CEL 2103

WRITING ACADEMIC
TEXT
SEMESTER 1, 2020 / 2021
 TEACHER’S INFORMATION
• NAME:
• PHONE NUMBER:
• EMAIL ADDRESS:
• EDMODO CODE:
 PREREQUISITE
• MUET BAND 5 OR 6
• PASSED LPE 2501 (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BBI 2424)

• B.A. ENGLISH / LITERATURE

• B.A. TESL
 COURSE DESCRIPTION
• THIS CERTIFICATE COURSE COMPRISES
LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES AND SELF-DIRECTED
LEARNING SESSIONS TO GUIDE STUDENTS
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PLANNING, DRAFTING
AND REVISING ACADEMIC TEXTS.
• THE COURSE ALSO EDUCATES STUDENTS ON HOW
TO AVOID PLAGIARISM IN ACADEMIC WRITING.
 COURSE OBJECTIVE
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO:
1. USE A PROCESS-BASED APPROACH IN ACADEMIC
WRITING. (PO3)
2. PRODUCE ACADEMIC TEXTS USING APPROPRIATE
LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY. (PO4)
3. AVOID PLAGIARISM IN ACADEMIC WRITING. (PO1)
COURSE IMPLEMENTATION
• FACE-TO-FACE LEARNING: 28 HOURS
• STUDENTS-CENTRED LEARNING: 28
HOURS
• ASSESSMENT: CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
 ASSESSMENT FULL MARK %

SCL 14 15

Writing Portfolio Task 1

0 0
(Brainstorm)
Writing Portfolio Task 2
28 15
(Introductory Paragraph)
Writing Portfolio Task 3
40 40
(Body Paragraph)
Writing Portfolio Task 4
0 0
(Concluding Paragraph)
Writing Portfolio Task 5
58 30
(Argumentative Essay)

Total 140 100

 ATTENDANCE <80%
• STUDENTS WITH ATTENDANCE BELOW 80% WILL HAVE THEIR FINAL SCORES ADJUSTED BASED ON THIS FORMULA:
ATTENDANCE   X  TOTAL SCORE
80

• FOR EXAMPLE:
 STUDENT A HAS 60% ATTENDANCE AND HIS TOTAL SCORE IS 77%:
60  X 77  =  57.75% (ADJUSTED FINAL SCORE)
80
 STUDENT A WILL NOW BE GIVEN LEVEL 2 (NOT LEVEL 3).

 STUDENT B HAS 65% AND A TOTAL SCORE OF 60%:

65  X 60  =  48.75% (ADJUSTED FINAL SCORE)
80
 STUDENT B WILL NOW BE GIVEN LEVEL 1 (NOT LEVEL 2) AND WILL REPEAT THIS COURSE.

• STUDENTS WITH ATTENDANCE BELOW 80% ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND REMEDIAL LANGUAGE CLINICS.
 AWARDING OF CERTIFICATE
ACHIEVEMEN PERCENTAG
LEVEL ACTION
T E
1 WEAK 0-49% REMEDIAL
2 AVERAGE 50-64% -
3 GOOD 65-79% CERTIFICAT
 ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT % WEEK

SCL 15 1 – 11
WRITING
85 1 – 13
PORTFOLIO
 STUDENT-CENTERED
LEARNING
(SCL)
• ONLINE EXERCISES IN EDMODO (WEEK 1 –
11)
• AIMS TO REINFORCE THE KNOWLEDGE
LEARNED IN CLASS
• TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE GIVEN
TIME
 WRITING PORTFOLIO
5 TASKS (3 GRADED TASKS)
 TASK 1: BRAINSTORM
WEEK 1 AND 2
 TASK 2:
INTRODUCTORY
PARAGRAPH
GENERAL STATEMENT
WEEK 3
IMPORTANCE OF THE
ISSUE
OPPOSING VIEW
WEEK 4
THESIS STATEMENT
 TASK 3:
BODY PARAGRAPH
OPPOSING STATEMENT
WEEK 5
SUPPORTING POINT
(OPPOSING VIEW)
TOPIC SENTENCE
WEEK 6
SUPPORTING POINT
(REBUTTAL ARGUMENT)

CITATION WEEK 7 – 8
 TASK 4:
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
SUMMARISING
9
MAIN POINTS

CLOSING A
CONCLUDING 10
PARAGRAPH
 TASK 5: ARGUMENTATIVE
ESSAY
WEEK 11 – 13
 THANK YOU
&
HAVE A GREAT
SEMESTER!