NO MATRIKS: «0.0.0.0 CONFIDENTIAL @OuUM OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA SEPTEMBER SEMESTER 2013 FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE : WRITING IN ESL CODE : HBET2303 DATE : 18 DECEMBER 2013 DURATION =: 2HOURS 30 MINUTES TIME : 8.30 AM- 11.00 AM INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper is set in ENGLISH. ANSWER in ENGLISH only. 2. This question paper consists of THREE Parts - PART A, PART B and PART C. Read CAREFULLY the instructions for each PART. 3. Write your answers in the Answer Booklet provided. This question paper consists of 6 PAGES of questions printed on both sides of the paper, excluding this page.PART A INSTRUCTIONS Part A contains FIVE questions. Answer ALL. QUESTIONS 1. Describe the difference between style and tone. (4) 2. State TWO ways of offering constructive feedback to students (4) 3. Explain how unity can be achieved in writing a paragraph. (4) 4, List FOUR positive writing behaviours that portfolios can foster. (4) 5 Give TWO examples of practices that can discourage students from developing the skills of spelling. (4) (Total: 20)PART B INSTRUCTIONS Part B contains THREE questions. Answer TWO o QUESTIONS 1 (@) The topic chosen for an argumentative essay must be debatable. Change the following facts to standpoints open to debate: (10) i, Fact: Science and Mathematics are taught in English in most schools. Standpoint open to debate: ii, Fact: Citizens 18 years and above are entitled to receive a license to drive. Standpoint open to debate: iii, Fact: Location plays a determining role in buying a property. Standpoint open to debate: iv. Fact: Writing journals is the best way for students to express themselves. Standpoint open to debate: v, Fact: Letter-writing is a lost art, Standpoint open to debate: (6) RENNS can be applied to organize details to support your stand in an argumentative essay. What does RENNS stand for? (10) (Total: 20) 2. @_A fragment is a sentence structure error, which is often the unintentional result of not knowing the principal parts of the sentence. Match the underlined words in the following sentences to the following six types of fragment: (2) © The Phrase Fragment, ‘* The Subordinate (Dependent) Clause Fragment,‘* The No-Subject Fragment, ‘© The No-Verb Fragment, © The Infinitive Fragment, © The Present Participle Fragment i. Flying home, I can’t wait to see my family. ii, Procrastinating, which I think is my weakness, is slowing down my completion of the —_assignment, iii, We went to the new restaurant last Sunday. And ordered some pizzas. iv. Blogging is fun, And my favourite hobby. v. To express my feelings is hard for me. vi. The guy dancing «= on_—sthe.-—_— street. (6) How can you vary your sentences in order to make your writing lively and inviting? Describe FOUR ways. (8) (Total: 20) (@) Fill in each blank with a transition from the list below. Use each transition only once. Then state what type of paragraph is used. (10) difference despite however in contrast Reading a book is always much better than watching a movie based on a book. (i), the saying “A picture is worth a thousand words,” a book is able to give much more information than a movie can give. The author can give the thoughts of characters; (ii) , a movie usually conveys only the actions and words of the characters. Abook can follow several characters and plot lines, but a movie usually has less than two hours to tell the story and must follow just a few characters or one plot line, The final (iii), is one of imagination, Each reader of a book can create a different mental picture of the characters and scenes. A movie, (iv) can offer only the vision of the director and actors. v. What type of paragraph is this? (b) Underline the topic sentence for each of the following paragraph: i. Constructing a wedding cake is a complicated process. Before any baking takes place, the size of the cake and the decorative design to be used must be determined. Then the layers are baked. On a large cake the bottom layers may be as much as sixteen inches in diameter. Because of their size, these layers must be baked one at a time, a process which may actually take an entire day. Once the layers are cooled, same-size pairs are matched and frosted. Since large wedding cakes are surprisingly heavy, half-inch dowel rods must be measured, cut, and carefully driven into the bottom layers. These wooden posts provide hidden support for the weighty upper layers. When all the layers are set in place, flowers, garlands and leaves of frosting are added. These delicate touches individualize the wedding cake and transform it from merely a cake into a culinary work of art. ii, People do it every day. They log on to their favorite website and browse for hours, checking out bargains. They dump every possible wish into their shopping carts, knowing they can cast each one aside before they finalize their purchases. On the way, they may enter a sweepstakes in the hopes of winning a trip to Tioman, or maybe even a new SUV. And then, when they have decided on their purchases, they enter private information without giving it a thought. With a keystroke, they release their personal data into what may or may not be a secure zone. Despite what much of the public believes, internet shopping is not safe. (10)iii, When a camera flash is used in a low-light environment, the subject's eyes may appear red in the finished photograph. What is known as “red-eye” is the result of light from the flash reflecting off the pupils of the eyes, The phenomenon of red-eye can be lessened by using the red-eye reduction feature found on many SLR cameras. This feature activates a lamp which shines a small light directly into the subject's eyes. When this happens, the diameter of the pupil is reduced, thus tightening the opening in the iris. Since a smaller pupil means a smaller host for the reflection, the chances of red-eye occurring are greatly reduced. iv. What if you decide a paragraph should be developed in indirect order? It may be that the point you're making is very controversial, so much so that your readers might disagree with you. Or you may feel that leading the readers through a series of supporting details might make ‘comprehension of the main idea easier, letting them “warm up” before learning your message. Sometimes building up slowly to a main idea can be used as a dramatic tool as well, keeping readers guessing until the last instant. In these situations, it may be best to place the topic sentence at the end of the paragraph, v. Placing the topic sentence at the beginning of a paragraph offers a number of advantages. To begin with, it can help the writer keep an eye on paragraph unity by providing a guide for selecting details for the rest of the paragraph, For readers, placement at the beginning establishes the initial context, giving them the foundation they need to understand the details which follow. This is especially true if the writer not only introduces the main point in the topic sentence, but also forecasts the paragraph’s organization with phrases like “a number of advantages.” (Total: 20)PART C INSTRUCTIONS Part C contains TWO questions. Answer ONE only. QUESTIONS MARKS: 1. Giving feedback in the form of an individual conference (student-teacher conference) ~ can be a productive teaching practice. Discuss the benefits and downsides of this approach. Recommend steps that van be taken to ensure that this type of conferences work, (Total: 20) 2. Write an argumentative essay based on the following topic: Should students be allowed to have cell phones in primary schools? Your essay should not exceed two pages. Make sure you have a stand, and substantiate this stand with effective reasoning. (Total: 20) END OF QUESTION PAPER on