BIU2042

English
Proficiency 4
INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

English Language Unit

Centre of Languages and General Studies
Sultan Idris Education University

SESSION 2 2016/2017

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Date:

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
Centre : Centre of Languages and General Studies
Department : English Language Unit
Semester :2
Session : 2016/2017
Course Name : English Proficiency 4
Course Code : BIU2042
Credit Hour :2
Pre requisite : MUET Band 5/6 or pass with a minimum Grade C the
following courses:
- BIU2032 English Proficiency 3

LECTURERS INFORMATION:

Name : Puan Thilaga Ravinthar (Course Coordinator)

E-mail : thilaga.r@pbmpu.upsi.edu.my
Telephone number : 015-48797946
Room number : 2E-110 Blok 5, UPSI Kampus Sultan Azlan Shah

COURSE SYNOPSIS:
This is an advanced English language course for learners who are familiar with most
structural patterns of English and able to use them in both academic and workplace
situations. It enhances students ability to construct complex structures, present and
evaluate arguments systematically in listening, speaking and writing activities.
Students develop critical reading skills by evaluating information from reading texts
and writing process, compare and contrast, and argumentative essays.

(Ini adalah kursus bahasa Inggeris peringkat tinggi untuk pelajar yang sudah biasa
dengan kebanyakan corak struktur bahasa Inggeris dan boleh menggunakannya
dalam kedua-dua situasi akademik dan tempat kerja.

Ia meningkatkan keupayaan pelajar untuk membina struktur kompleks, menyampai

dan menilai hujah-hujah secara sistematik dalam aktiviti mendengar, bertutur dan
menulis. Pelajar menguasai kemahiran membaca kritikal dengan menilai maklumat
daripada bahan bacaan dan menulis esei proses, membandingkan dan
membezakan, dan perbahasan.)
RATIONALE OF THE COURSE:

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This course is needed to cater to students who are ready to progress to the upper
intermediate level of proficiency in English at the point of entry or after completing
the English Proficiency Levels 1, 2 and 3 courses.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Infer details from English discourse. (C4)

2. Interpret and evaluate variety of reading materials. (C6)
3. Defend, evaluate and present arguments in debates. (C6)
4. Write different types of essays with fluency and accuracy. (C6)

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS:

Communication skills

REFERENCES:

Nadiah Yan Abdullah, Sasigaran Moneyam, Thilaga Ravinthar & Khursiah Mohd Sauffi.
(2016). E-PRO 4. Tanjong Malim: Centre for Languages and General Studies, Universiti
Pendidikan Sultan Idris.

Straus, J., Kaufman, L. & Stern , T. (2014.) The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation,
USA: Jossey-Bass

Azar, B.S. (1992). Fundamentals of English grammar (2nd ed.). New York:
Longman.

Eastwood, J. (2008). Oxford practice grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Folse, K. S., Muchmore-Vokoun, A., & Solomon, E. V. (2010). Great essays (3rd
ed.). Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning.

Gaudart, H., Hughes, R., & Michael, J. (2009). Towards better English grammar (2nd
ed.). Kuala Lumpur: Oxford Fajar Sdn. Bhd.

Goh, H. S., & Leela Chakrabarty. (Eds.). (2013). Advancing further in English.
Tanjung Malim: Faculty of Languages and Communication.

Kayfetz, J. L., & Smith, M. E. F. (2001). Speaking effectively: Strategies for

academic interaction. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers.

Langan, J. (2011). College writing skills (8th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Langan, J., & Ryan, M. (2012). English skills (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Soloman, J.S., & Chuah Ai Bee. (2010). English for Malaysians. Kuala Lumpur:
Pelanduk.

METHODS OF SOFT SKILLS EMBEDDED:

Activity KOM BKMM PBPM KKBP KKU KKP EM

Debate
Essay Writing

Abbreviation Skills
KOM Communication Skill
BKMM Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
PBPM Continuous Learning and Information Management
KKBP Team Work Skills
KKU Entrepreneurial Skills
KKP Leadership Skill
EM Professional Ethics and Moral

STUDENTs PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Course work Percentage

Details LO %
In-Class Tasks LO1 20
60
Debate LO2 20
Writing Task LO3 20
Final exam LO4 40 40
Total 100%

GRADING SCALE:

Grade Points interval GPA/CGPA

A 80 100 4.00
A- 75 79 3.75
B+ 70 74 3.50
B 65 69 3.00
B- 60 64 2.75
C+ 55 59 2.50
C 50 54 2.00
C- 45 49 1.75
D+ 40 44 1.50

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D 35 39 1.00
F 0 34 0

SOFT SKILS GRADING SCALE:

Scale
4 Excellent
3 Good
2 Moderate
1 Weak

Rubrics as in Buku Kemahiran Insaniah/Soft skills

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WEEK TEACHING SCHEDULE:

*Abbreviation Activity Abbreviation Assessment

LEC Lecture
GRPD Group Discussion
GRPP Group Presentation
PRC Practice

*Optional

Week Chapter/Topic Learning outcomes Soft skills Learning & Assessme

At the end of each week, the students Teaching nt
should be able to: Activities
1--2 Explain instructional plan and attendance 1. Construct complex structures in writing KOM LEC
rules and requirements essays. (C6) BKMM GRPD
4. Manage discussions in groups KKBP PRC
Unit 1: What a wonderful world appropriately based on topics given.
(CS3,TS4)
Reading
Purpose, Tone, Point of view and intended
audience
- Determine an authors purpose , tone,
point of view and intended audience

Speaking
Use of language functions to express view

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Persuading

- Talking about feelings

- Drawing conclusions
- Conceding a point
- Critiquing and reviewing constructively
- Defending a point of view persuasively

Listening
Making judgments
- Listen to a news and make judgment
on the facts delivered by the speakers.

Grammar
Sentence Pattern
- Complex sentences - Consolidate and
generate complex sentences from the SP

Verb Forms
- Tenses/Aspects(Reinforced)

Relative Clause (modifying object)

Adverbial Clauses with Subordinating

conjunctions
(Adverbial functions- manner, time, reason,
frequency, degree, place, conditional etc.)

Writing
Compound sentences

Complex sentences

Compound-complex sentences

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3-1 Debate With Us: . Construct complex structures in writing KOM LEC Debate
essays. (C6) BKMM GRPD
Reading 2. Listen, evaluate and present arguments in KKBP GRPP
Reading topics related to global issues and debates. (C6) PRC
4. Manage discussions in groups
preparing drafts of the debate text.
appropriately based on topics given.
Speaking
Managing discussion
Presenting arguments
Develop argumentative skill for persuasive
speech

Listening
Listen to debate and take notes based on
understanding.
Critical listening

Grammar
Compound-complex sentences

Writing
Writing complex and complex-compound
sentences in debate text.
Paraphrasing

3-4 Unit 2: 1. Construct complex structures in writing KOM LEC In-class

Grammar essays. (C6) BKMM GRPD Tasks
Sentence Pattern 2. Listen, evaluate and present arguments in KKBP GRPP
- Complex sentences - Consolidate items from debates. (C6) PRC
Unit 2 Level 1 & 2 and generate complex 4. Manage discussions in groups
sentences from the SP. appropriately based on topics given.

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(CS3,TS4)
Verb Forms
- Tenses/Aspects(Reinforced)

Relative Clause (modifying indirect object)

Listening
Drawing conclusions
- Listen to a statement and form
conclusions.

Speaking
Stating and justifying points of view
- Talking about clothing and personal
belonging

Presenting an argument.
- Talking about social problem
- Developing an argument systematically.
- Emphasising a point, feeling, issue
- Expressing attitudes and feelings
precisely

Reading
Evaluate authors argument
Evaluate and authors agreement
Identify the issues and the authors
argument

Writing
Paraphrasing
Writing summaries
5-7 Unit 3: Educate a girl and empower a 1. Construct complex structures in writing KOM LEC In-class
nation! essays. (C6) BKMM GRPD Tasks
Grammar 3. Write different types of essays with KKBP GRPP
Sentence Pattern fluency and accuracy. (C6) PRC
- Complex sentences - Consolidate items and 4. Manage discussions in groups

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generate complex sentences from the SP. appropriately based on topics given.
(CS3,TS4)
Sentence skills
- Paragraph and Discourse levels

Listening
Recognising and interpreting speakers view
- Listen to a dialogue and identify the
speakers view.

Speaking
Managing a discussion
- Initiating
- Turn-taking
- Expressing certainty, probability, doubt
- Expressing opinions tentatively, hedging
- Expressing reaction e.g. indifference

Reading
Underlining, listing and Summarizing
Information

Writing
Writing process essays

8-10 Unit 4: 1. Construct complex structures in writing KOM LEC

Grammar essays. (C6) BKMM GRPD
Sentence Pattern 2. Listen, evaluate and present arguments in KKBP GRPP
- Complex sentences - Consolidate items and debates. (C6) PRC
generate complex sentences from the SP. 3. Write different types of essays with
fluency and accuracy. (C6)
4. Manage discussions in groups

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Listening appropriately based on topics given.

Recognising and interpreting speakers (CS3,TS4)
attitudes
- Listen to a conversation and describe
the speakers attitudes.

Speaking
Managing discussion
- Interrupting
- Prompting
- Expressing shades of opinion and
certainty
- Responding to counterarguments

Reading
Reading critically
Note-taking
Inferring relationships
between sentences
Nominalisation
Reading in detail

Writing
Writing compare and contrast essays

11-13 Unit 5: 1. Construct complex structures in writing KOM LEC Writing Task
Grammar essays. (C6) BKMM GRPD
Integrate all sentence patterns. 3. Write different types of essays with KKBP GRPP
fluency and accuracy. (C6) PRC
Construct, generate and transform 4. Manage discussions in groups
NP + VP + NP + (AdvP) appropriately based on topics given.
NP + VP + NP + PrepP + (AdvP) (CS3,TS4)

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Complex sentences

Listening
Recognising and interpreting speakers
intentions
- Listen to a talk show and identify the
speakers intentions.

Speaking
Managing discussion
- Negotiating
- Closing
- Speculating and hypothesising about
causes, consequences etc.
- Synthesising, evaluating and glossing
information

Reading
Critical Reading
- Questioning, comparing and evaluating

Writing
Writing argumentative essays
14 Revision GRPD
PRC

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TUTORIAL/LAB/WORKSHOP PLAN

No Topic Learning Outcome Soft skill Learning & Assessment

Teaching
Activities
1

Reminder:

1. Students must attend all lectures, tutorials, laboratory, studio or other activities related to the course, including courses with no final
examination (perkara 4.1 dan 4.3).
2. Student with attendance of less than 80% will not be allowed to sit for final examination (perkara 4.2).
3. Perkara 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 can be waived for students who suffer from health problems and must be certified by government or UPSI panel clinic
medical officer.
4. Student who has to represent UPSI/State/Country in activity that is directed by the government or UPSI, is required to obtain a
recommendation letter from the Dean and must be approved by the Academic Affairs Division.

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