Transcript LE 4000 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

LE 4000
ENGLISH FOR
ACADEMIC PURPOSES
An overview
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
CELPAD, IIUM
English for academic purposes?
(Are you in the dark??)
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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,
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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
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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
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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