WAJ 3102 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 1

By, JENNY KWONG SHUK WAH kwongshukwah63@yahoo.com.my 019-8322683

Learning Outcomes
1. Listen critically to a variety of texts and respond appropriately 2. Speak fluently, correctly and confidently for a variety of purposes 3. Read for meaning and understanding of a variety of texts and give personal response 4. Use correct and appropriate language structures in different types of writing and academic papers 5. Write well reasoned and coherent paragraphs supported by data 6. Correct and comment on peers writing product 7. Assess own language progress through reflections / journals

Topics
1. Parts of speech/Word classes Nouns, Pronouns & Adjectives 2. Parts of speech/Word classes: Verbs & Adverbs 3. Tenses: Simple, Progressive & Perfect 4. Sentence Types: Simple, Compound & Complex

Topics
5. Types of questions; Wh questions / Yes /No / Tag questions 6. English Sound System: Pronunciation, Enunciation, Stress and Intonation 7. English Sound System: Pronunciation, Enunciation, Stress and Intonation

Topics
8. Listening And Speaking Skills: Listen for variety of purposes Respond to variety of stimuli 9. Listening And Speaking Skills: Express Opinions Give Personal Responses 10. Reading Skills: Skimming & Scanning

Topics
11. Reading Skills: Evaluation / Appreciation 12. Paragraph Writing: Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Cohesive Devices , Coherence 13. Writing Different Text Types: Academic Writing, 14. Writing Different Text Types: Narrative, Descriptive, Expository, Argumentative

Assessment
No. assessments 1. coursework 2. Final test total % 60 40% 100%

Coursework (60%)
No. Coursework Marks

1.

2.

Assignment 1 learner Portfolio Compile all grammar exercises / tasks and materials Assignment 2 writing Write an expository essay on specific subject matter (major course) in about 500 600 words Assignment 3 oral presentation Present orally the topic chosen for assignment 2 Total

20

20

3.

20

20

Test (40%)
No. Test Marks 15 15 15 45 ( 20%)

1.

Test 1 Grammar (1 hour paper) A. MCQ B. Structured C. Cloze passage

Test 2 Reading and Writing (1 hours paper) A. Reading i. reading comprehension ii. Reader response B. Writing Total

2.

10 10 20 40 (20%) 40 Marks

Thank you.