COURSE PLAN

Course Code &

1. FCC 1051 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES 1
Course Name

2. Programme of Study Foundation in Arts and Social Science

3. Year of Study 2021

4. Year and Semester Y1 S1 (December 2021 Intake)

Credit Hour(s) &

5. 4 credits
Contact Hour(s)

6. Lecturer(s) Ms. Lilian Leong Swee Yoke

7. Tutor NA

8. Mode of Delivery Lectures, computer-based practicals and cooperative learning

 Speaking
- To take part in a discussion, and exchange ideas and opinions
- To summarise and report back on a discussion
- To present visual information
- To participate in a tutorial discussion
- To give a short presentation
- To respond to requests for further details
 Writing
- To understand the wording of academic writing tasks
- To generate ideas for writing
- To develop a writing plan
- To analyse and write topic sentences, essay introduction
- To evaluate an essay introduction
 Listening
- To understand the introduction and organisation of a lecture
9. Objectives
- To understand and make notes about the main idea or points in a
lecture
- To analyse types of supporting sentences
- To take notes on a description of a process
 Vocabulary
- To use vocabulary which are useful and suitable to the context
- To look at key aspects of academic vocabulary using content from
articles in the lessons
- To be familiarised with the most useful vocabulary-learning
strategies.
 Reading
- To identify key information in a short informative text
- To summarise key factual information in a text
- To predict the content of a text from visual information
- To identify and use signposting language for describing a process

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 Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Read a range of authentic texts (C1, A2)
10. Learning Outcomes - Listen to lectures, presentations and interviews (C1, A1)
- Use proper academic vocabulary and grammar to prepare different
essay types (C2, A1)
- Follow discussions in a group (A1)

Main Reference:

De Chazal, E., & McCarter, S. (2012). Oxford EAP: Upper-Intermediate / B2: A

Course in English for Academic Purpose. Oxford University Press, UK.

Dummett, P., Hughes, J., & Stephenson, H. (2017). Life: Upper Intermediate
Student’s Book (2nd ed.). UK: Cengage Learning Company.

Additional References:

Argent, S., & Alexander, O. (2014). Access EAP: Frameworks - Course Book.
Reading, UK: Garnet Education.
11. Reading List
Beatty, K. (2013). LEAP (Learning English for Academic Purposes) High
Intermediate: Listening and Speaking (2nd ed.). NY: Pearson Education
ESL.

Hewings, M. (2012). Cambridge Academic English Upper Intermediate Student's

Book: An Integrated Skills Course for EAP. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.

Oshima, A, & Hogue, A. (2013). Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Essays

(5th ed.). NY: Pearson Education ESL.

Williams, J. (2012). LEAP (Learning English for Academic Purposes) High

Intermediate: Reading and Writing (2nd ed.). NY: Pearson Education ESL.

Coursework

Assignments (30%) Speaking –

Quizzes (20%) 15%
Group Discussion
Final Examination (50%)
Assignment (30%) Writing –
10%
Total 100% Paragraph
Method of
12. Online Class
Assessment 5%
Participation
Quizzes (20%) Listening 10%
Reading 10%
Final Exam Individual 50%
Total 100%

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 WEEK LECTURE TOPIC ASSESSMENTS REFERENCE

1 Introduction to the course

Ice breaking
(6 – 12 Course Plan
December) Listening to Academic Content
- Lectures, presentations, interviews, etc. Course
*Public Holiday: - Predicting content Specifications
11 December – - The introduction and main ideas
Sultan of
Selangor’s
Birthday (Sat) *

Listening to Academic Content

- Definitions and key factual information
- The theme and main ideas
2 - Recognising main ideas and supporting
evidence
(13 – 19 - Note-taking
December) • abbreviations and symbols All References

Speaking: Participating in a group discussion

- Asking and answering questions
- Question forms
- Expressing and exchanging opinions

Listening to Academic Content

- Organisation
- Main ideas and supporting evidence
3 - Specific information
- Note-taking – using diagrams
(20 – 26 - Signposting language (introducing,
December) transitioning, and sequencing) All References

*Public Holiday:
25 December - Speaking: Participating in a group discussion
- Reading a text to prepare for a tutorial
Christmas Day
- Assumptions in questions
(Sat)* - Asking for information, clarification, and
repetition

Listening to Academic Content

- Note-taking – linear notes
- Identifying spoken punctuation in
4 presentations: stress, intonation, pausing

(27 December Speaking: Participating in a group discussion Quiz 1: Listening All References
2021 – 2 January - Understanding and responding to
2022) suggestions
- Interpreting and discussing feedback
*Public Holiday: - Responding to feedback
1 January – New
Year’s Day (Sat)*

5 Listening to Academic Content

- Description of a process
(3 – 9 January) - Using notes to explain a process
- Recognising referencing language All References

Speaking: Making a short presentation

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 - Evaluating presentation guidelines
- Signposting language: Referring to slides

Speaking: Making a short Presentation

6 - Analysing and referring to the structure of
a visual information (diagram/poster)
(10 – 16 - Recognising language for referring to All References
January) visual information
- Giving a short poster presentation
- Responding to requests for further details

7 Reading: Topic and Purpose

- Short and Long Informative Texts Assignment 1:
(17 – 23 - Organisation of key information Speaking
January) - Skimming text for key information
- Extracting key factual information
*Public Holiday:
18 January –
Thaipusam
(Tues)

Reading: Main Ideas and Support

- Identifying main ideas
- Summarising and paraphrasing key
factual information in a text
8 - Understanding key information in a text
(24 January – 6 Vocabulary and grammar in context
February) - Inferring meaning of unknown words All References
- collocation
*Chinese New
Year Break: 29 Writing a Descriptive Paragraph I
January – 6 - Short description of visual information
February (Sat - - Identifying the language and features of
Sun)* descriptions of visual information

Reading: Main Ideas and Support

- Understanding main ideas and supporting
evidence
- Using adverbs to express stance
- Expressing stance: writer’s point of view
9
Vocabulary and grammar in context
(7 – 13 February) - Building word families: adverbs, etc.
- Noun phrases All References

Writing a Detailed Paragraph I

- Generating ideas for writing tasks
- Creating a plan for writing
- Topic sentences, paragraphs
- Analysing and writing topic sentences

Reading: Structure of a text

- Identifying and understanding
structure of a text
- Identifying how information is organised
10
- Using classification to make notes as you
read
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 (14 – 20 All References
February) Vocabulary and grammar in context Quiz 2: Reading
- Paraphrasing: Noun and verb
transformations
- The passive
- Classification phrases

Writing A Detailed Paragraph II

- Supporting evidence
- Reasons and examples
- Writing and evaluating a paragraph

Reading: Arguments presented in a text

- Identifying and understanding the
arguments and structure of a text
- Identifying cohesive language
11
Vocabulary and grammar in context All References
(21 – 27 - Cohesion: reference words
February) - Coherence: repetition and synonyms

Writing a Descriptive Paragraph II

- Analysing written descriptions of
processes
- Writing a paragraph describing a process

Reading: Academic texts with visual information

- Predicting the content from its visual
information
- Understanding a description of a process
in a text

Vocabulary and grammar in context

12 - Identifying and using signposting
Submission of All References
language for describing a process
(28 – 6 March) - Linking ideas coherently Assignment 2:
Paragraph
Writing
Writing: Introduction to Academic Essay
- Essay Introduction and Conclusion
- Writing and evaluating a thesis statement
- Analysing an essay conclusion
- Writing and evaluating an essay
conclusion

* Detailed assessment descriptions to be given to students.

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