Assignment 1 Brief, UALL2024 1

UALL2024 Malaysian Literature in English

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Language
Faculty of Arts and Social Science
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Brief on Assignment 1 (25%, Group Work)

Annotated Bibliography of Malaysian Poetry in English

Deadline for Submission

By 5 pm on Friday in week 6.
• Upload a virus-free soft copy in a Word document to the UALL2024 page of the
Web-Based Learning Environment (WBLE) of UTAR.
• File Name: “Programme SurnameInitials1 SurnameInitials2 SurnameInitials3,
Programme NameFather’sInitials4 NameFather’sInitials5”
E.g., ED ChanCC LeeDK TanAK, EL AliMY SubramaniamT”

Work in a group of five (5) or fewer people from the same tutorial class and do an
annotated bibliography of ten (10) Malayan or Malaysian poems originally written in
English (primary sources).
“Malayan” or “Malaysian” refers to citizens who were born or who grew up in
Malaya or Malaysia, excluding expatriates or foreigners, such as Robert Raymer, who
have written about Malaya/Malaysia.
A student who wants to work alone or a group that is fewer than five people must still
annotate ten such poems.
Use the latest edition of either APA or MLA style. Generally speaking, MLA style is used in
arts and the humanities, and APA style in social and behavioural sciences.
In a group of five (5) tutorial classmates, each member is to cite and annotate at least
two (2) Malayan/Malaysian poems originally written in English but not translated into
English.
If you work alone, annotate five (5) Malayan/Malaysian poems originally written in
English but not translated into English.
Give preference to recent poems. Avoid those that are well-known, much studied or that
come with or are available with summaries or critiques.
DO NOT annotate a poem if you do not understand it or if it is as long as half a book or
one whole book.

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Examples of Annotated Bibliographies in MLA and APA Styles

“What Guidance Should I Give My Students for Preparing an Annotated Bibliography?”
MLA Style Center, Modern Language Association of America, 2024,
https://style.mla.org/annotated-bibliographies/. Accessed 1 February 2024.

American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication Manual of the American

Psychological Association.
See 9.51 for annotated bibliographies and Figure 9.3 for the sample annotated
bibliography.

Parts of the Annotated Bibliography

1. A bibliography (in the latest edition of MLA or APA style): Double-space each
bibliographic entry and use 12-point Times New Roman.
2. Cite a poem from its original publication if possible or trace its reliable source to
an initial and/or subsequent publication.
3. Under each bibliographic entry, give your concise annotation on the poem just
cited.
4. An appendix with full texts of ten poems in their original or initial publications.

Elements of an Annotation (Double-Spaced)

Each annotation must briefly include the following elements of a poem, each of
which in one phrase or sentence in the present tense:
• Subgenre (lyric, narrative, dramatic, etc.), subject (content) and/or theme:
E.g., “A lyric poem about a mother who cares about. . . .” or “A narrative
poem about an unrequited love that involves. . . .”
• Style: rhetorical features or literary devices that are prominent or
significant, including the metre or rhyme used.
• Your other response or comments: strengths and weaknesses of the poem,
etc.
• Put your full name in round brackets at the end of your annotations, which
you must do by yourself. DO NOT lift or paraphrase information or details
from other direct or indirect sources.

Other Don’ts
Do NOT cite and annotate the following types of poems. Doing so will result in a fail.
• Malayan or Malaysian poems that have been translated into English from
another language.
• What is covered or taught this trimester.

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• What has been covered in the literature component of the educational institutions in
Malaysia and beyond, and in the local and international tests and examinations such
as IELTS, MUET and TOEFL. There are usually summaries, critiques, study guides
and other references available for preparations for examinations, quizzes or tests.
• What is written or published by expatriates in Malaya or Malaysia no matter whether
they wrote about Malaya or Malaysia.
Ask if you are not sure.

Plagiarism or AI reliance shall lead to a fail.

Refer to the free rider policy for details about what to do with those who do or did less
than their share of the work.

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Formatting
1 A cover page with the particulars of the subject and the students as follows:

UALL2024 Malaysian Literature in English

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Education; Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English
Language
Faculty of Arts and Social Science
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
January 20XX Session

Assignment 1

Annotated Bibliography of Malaysian Poetry in English

Tutorial 1/2/3

Full Names, IDs, programmes (ED/EL), batches of study (year 2 trimester 2),
signature (the leader’s name first; each member is to sign before submitting the
assignment)

Submission Date

2 Next to the cover page is the marking rubric for the annotated bibliography.

3 Your list should be titled “Annotated Bibliography on Malaysian Poetry in English.”

Not “Bibliography,” “References,” or “Works Cited.”

4 In each section, entries should be alphabetized by the first word excluding “A,” “An,”
and “The.”

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