COURSE NAME : ACADEMIC WRITING

(Penulisan Akademik)

COURSE CODE : : LPE2501

CREDIT : 3(3+0)

TOTAL OF STUDENT
LEARNING HOURS : 120

PREREQUISITES : Passed LPE2301

LEARNING OUTCOMES : Students are able to:

1. Construct well-developed paragraphs in academic

writing (C3)

2. Use appropriate conventions to avoid plagiarism in

academic writing (A4, EM)

3. Review and revise academic writing (C5, CTPS)

SYNOPSIS : This course focuses on constructing well-developed

paragraphs in academic writing, applying appropriate
conventions to avoid plagiarism, and reviewing and
revising academic writing.

(Kursus ini memberi fokus kepada pembinaan

perenggan yang utuh dalam penulisan akademik,
penggunaan kaedah yang bersesuaian untuk
mengelakkan plagiat serta semakan dan pembetulan
penulisan akademik.)

COURSE CONTENT : Face-to-face

Contact
Hours
LECTURE : 1. Introduction to Academic Writing 3
- Types
- Structures
- Vocabulary

6
2. Pre-writing Strategies 3
- Brainstorming
- Clustering
- Outlining

3. Paragraph Development 8
- Thesis statement
- Topic sentence
- Supporting sentences
- Supporting details
- Using academic sources
- Concluding sentence

4. Unity and Coherence 4

- Unity
- Repetition of key nouns
- Consistent pronouns
- Transition signals

5. Plagiarism: Overview 3
- Definition
- Types
- Methods to avoid plagiarism

6. Avoiding Plagiarism through Citation 3

(APA style)
- In-text citations
- References
- Reporting verbs & phrases

7. Avoiding Plagiarism through 6

Paraphrasing
- Criteria for academic paraphrasing
- Using synonyms
- Changing active voice to passive
voice
- Reorganising ideas
- Steps for paraphrasing

8. Avoiding Plagiarism through 6

Summarising
- Criteria for academic summarising
- Identifying main ideas

7
 - Paraphrasing main ideas
- Steps for summarising

9. Reviewing and revising academic writing 6

- Content
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Paragraph structure
- Sentence problems

Total 42

ASSESSMENTS : Coursework 70%

Final Exam 30%

REFERENCES : 1. Bailey, S. (2014). Academic writing: A handbook for

international students (4th ed). London: Routledge.

2. Langan, J. (2013). Exploring writing: Sentences and

pragraphs (3rd ed). New York: McGraw-Hill Education.

3. Latisha Asmaak Shafie, Mohamad Fadhili Yahaya,

Mahani Mansor, & Nazira Osman. (2017). English for
academic writing. Shah Alam: Oxford University Press.

4. Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. (2014). Longman academic

writing series (5th ed). New York: Pearson Education.

5. Soles, D. (2013). The essentials of academic writing (2nd

ed). Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.