LE 4000 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
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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?
Is this a special type of English?
Who uses this type of English?
When do I need to use it?
What do I need to do in this course??
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will be
able to
Analyse the principles of an argumentative
research paper.
Apply a range of skills and strategies in
reading, writing, and speaking.
Evaluate information from academic
sources.
Synthesize information from sources.
Evaluate topics in terms of Islamic values.
LE 4000
Learner-centred
Topic of your choice
relevant to your work at your kuliyyah
Self-reliant in sourcing materials
Conduct a library research
Books, journal articles, reliable internet sources
Produce an argumentative research paper
APA citation style
Mass lectures
3 hours per week
Attendance is compulsory
Key ideas are delivered by
the lecturer
Lecture and discussion
Main source of input
Tutorials
3 hours per week
Attendance is also
compulsory
Follow up and
consolidation
In-class writing
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%
Focuses on the validity of topic
(you need to state relevant principles or
theories)
Relevant to Kuliyyah
Relevant to the Ummah
Student – tutor
Latest by ……….. (week 5)
Outline – 5%
Proposal
Current related issues (
issue)
Thesis statement
Main arguments
Islamic perspectives
Source of support
about a year old
Submission – latest by …… (week 6)
Feedback on outline by ……. (week 7)
Argumentative Essay – 10%
In-class writing of an argumentative
essay (no reference can be made to
the outline) :=)
Length – 450 words
No APA referencing needed
1 hour to complete
By …………… (week 8)
Oral Presentation – 5%
Presentation
A summary of the whole research/term
paper
Student – tutorial group members
(weeks 12 and 13)
Term Paper - 30%
Approx. 2 500 words
APA styles
Submission of research paper by ……..
(week 14)
In brief, what do you have to do in this
course?
Generally, you have to work independently,
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
Introduction with a thesis statement
Argument 1
Argument 2
Counter Argument
Refutation/Argument 3
Conclusion
Recommendation
Islamic Perspective (in any part of the
paper or the whole paper itself)
Deciding on a Topic
Think of:
Problems
English for math and science
Academic, social repercussions
Current issues in relation to your area of studies
Important issues highlighted by your kulliyah
Discuss, read
Journals (eg. SSLA, TESOL Quarterly),
Search engines - Google scholar, EBSCOhost
Argumentation
Argumentative vs
Discursive
Expository
Compare and contrast
Cause and Effect
Journalistic
Facts and Opinions
Differentiating facts from opinions for
argumentative purposes
English is spoken world-wide.
Teaching math and science in English
creates many problems in rural Malaysia
schools.
Nicol David is the current number one
female squash player in the world.
Nicol David is an intelligent squash
player.
Islamic Perspective
Universality
Islamic perspective in
research work
term paper
Final Exam – 40%
4 academic texts
Genetically enhanced food production
Consists of 3 parts
Citing and paraphrasing skills
Summarising academic text
Writing argumentative essay
Tentative date:
Yet to be determined
The good news ……
You don’t have to learn English all over again!
You just need to use English to critically argue on
a kulliyah related topic
You get to carry out a research on a topic of your
interest
You are able to relate Islamic perspectives to your
opinion or belief……. and the best of all is,
You have a chance to present your ideas and
defend your claims in SPEAKING and also in
WRITING without plagiarizing.
Wow!!!
This
course will keep you busy!!!
You can’t afford to take it easy.
After all, it is a 3 credit hour course
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…..
QUESTIONS and
ANSWERS