SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LITERACIES AND TRANSLATION DELIVERY &

ASSESSMENT PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING

A. COURSE INFORMATION
Course Code : LMT 100
Course Title : PREPARATORY ENGLISH
Day/ Time/ Venue :
Coordinator/ Lecturer
: Kampus Induk
Noorul Shakirin Mohamed Hassan (noorul@usm.my)
R. Hemalatha V. Renganathan (hemalatha@usm.my)
Kampus Kejuruteraan
Dr. Agnes Shanti a/p Joseph (pbagnes@usm.my)
Kampus Kesihatan
Nur Aisyah Md Ridzuan (nuraisyah@usm.my)
No. of Students :
Credit/Unit :2

B. COURSE SYNOPSIS
This is a preparatory course designed for MUET bands 2 and 3 students to improve their command of
English Language and to qualify them for LSP 300 course. Emphasis is given on reading and writing skills,
grammar and vocabulary. A variety of texts are used to achieve this objective.

C. 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.

D. COURSE OUTCOMES
CO2 Describe ideas in a text using simple English sentences (PO1, C2)
CO2 Identifying words in an audio text (PO1, C2)
CO3 Explaining opinions on the topics given (PO2, C2)
CO3 Stating points on the topics given (PO2, C2)
E. LECTURE SCHEDULE
Week Teacher Topics Delivery Method CO#
Noorul
Shakirin & a First Meeting:
team of  Check class list
teachers  Check timetable
 Check entry requirements

Course Overview:
 IP
1  Grading Online
[12/10  Attendance regulations: warning Lecture CO1
- letters and barring Practice CO2
18/10]  Evaluation: Assignments E-learn@USM

Unit One: One-Line Texts

 reading text: newspaper article
 idioms, proverbs, simile and
metaphor
 simple present tense
 present progressive tense

2 Online
[19/10 Lecture CO1
Unit One (cont.)
- Practice CO2
25/10] E-learn@USM

Unit Two: Mini-Texts

 mini texts
 paragraph writing Online
3
 adjectives Lecture CO1
[26/10
 adverbs Practice CO2
-1/11]
E-learn@USM
(29 Oct 2020 [THURS] – Prophet
Muhammad’s Birthday)

Unit Three: Short Texts

 reading text Online
4
 poems Lecture CO1
[2/11-
 simple past tense Practice CO2
8/11]
 positive/negative forms of the E-learn@USM
simple past tense

Unit Four: Introduction to Reading

 short story 1 Online
5
 basic elements of narrative texts Lecture CO1
[9/11-
 short story 2 Practice CO2
15/11]
E-learn@USM
(14 Nov 2020 [SAT] – Deepavali)

6 Online CO1
[16/11 Unit Five: Skimming and Scanning Lecture CO2
-  skimming Practice
22/11]  scanning E-learn@USM
  reading text

7 Online
Unit Six: Short Stories
[23/11 Lecture CO1
 A Question of Dowry (by Siew Yue
- Practice CO2
Killingley)
29/11] E-learn@USM
8
[30/11 MID SEMESTER BREAK
-6/12]

Unit Six: Short Stories

Online
9  Cat in the Rain (by Ernest
Lecture CO1
[7/12- Hemingway)
Practice CO2
13/12] Assign Assignment 1 on A
E-learn@USM
Question of Dowry 35%

Unit Seven: Literary Texts

 Text 1: Kevin (by Catherine Lim)
 Reading and writing activities
10 Online
 Some tips on oral presentations
[14/12 Lecture CO1
Submission of Assignment 1 35%
- Practice CO2
(Due date: Friday,
20/12] E-learn@USM
18/12/2020, 5pm)
Assign Assignment 2 on
Cat in the Rain 30%

Unit Seven (cont.)

 Text 2: The Gift of the Magi (by O.
11 Henry) Online
[21/12  Reading and writing activities Lecture CO1
- Submission of Assignment 2 30% Practice CO2
27/12] (Due date: Thursday, E-learn@USM
24/12/2020, 5pm)
(25 Dec 2020 [FRI] – Christmas Day)

Unit Seven: Literary Texts (cont.)

 Text 3: Her (by Titis Basino)
Online
12  Reading and writing activities
Lecture CO1
[28/12 Assign Individual Oral Presentation
Practice CO2
-3/1] (IOP) on Unit 7 35%
E-learn@USM
(1 Jan 2020 [FRI] –New Year’s Day)

Online
13 Assessing Individual Oral
Lecture CO1
[4/1- Presentation
Practice CO2
10/1] Submission of IOP 35%
E-learn@USM
14 Online CO1
[11/1- Assessing Individual Oral Lecture CO2
17/1] Presentation Practice
Submission of IOP 35% E-learn@USM
 (Due date: Friday,
15/1/2021, 5pm)

Online
15
Revision Lecture CO1
[18/1-
Practice CO2
24/1]
E-learn@USM

F. ASSESSMENT

Coursework: 100%

Course Outcomes Assessment

PO# CO# At the end of the course, students should Type Mark Submit
be able to:
Demonstrate adequate competence in
Reading &
PO2 CO2 simple, familiar writing task within 35% Week 10
predictable contexts of the text provided.
Writing
Demonstrate adequate competence in
Reading &
PO2 CO2 simple, familiar writing task within 30% Week 11
predictable contexts of the text provided.
Writing
Demonstrate adequate competence in
Reading & Week
PO2 CO2 simple, familiar speaking task within 35%
predictable contexts of the text provided.
Oral 13 & 14

G. REFERENCES
https://www.ef.com/ca/english-resources/english-idioms/

https://www.factmonster.com/features/speaking-language/idioms-and-proverbs

https://takelessons.com/blog/english-idiomsESL

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-a-simile-and-a-metaphor/

www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com

http://English-Zone.Com

https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/simple-present-tense/

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/present-continuous-tense-examples.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maya-angelou-poems_n_5403816?
guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMtBwmkQ
OUJusO-kw4dBdBaKHOOq4RG19A-7AgYnUjhKwSazfHEvFCifbp-AHHdoz3OOgtH7eUCHLDzwFSweB_-
Y984o2i0i9San4XTiNq3cx84PmgzeAxxKyHG5WUxPFpz3JkoTrgmnaprjE6ia0kfnc8YYjFBb_OVbncvScEFN

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/adjective/

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adverbs/what-is-an-adverb.html

https://www.allthingsgrammar.com/uploads/2/3/2/9/23290220/atg-worksheet-adjectives-adverbs.pdf
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/simple-past/

https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/simple-past-tense.html

https://www.onlinemathlearning.com/irregular-verbs.html

https://coconuts.co/kl/features/creepiest-malaysian-urban-legends-part-one/

https://coconuts.co/kl/features/creepiest-malaysian-urban-legends-part-two/

http://www.butte.edu/departments/cas/tipsheets/readingstrategies/skimming_scanning.html#:~:text=Ski
mming%20and%20scanning%20are%20reading,order%20to%20find%20specific%20facts.

fhsenglishks3.weebly.com

https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english/en05skim/quiz/en05skim-e3-quiz.pdf

https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/etf_56_1_pg45-52.pdf

http://webhome.auburn.edu/~vestmon/Gift_of_the_Magi.html

https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/topic/gift-magi

http://aas2.asian-studies.org/EAA/EAA-Archives/6/1/396.pdf
COURSE EVALUATION

COURSE WORK (100%)

Mode Percentage Deadline

Writing Assignment 1 based on A Question of Dowry in Unit Six

- Open book assessment
- Questions will be emailed to teachers a week before the
assessment starts. Week 10
- Students need to write an essay of about 250 – 300 and [Friday,
submit via online by the due date given. Late 35%
submissions will not be given any marks. 18/12/2020,
5pm]
- Teachers must follow the IP schedule and adhere to the
due date given.
- Plagiarism is prohibited, any plagiarized answers will not
be given any marks.

Writing Assignment 2 based on Cat in the Rain in Unit Six

- Open book assessment
- Questions will be emailed to teachers a week before the
assessment starts. Week 11
- Students need to write an essay of about 250 – 300and [Thursday,
submit via online by the due date given. Late 30%
submissions will not be given any marks. 24/12/2020,
5pm]
- Teachers must follow the IP schedule and adhere to the
due date given.
- Plagiarism is prohibited, any plagiarized answers will not
be given any marks.

Individual Oral Presentation based on the three texts in Unit

Seven
- Questions will be given to the teachers one week before
the assessment.
- a 3-minute individual video recording to be sent to class Week 14
teachers through any online platform OR 3-minute
35% [Friday,
individual live assessment with students through any
online platform.
15/1/2021,
- Teachers must follow the IP schedule and adhere to the 5pm]
due date given.
- Plagiarism is prohibited, any plagiarized answers will not
be given any marks.