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BBI 2409 English for

Academic PurposesPJJ

Semester 2 – 2010/2011

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Your Instructors1. Puan Husnita Habsah Yon

Contact Detailsemail - husnita@fbmk.upm.edu.myh/p - 016-2061484

2. Puan Zuriena Abdul RahmanContact Detailsemail - zuriena@fbmk.upm.edu.myh/p - 019-2641967

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Course ObjectivesBy the end of the course, students are able to: 1. choose relevant study skills for academic

purposes2. identify suitable academic reading

strategies3. respond appropriately to academic

situations in English4. present ideas appropriately and

effectively

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Course Synopsis

This course involves developing study skills and reading strategies for academic purposes. It also covers practice in speaking and writing in academic settings.

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Course Content• Using basic study skills for academic purposes• Using the dictionary for vocabulary development

and pronunciation practice• Skimming and scanning linear and non-linear texts• Identifying supporting details and examples• Understanding cause and effect relationships• Presenting non-linear and linear texts• Making inferences• Understanding parts of speech for academic reading• Discussing viewpoints related to reading texts• Listing main points and writing short summary

accounts

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ASSESSMENT 

Assignment 1 10%

Assignment 2 20%

Mid-semester Exam 30%

Final Exam 40%

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EXAM FORMATMID SEMESTER EXAM  (30%) – Subjective questionsThe mid-semester exam is divided into 4 sections. You will be tested on the following format:

• Section A – Reading Comprehension• Section B – Parts of Speech• Section C – Dictionary Meaning• Section D – Scanning for Information (Non-linear) Duration : 1 hour

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EXAM FORMATFINAL EXAM (40%) – Multiple choice questionsThe final exam is divided into 4 sections. You will be tested on the following format:

• Section A – Reading Comprehension (2 texts)• Section B – Cloze Passage• Section C – Grammar • Section D - Vocabulary

Duration : 1 ½ hours

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GRAMMAR SKILLS1. Parts of Speech2. Prefixes and suffixes3. Tenses

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DICTIONARY SKILLS1. Phonetics2. Meaning and usage3. Synonyms, antonyms

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READING SKILLSLinear Text

1. Skimming2. Scanning3. Identifying main ideas4. Topic recognition5. Paraphrasing6. Predicting and making inferences7. Finding word meaning in context

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READING SKILLSNon-linear Texts

1. Topic recognition2. Scanning diagrams, tables, maps for

information3. Reading and following instructions4. Inferring

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WRITING SKILLS1. Listing main points2. Summarising

1.Discussing view point2.Presenting view points

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Assignment 1 (10%)1. Find a text of at least 200 words from any reading

materials (e.g. newspaper, magazine, internet etc.).

Paste the text in the space provided. State the source

and author of the text.

2. Identify ten different words from the text and underline

them. The words chosen must be of 3 or more syllables.

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3. For each selected word, you must provide:-

The part of speech of the word (based on the context)

The meaning/definition of each word

The phonetic transcription of each word

The synonym and antonym for each word

A sentence for each word chosen (mark will only be awarded

for each word used correctly)

1 mark will be awarded for each completed word (i.e. which

contains all of the information-3 or more syllable, part of

speech, meaning, phonetic transcription, synonym and

antonym and sample of sentence. (10 words = 10 marks)

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4. Read the text that you have selected, and paraphrase it in about 100 words. (10 marks)

Total marks20/2=10 marks

**TO BE SUBMITTED TO PPL OFFICE BY WEEK 7**