1. Semester 2 – 2012/2013 03/03/20131

2. Your Instructor 1. Mr. Othman Abdul Kareem Contact Details email = mankareem.putra.upm.edu.my = mannkareem@gmail.com Tel no.= 03-8946 8313/016-6247930 03/03/20132

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 03/03/20133

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. 03/03/20134

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 03/03/20135

6. ASSESSMENT Assignment 115% Assignment 2 25% Mid-semester Exam30% Final Exam 30% 03/03/20136

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 03/03/20137

8. GRAMMAR SKILLS 1. Subject-verb agreement 2. Noun-pronoun agreement 3. Verb Tenses 03/03/20138

9. TYPES OF SENTENCES 1. Simple 2. Compound 3. Complex 4. Compound-complex 03/03/20139

10. SENTENCE ERRORS 1. Fragments 2. Run-on sentences 3. Comma-splice sentences 4. Non-parallel structure 03/03/201310

11. Process Writing Drafting Writing Revising Reviewing 03/03/201311

12. Paragraph Development - Topic Sentence -Supporting sentences -Concluding sentence 03/03/201312

13. UNITY AND COHERENCE 1. Transition signals 2. Consistent Noun/Pronoun 3. Repetition of key nouns 4. Logical order 03/03/201313

14. Essay Development Introductory Paragraph -Thesis statement Body Paragraph Concluding Paragraph 03/03/201314

15. Patterns of Essay Organization Cause-Effect Comparison-Contrast Argumentative Process and Procedure Classification 03/03/201315

16. Citations Developing supporting details - Quotations - Statistics - Paraphrasing - Summarising Referencing Skills APA format 03/03/201316

17. Class Text Oshima, A. and Hogue, C. (2006). Writing Academic English (4 th Edition). New York: Pearson Education Longman 03/03/201317

18. Assignment 1 (15%) Paragraph 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. 03/03/201318

19. 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 WEEK 8** 03/03/201319

20. Assignment 2 (25%) Essay 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. Is early age marriage the best method to prevent unethical behavior ? 2. At the end of your essay, there must be a reference section that gives the full citation of these articles. 03/03/201320

21. Assignment 2 (25%) Essay 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 03/03/201321