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BBI 2412 BBI 2412 Writing for Writing for
Academic PurposesAcademic PurposesPJJPJJ
Semester 1 – 2012/2013
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Your InstructorYour Instructor1. Puan Chin Li Yeun
Contact Detailsemail = [email protected] no. = 03-8946 8314
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Course ObjectivesCourse ObjectivesBy the end of the course, students are able to: 1.construct grammatically correct sentences2.develop coherent paragraphs 3.write different types of academic essays supported with concrete ideas 4.review their own writing
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Course SynopsisCourse 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.
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Course ContentCourse 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
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ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT
Assignment 1 15%
Assignment 2 25%
Mid-semester Exam 30%
Final Exam 30%
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EXAM FORMATEXAM FORMATMID SEMESTER EXAM (30%) – Subjective questionsThe mid-semester exam is divided into 3 sectionsYou will be tested on the following format:
•Section A – Subject-Verb and Noun-Pronoun AgreementVerb Tenses
•Section B – Clauses Types of Sentences
•Section C – Topic Sentence Writing an Outline
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GRAMMAR SKILLSGRAMMAR SKILLS
1. Subject-verb agreement2. Noun-pronoun agreement3. Verb Tenses
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TYPES OF TYPES OF SENTENCESSENTENCES
1. Simple2. Compound3. Complex4. Compound-complex
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SENTENCE ERRORSSENTENCE ERRORS1. Fragments2. Run-on sentences3. Comma-splice sentences4. Non-parallel structure
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Process WritingProcess Writing• Drafting• Writing• Revising• Reviewing
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Paragraph Paragraph DevelopmentDevelopment
- Topic Sentence
- Supporting sentences
- Concluding sentence
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UNITY AND UNITY AND COHERENCECOHERENCE
1. Transition signals2. Consistent Noun/Pronoun3. Repetition of key nouns4. Logical order
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Essay DevelopmentEssay Development• Introductory Paragraph -Thesis statement
• Body Paragraph
• Concluding Paragraph
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Patterns of Essay Patterns of Essay OrganizationOrganization
• Cause-Effect• Comparison-Contrast• Argumentative• Process and Procedure • Classification
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CitationsCitations• Developing supporting details - Quotations
- Statistics- Paraphrasing- Summarising
• Referencing Skills
• APA format
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Class TextClass Text
Oshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006). Writing Academic English (4th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Longman
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Assignment 1 (15%)Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph WritingParagraph Writing
1. 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.
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Assignment 1 (15%)Assignment 1 (15%)Paragraph WritingParagraph Writing
2. Marks will be awarded for each process of writing. Make sure your assignment has the following:i) Paragraph outlineii) First draftiii) Peer-editing formiv) Second draftv) Self-editing formvi) Final draft
3. Marks will be deducted if the assignment is incomplete.
**TO BE SUBMITTED TO PPL OFFICE BY WEEK 8**
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Assignment 2 (25%)Assignment 2 (25%)Essay WritingEssay Writing
1. 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.
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Assignment 2 (25%)Assignment 2 (25%)Essay WritingEssay 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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