USIM/CETL/KURIKULUM/304

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COURSE TEACHING PLAN

PROGRAMME:

1 NAME OF COURSE ENGLISH FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES

2 COURSE CODE BIS 5012
3 COURSE STATUS WU
4 NAME(S) OF
AKHDIAT BIN ABD MALEK
ACADEMIC STAFF
5 SEMESTER AND YEAR SEMESTER 3 to 6
OFFERED
6 CREDIT VALUE 2

7 PREREQUISITE (IF A Pass in BIA3012 English for Academic Purposes course and BIS40x2
ANY) English for Occupational Purposes course(s)

8 OBJECTIVES: This course is expected to provide extensive language and research skills
related to research and thesis writing suitable as the penultimate English
language course students must sit for.

9 LEARNING 1. CLO1: Exemplify bibliographic information taken from various reading

OUTCOMES: sources by producing correct bibliography list. (LO1, C2)
2. CLO2: Students should be able to adhere to specific research writing style
by completing a research paper/essay (LO7, A4)
3. CLO3: Present a summary based on the research paper produced. (LO5,
A2)

10 COURSE SYNOPSIS: This course exposes the essential elements of academic research writing.
Students are taught about the basics of academic research writing beginning
from the basics up to producing a full academic essay. A revision of writing
skills related to academic research writing is also included. In addition,
students are also taught proper presentation skills, thus preparing them for
their academic writing in the final years of their tertiary education. Blended
mode as well as naqli and aqli elements are embedded throughout the tasks
and assessments. In relation to CEFR levels, this course corresponds to C1
(advanced) level.

11 ASSESSMENT TYPES:

ASSESSMENT NO. WEIGHTAG

ASSESSMENT TYPE
E
1 Bibliography assignment 10%

2 Research essay 70%

3 Presentation 20%
TOTAL 100%
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12 MAIN REFERENCES SUPPORTING THE 1. Elison, C. 2010. McGraw-Hill’s Concise Guide to

COURSE Writing Research Papers. New York: McGraw-Hill.
2. Krishnakumari Karuthan, et. al. 2010. Writing With
Sources: A Guidebook for Academic Writers. Kuala
Lumpur: McGraw-Hill
3. 2013. USIM’S Handbook on Academic Writing. Nilai :
Penerbit USIM.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES 1. Clark, Irene.L. 2007. Writing The Successful Thesis
SUPPORTING THE COURSE And Dissertation: Entering the Conversation. New
Jersey. Prentice Hall.
2. Wallwork, A. 2011. English for Writing Research
Papers. New York: Springer.
3. Wiessberg, R. & Buker, S. 2006. Writing Up Research:
Experimental Reseach Report Writing For Students Of
English. Pearson.
4. Norazman Abdul Majid et al. 2007. Academic Report
Writing. Petaling Jaya. Prentice Hall.
5. Lester ,J.D & Lester, D Jr. 2010. Writing Research
Papers: A Complete Guide. Longman.
6. Bailey, S. 2006. Academic Writing: A Handbook for
International Students. New York: Routledge.
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WEEKLY TEACHING PLAN

Week Date Topic/Content Teaching & Learning Activities Remarks

Lecture (F2F) Synchronous Asynchronous
1 17 Oct 2022– Introduction to research writing
21 Oct 2022 What is and what is not a research paper Lecture
Major types of research papers
2 24 Oct 2022– MS Teams/
28 Oct 2022 The process in writing research papers Google
Classroom
3 31 Oct 2022 – 4 Lecture
Nov 2022
4 7 Nov 2022 – Lecture
11 Nov 2022 Argumentative writing and Analytical writing
5 14 Nov 2022 – Lecture
18 Nov 2022
6 21 Nov 2022 – Lecture
25 Nov 2022 Research writing:topic selection & research objectives
7 28 Nov 2022 – MS Teams/
2 Dec 2022 Google
Classroom
Mid Semester I Break (5 Dec 2022 – 11 Dec 2022)
8 12 Dec 2022 – Research writing: research questions Lecture
16 Dec 2022
9 19 Dec 2022– MS Teams/
23 Dec 2022 Research writing: outline Google
Classroom
10 26 Dec 2022– Bibliography Writing MS Teams/
30 Dec 2022 Google
Classroom
11 2 Jan 2022 – 6 MS Teams/
Jan 2022 Bibliography Writing Google
Classroom
12 9 Jan 2023 – Lecture
13 Jan 2023
13 16 Jan 2023 – Research paper/Long essay MS Teams/
20 Jan 2023 Google
Classroom
14 23 Jan 2023 – MS Teams/
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27 Jan 2023 Google

Classroom
Study Week (30 Jan 2023 – 5 Feb 2023)
Examination (6 Feb 2023 – 26 Feb 2023)
Semester 1 Break (27 Feb 2023 – 26 Mar 2023)
Topic/Content: E.g. Overview of the course; Introduction to Technology
Synchronous: E.g. Live lecture via Ms Teams/Zoom/GM/Voice Chat
Asynchronous: E.g. Video/voice record (GOALS/WhatsApp/Telegram); PowerPoint Notes (GOALS); Padlet (Collaborative activity); Class activity – forum (GOALS)
Notes: E.g Announcement of Assessment 1; Submission of Assessment 1; Revision; Presentation; Test; Quiz