SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LITERACIES & TRANSLATION

INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

SEMESTER I
ACADEMIC SESSION 2015 / 2016

A. COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code : LMT 100

Course Title : PREPARATORY ENGLISH

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Coordinators : Kampus Induk

Jayagowri Muniandy (jayagowri@usm.my)
Kampus Kejuruteraan
Rabiatul Adawiyah Razali (pbrabiatul@usm.my)
Kampus Kesihatan
Siti Faradella Mohd Nasir (faradell@gmail.com)

Teacher :

No. of students :

Credit Units : Nil

B. COURSE OBJECTIVES

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

(a) understand proverbs, idioms, clichés, similes;
(b) interpret short texts (e.g. poems);
(c) skim and scan a variety of texts;
(d) analyse short texts for overall theme, main ideas and supporting details;
(e) identify and use basic parts of speech and tenses;
(f) read literary and narrative texts and identify basic elements such as character, plot, style,
technique and theme;
(g) deliver simple presentation on a prepared topic based on short stories; and
(h) write essays of about 250 - 300 words.

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 C. SCHEDULE

WEEK/DATE TITLE NOTES

1 Unit One: One-Line Texts First Meeting:

[ 7/9 – 13/9 ]  reading text: newspaper article  Check class list
 project work  Check timetable
 parts of speech  Check entry requirements
 simple present and present progressive tenses
 subject-verb agreement Course Overview:
 IP
 Grading
 Attendance regulations:
warning letters and barring
 Evaluation: tests and
assignments

2 Unit One (cont.)

* 16/9 – Hari Malaysia
[ 14/9 – 20/9 ]

3 Unit Two: Mini-Texts

[ 21/9 – 27/9 ]  mini texts
 adjectives * 24/9 – Hari Raya Haji
 adverbs
 paragraph writing

4 Unit Three: Short Texts

[ 28/9 – 4/10 ]  reading text
 interpreting a table
 poems
 letter writing
 simple past tense
 positive/negative forms of the simple past tense

5 Unit Four: Introduction to Reading

[ 5/10 – 11/10 ]  a short story Assessment 1:
 a short autobiography Poem Comprehension &
 writing an autobiography Grammar (10%)
 past progressive and past perfect tenses

6 Unit Four (cont.)

* 14/10 – Maal Hijrah
[ 12/10 – 18/10 ]

7 Unit Five: Skimming and Scanning

[ 19/10 – 25/10 ]  skimming
 scanning Assessment 2:
 main ideas Reading Comprehension (10%)
 supporting ideas
 reading text
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8 Unit Six: Short Stories

[ 26/10 – 1/11 ]  A Question of Dowry (by Siew Yue Killingley)

9 Unit Six (cont.)

* 2/11 - 4/11 – ILLC Conference
[ 2/11 – 8/11 ]  Cat in the Rain (by Ernest Hemingway)

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[ 9/11 – 15/11 ] MID SEMESTER BREAK * 10/11 – Hari Deepavali

11 Unit Seven: Literary Texts

[ 16/11 – 22/11 ]  Text 1: Kevin (by Catherine Lim)
 Reading and writing activities
 Some tips on oral presentations

12 Unit Seven (cont.)

[ 23/11 – 29/11 ]
Writing Assessment based on
 Text 2: The Gift of the Magi (by O. Henry)
Short Stories (15%)
 Text 3: Her (by Titis Basino)
 Reading and writing activities

13  Assessing oral presentations

[ 30/11 – 6/12 ]
Oral Presentation based on
Short Stories (15%)
14  Assessing oral presentations
[ 7/12 – 13/12 ]

15  Revision
[ 14/12 – 20/12 ]

16 * 24/12 – Maulidur Rasul

[ 21/12 – 27/12 ] STUDY WEEK
* 25/12 – Hari Krismas

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 D. REFERENCES

1. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 6 (2500 headwords).

2. Teaching materials developed by the English Language academic staff members at Pusat
Pengajian Bahasa, Literasi dan Terjemahan.
3. Azar, B.S. (1989). Understanding and Using English Grammar. Second Edition. Prentice-Hall,
New Jersey.
4. Breyer, Pamela Peterson. (1996). Grammar Work 4: English Exercises in Context. Second
Edition. Pearson Education, New York.
5. Farida J. Ibrahim, Adibah Amin & Eravelly, Rosemary. (2001). Grammar Builder: A Remedial
Guide Book for Students of English. Book 2. Pan Asia Publications Sdn. Bhd., Selangor Darul
Ehsan.
6. Fuchs, M. & Bonner, M. (1995). Focus on Grammar. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
US.
7. Murphy, R. (1987). English Grammar in Use: A Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate
Students. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
8. Nandy, M. (1989). Common English Idioms with Meanings and Sentences. Eurasia Publishing,
Kuala Lumpur.
9. Soars, J. & Soars, L. (2007). New Headway Pre-intermediate Student’s Book. Third Edition.
Oxford University Press, Oxford.
10. Soars, J. & Soars, L. (2007). New Headway Pre-intermediate Workbook with Key. Third Edition.
Oxford University Press, Oxford.
11. Soloman, J.S., Chuah, A.B. & Solomon, S.S. (2003). English for Malaysians. Pelanduk
Publications (M) Sdn. Bhd., Selangor Darul Ehsan.
12. Westwood, C. (Ed.) (2002). Excel in English. RCDS Sdn. Bhd., Penang.
13. Woodward, S.W., (1997). Fun With Grammar. Prentice Hall Regents, New Jersey.
14. Zuriah Azmi, (2007). Discover Grammar. One-Stop Magazine Agency, Penang.

E. WEBSITES
o http://www.oup.com.au/content/General.asp?Content=library
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/count1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/verb1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/learn.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/modal1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/modal2.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/prep1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/prep2.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/prep3.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/prep4.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/present1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/past1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/past2.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/sva1.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/vtr.html
o http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/wordf1.html
o http://www.projectx2002.org/interactive_grammar.htm
o http://www.webster.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Final Examination (50%)

 Reading Comprehension
 Writing an Essay
 2 hours
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