and Writing, Oxford : Oxford University Press (c) Dowling, Barbara T. [1990]. University Survival Skills: Reading and Vocabulary Practice for ESL Students. New York : Newbury House Publishers (d) Hilman, Linda Harbough (1990). Reading at the university: English for academic purposes. Boston: Heinle and Heinle

(e) Langan, John (2000). College writing skills (5th edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill
(f) Lewis, Jill [2002]. Reading for academic success. Boston: Houghton Mifflin (g) McCutchan, Neil [1980]. Focus on reading: A workbook for ESL students. New Jersey: Prentice Hall [LB1579.E5M478 f] (h) Miller, Joanne M. [1991]. Improve your reading, Improve your job. California : Crisp Publications Inc. (i) Sinclair, J [1990]. Collins COBUILD English Grammar. London: Collins (j) Smith, Lorraine C. [1992]. Topics for Today: a low advanced ESL reading skills Text. Heinle & Heinle Publishers [ LB 1632.S654] Journals : www.esljournal.org http://edutl107fall2004.motime.com/ [English Composition] Websites : (a) http://www.esl.about.com/ (b) http://www.bbc.co.uk/ (c) http://www.better-english.com (d) http://www.ego4u.com (e) http://www.businessenglishonline.net/ (f) http://wwww.wikipedia.org/ (g) http://www.nytime.com/magazines

E. SCHEDULE WEEK/DATE TITLE

1st meeting brief students on LSP 401 brief students on attendance requirements check students particulars, entry requirements, etc. UNIT 1 Discussing Issues 2 [ 17/9 21/9 ] 3 [ 24/9 28/9 ] 4 [1/10 5/10 ] 5 [8/10 12/10 ] 6 [15/10 19/10 ] 7 [22/10 26/10 ] 8 [29/10 2/11 ] 9 [5/11 9/11 ] 10 [ 12/11 16/11 ] 11 [ 19/11 23/11 ] 12 [ 26/11 30/11 ] 13 [3/12 7/12 ] 14 [10/12 14/12 ) 15 [ 17/12 21/12 ] UNIT 1 Discussing Issues UNIT 1 Discussing Issues UNIT 2 Oral Presentations UNIT 2 Oral Presentations UNIT 2 Oral Presentations Individual Oral Presentation (15%) Individual Oral Presentation (15%) Hari Raya Haji (26/10,Fri) Hari Malaysia (17/9,Mon)

NOTES

1 [ 10/9 14/9 ]

UNIT 3 Undertaking A Project

UNIT 3- Understanding A Project

UNIT 5 Job Interviews MID SEMESTER BREAK UNIT 5 Job Interviews

WRITING TEST (15%)

Job Interview (10%) UNIT 5 Job Interviews UNIT 4 Report Writing UNIT 4 Report Writing Job Interview (10%) Listening Test (10%)

UNIT 4 Report Writing

F. COURSE EVALUATION COURSE WORK (50 %) Mode Individual Oral Presentation (i) Each student will be given 10 minutes. (Presentation : 5 - 7 minutes & QA : 3 - 5 minutes) (ii) Topics will be vetted by the teacher. (iii) Presentations will be assessed based on fluency and coherence, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy and pronunciation. (iv) Students will be penalized for reading. Percentage Deadline

15%

Week 6 & 7

Writing Test (i) Students are to write an essay of 350 words in 50 minutes. (ii) Essays will be assessed based on coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, grammatical range and accuracy. 15% Week 9

Job Interview (i) Teachers will fix an appointment for the interview which will be held outside class time. (ii) Students are to submit their job advertisement, resum and job application letter 1 week before the interview. (iii) Duration of interview: 10 minutes

10%

Week 12 & 13

Listening Test (i) Students listen to a recording and answer questions based on it. (ii) Duration: 30-40 minutes 10% Week 14

Deadline for submission of 50% coursework marks Notes:

18th Dec 2012 (Tue)

Continuous assessments provide both students and teachers more opportunities to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the students in the four different skills. Final Examination (50%) Mode Reading Comprehension Writing

Weightage 70% 30%