LE 4000 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES An overview

LE 4000 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES An overview ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT CELPAD, IIUM

English for academic purposes? (Are you in the dark? ? ) What does it mean? n Is this a special type of English? n Who uses this type of English? n When do I need to use it? n What do I need to do in this course? ? n

Course Objectives By the end of the course, you will be able to o Analyse the principles of an argumentative research paper. o Apply a range of skills and strategies in reading, writing, and speaking. o Evaluate information from academic sources. o Synthesize information from sources. o Evaluate topics in terms of Islamic values.

LE 4000 o Learner-centred n Topic of your choice n relevant to your work at your kuliyyah n Self-reliant in sourcing materials o Conduct a library research n Books, journal articles, reliable internet sources o Produce an argumentative research paper n APA citation style

Mass lectures o 3 hours per week o Attendance is compulsory o Key ideas are delivered by the lecturer o Lecture and discussion o Main source of input Tutorials o 3 hours per week o Attendance is also compulsory o Follow up and consolidation o In-class writing o Personal assistance in completing the term /research paper

How are you graded? Week 3 -4 Oral Argument 5% Week 7 Research outline 5% Week 8 Week 9 -12 Argumentative essay Drafts 10% 5% Week 13 -14 Oral Presentation Research paper Final Exam 5% 30% 40% TOTAL 100%

Oral Argument – 5% o Focuses on the validity of topic (you need to state relevant principles or theories) o Relevant to Kuliyyah o Relevant to the Ummah o Student – tutor o Latest by ………. . (week 5)

Outline – 5% o Proposal n Current related issues ( issue) n Thesis statement n Main arguments n Islamic perspectives n Source of support about a year old o Submission – latest by …… (week 6) o Feedback on outline by ……. (week 7)

Argumentative Essay – 10% o In-class writing of an argumentative essay (no reference can be made to the outline) : =) o Length – 450 words o No APA referencing needed o 1 hour to complete o By …………… (week 8)

Oral Presentation – 5% o Presentation n A summary of the whole research/term paper o Student – tutorial group members o (weeks 12 and 13)

Term Paper - 30% o Approx. 2 500 words o APA styles o Submission of research paper by ……. . (week 14)

In brief, what do you have to do in this course? Generally, you have to work independently, Ø Ø Ø Find a current issue to develop your arguments Find relevant academic sources Write a 2, 500 argumentative research paper Defend and Present your research orally, and Remember to attend both mass lectures and tutorial!!

Format of the research/term paper o o o Introduction with a thesis statement Argument 1 Argument 2 Counter Argument Refutation/Argument 3 Conclusion n Recommendation o Islamic Perspective (in any part of the paper or the whole paper itself)

Deciding on a Topic Think of: o Problems n English for math and science n Academic, social repercussions o Current issues in relation to your area of studies o Important issues highlighted by your kulliyah Discuss, read n Journals (eg. SSLA, TESOL Quarterly), n Search engines - Google scholar, EBSCOhost

Argumentation o Argumentative vs n n n Discursive Expository Compare and contrast Cause and Effect Journalistic

Facts and Opinions o Differentiating facts from opinions for argumentative purposes n English is spoken world-wide. n Teaching math and science in English creates many problems in rural Malaysia schools. n Nicol David is the current number one female squash player in the world. n Nicol David is an intelligent squash player.

Islamic Perspective o Universality o Islamic perspective in n research work n term paper

Final Exam – 40% o 4 academic texts n Genetically enhanced food production o Consists of 3 parts n Citing and paraphrasing skills n Summarising academic text n Writing argumentative essay o Tentative date: n Yet to be determined

The good news …… o You don’t have to learn English all over again! o You just need to use English to critically argue on a kulliyah related topic o You get to carry out a research on a topic of your interest o You are able to relate Islamic perspectives to your opinion or belief……. and the best of all is, o You have a chance to present your ideas and defend your claims in SPEAKING and also in WRITING without plagiarizing.

Wow!!! n This course will keep you busy!!! n You can’t afford to take it easy. n After all, it is a 3 credit hour course n Give it your best shot.

In your first tutorial, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE OUTLINE TEMPLATE FOR YOU TO START YOUR WORK. The template should look like this…. .

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