UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH

Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa

COURSE TITLE : COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH GRAMMAR

COURSE CODE : UB00102
CREDIT HOURS : 2
CONTACT HOURS : 3

SYNOPSIS
This course aims to help students understand and practise English Grammar within
communicative contexts. Grammatical structures will be taught in natural contexts, such as
engaging in conversations and reading articles. To practise both FORM and MEANING of these
grammatical structures, students will be provided with varied controlled exercises including
identifying common grammatical errors and correcting them. In addition, students will be
encouraged to use these structures freely and creatively in initiating open-ended communicative
activities. In order to incorporate the four major language skills tested in MUET, an integrated
skills approach is emphasised through activities and assessments that require students to
speak, read, and write effectively as well as to be able to respond appropriately to audio
input. To keep up with the current trend of learning English online, students will have access to
the MyLinE website where they can have more practice on grammar.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
use grammatical English in writing and speaking
apply the acquired language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) to convey
and respond to ideas

ASSESSMENT

Assessment Components Weight (%) REMINDER

All students must give

1. Grammar Presentation 20 %
their feedback on this
2. Test 1 20 % course via online
(http://pk07.ums.edu.my)
3. Online Assignment 10 %
during the tenth (10th)
4. Dialogue Presentation 25 % week of Semester 1,
Session 2016/2017
5. Test 2 25 %

Total 100 %

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MAIN REFERENCES

*Fuchs, M., Bonner, M., & Westheimer, M. (2012). Focus on grammar: An integrated skills
approach (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education, Inc.

Azar, B. S., & Hagen, S. A. (2006). Basic English Grammar (3rd ed.). New York. Pearson
Education.

Fuchs, M., Bonner, M., & Westheimer, M. (2012). Focus on grammar 3: Teachers resource pack
(4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education, Inc.

Sinclair, J. (Ed.). (2011). Collins COBUILD: Intermediate English grammar & practice. Great
Britain: HarperCollins Publishers.

MyLinE Website: http://myline.utm.my/

*The textbook used for this module.

SOFT SKILLS ELEMENTS

Level Skill Description

CS1 KIM Ability to convey written and verbal ideas clearly, effectively and confidently.
CS2 KIM Ability to practise active listening skills and to give responses.
CS3 KIM Ability to deliver public presentation clearly, confidently and effectively.
LL1 KIM Ability to seek and manage relevant information from different sources.
LL2 KIM Ability to accept new ideas and develop autonomous learning.

MAPPING OF THE COURSE/MODULE TO THE PROGRAMME AIMS

No. PPIBs Aims Course/Module

UB00102
1 To provide liberal education
2 To provide soft skills training X
3 To provide language competency X
4 To produce well-rounded, ethical, patriotic, versatile, and
capable graduates

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 UB00102 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE ASSESSMENTS
(Semester 1, Session 2016/2017)

Formative & Summative Assessment Components Percentage

1. Grammar Presentation Time given : 20 minutes

Mode: Group Work (Groups of 5 students)

Each group is required to perform a song or a medley of songs.

Students can choose any songs in the list as follows:
a. Wonderful Tonight by Eric Claypton
b. Lemon Tree by Fools Garden
c. Because You Loved Me by Celion Dion
d. Youre beautiful by James Blunt
e. I Wont Give Up by Jason Mraz
f. Everything At Once by Lenka
g. My Favourite Things Sound of Music
h. Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
i. Blank Space by Taylor Swift
j. Any other songs (Students must consult their
instructors/lecturers for approval in using the songs not listed
here.) 20 %

Students are required to display their song/medley lyric when

performing (via PowerPoint, video, cardboard, etc.), and to identify five
(5) grammar items (learned in Weeks 1-4) they found in their lyric (e.g.
noun, verb, simple present tense, adjective, etc.) and explain the
functions and structure of each grammar item. Next, students build
sentences using the example of words (e.g. love, hate, years) of the
grammar item (e.g. noun) that they have identified. Then, they are
required to ask their peers in class to give another 3 examples for each
of the grammar item from the lyric and to give feedback to their peers
whether the answers are correct.

Each group is required to submit their presentation materials to their

respective instructors/lecturers. The grammar presentation takes place
in Week 7.

2. TEST 1 Time given : 1 hours

Mode: Individual Work

20 %
TEST 1 assesses students on grammar items taught in Weeks 1 to 4 of
the semester. TEST 1 takes place in Week 9.

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3. Online Assignment Time given : 6 weeks

Mode: Individual Work

Students are required to answer 5 quizzes on Grammar in the World

of Challenges (Quick & Easy) at http://myline.utm.my/moodle282/
from Week 6 (10 October 2016) to Week 11 (26 November 2016).
i. Articles: Exercise 1
ii. Quantifiers: Quiz 1
iii. Subject-verb Agreement: Exercise 4
iv. Tenses: Quiz 2
v. Phrasal Verbs: Quiz 10

Students can try the quizzes as many times as they wanted to and their
10 %
best attempts will be taken into account for grading purposes. In
Week 9, students are required to submit a hardcopy of their
individual grade report to their respective instructors/lecturers as a
proof that they have started their assignment. The MyLinE Task Force
will generate students scores from the system itself. The scores will be
uploaded at ELSP@UMS on the website.

Reminder:
a) Late submission will result in the deduction of 50% of the total
score.
b) Failure to complete the assignment will result in students failing this
course.

4. Dialogue Presentation: 25%

Mode: Pair Work

This assignment is divided into two (2) parts.

Part 1: Dialogue Writing (10%)

Each student is required to work with a partner to choose a topic and
write a dialogue with at least ten (10) exchanges based on one (1)
supporting material, e.g. advertisement, article, brochure, poster,
newspaper, or any other media which they have chosen, incorporating
some of the grammatical items learned in the course (focusing on the
25 %
function/use of the grammar items, see Note No.2). The supporting
material must not contain any sensitive issues and each pair must
consult their instructors/lecturers for the suitability of their material
prior to working on their dialogue. In Week 8, students are
required to submit their written dialogues to be graded. In
Week 10, the instructors/lecturers will return students written
dialogues and give feedback to improve their dialogues. The
assessment is based on an impressionistic evaluation of the overall
written dialogue, including language, content and organization.

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 Part 2: Dialogue Presentation (15%)
In Week 12, students are required to present their dialogues in
about 5 minutes, without reading/looking at their dialogues. The
assessment is based on an impressionistic evaluation of the overall two-
way communication namely, content and organisation, language, and
delivery.

5. TEST 2 Time given : 2 hours

TEST 2 is the final assessment of the course which assesses students

on grammar items taught in Weeks 5 to 13 of the semester. TEST 2 25 %
takes place in Week 14.

Total 100 %

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 UB00102 Weekly Scheme of Work (Semester 1, Session 2016/2017)

Unit & Suggested

Week Grammar item Notes Activities
Theme reading
1 Ice-breaking
Introduction to course
syllabus, course book,
assessments, course
regulations, etc.
Brief introduction to Parts
of Speech
(materials on
http://myline.utm.my)

U1 - Different Present Progressive p4-6 Ex. 2,3,4 (p7-9) Whats Your

cultures & Simple Present Cross-cultural
*Ex. 10 (p13) Find IQ? (p2-3)
Someone Who

2 U17 Time Nouns and p234-236 Ex. 1,2,3,4 (p237-240) Time in a Bottle
Capsules Quantifiers A-4,5 (p232-233)

Capitalization and A-13

Punctuation Rules

3 U2 Poets Simple Past p18-20 Ex. 2,3,4,5 (p22-24) Matsuo Basho

A-1,2 1644-1694
(p16-17)

U3 - Accidents Past Progressive & p33-35 Ex. 2,3,4,5 (p36-39) Disaster at Sea
Simple Past A-1,2 (p31-32)

4 U5 - In court Wh-Questions : P60-62 Ex. 1,2,3 (p62-64) State of Illinois

Subject & Object vs. Harry M.
***Ex. 5 (p65) Listening Adams (p58-59)

U6 - Space Simple Future : p76-79 Ex. 6 (p85) Space Travel

travel going to, will Review A,B,C (p90) (p74-75)

5 Modals and A-8,9

Their
Functions
Part IV From Ex. 1,2,3 (p227-228)
Grammar to Writing:
Using Appropriate *Ex. 4 (p229) Role Play
Modals (Ability,
Permission, ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
Requests, Advice) BRIEFING

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6 U19 Home Adjectives & p268-271 Ex. 1,2,3,4,5 (p272-274) Wakefield House
Adverbs A-6 (p266-267)
*Ex. 13 (p279) Game: A
Strange Story

ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
starts on 10 OCTOBER
2016.

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GRAMMAR PRESENTATION (20%)

Mid-semester Break
22 30 October 2016
(1 week)

8 U20 - Food Comparisons using p284-286 Ex. 2,3,4 (p287-289) A New Place for
as...as, than Pizza (p282-283)
**Ex. 7 (p291)-
Pronunciation asas &
than

U21 - Cities Comparatives & p298-299 Ex. 2,3 (p300-301) A Superlative

Superlatives A-5 City (p296-297)
***Ex. 6 (p303)
Listening

DIALOGUE
PRESENTATION (Part
1: 10%)
Students are required to
SUBMIT their WRITTEN
DIALOGUE to be graded.

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TEST 1 (20%)

U28 - Animal Phrasal verbs p393-394 Ex. 2,4,5 (p394-397) When He

intelligence A-3,4 Whispers, They
ONLINE ASSIGNMENT Tune In (p391-
Students are required to 392)
SUBMIT A HARDCOPY
of their individual grade
REPORT.

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10 U8 - Careers Present Perfect: p110-111 Ex. 2,3,4,5 (p112-115) King of Skate
since, for (p108-109)

U10 - Present Perfect: p134-136 Ex. 2 (p137-138) Been There?

Adventure Indefinite Past Ex. 4 (p139) Done That?
travel (p133-134)
DIALOGUE
PRESENTATION
Instructors/lecturers will
return students written
dialogues and give
feedback.

11 U11 Long- Present Perfect and P148-149 Ex. 2,3 (p150-151) An Ocean Apart
Distance Simple Past (p146-147)
relationships Ex. 5 (p153)

**Ex. 8 (p155)
Pronunciation -ed

Part IIV From Ex. 1,2,3 (p372-373)

Grammar to
Writing: Combining
Sentences with
and, but, so, or
ONLINE ASSIGNMENT
(10%) ends on 26
NOVEMBER 2016.

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DIALOGUE PRESENTATION (Part 2: 15%)

13 U26 Gerunds & p358-360 Ex. 1,2,3,4,5 (p360-364) Stop

Procrastination Infinitives Procrastinating
Now! (p357-358)

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Revision
&
TEST 2 (25%)

Note:
1. *Oral Activity/Role Play, ** Pronunciation Activity, ***Listening Activity
2. Lessons focus on the function/use of the grammar items. For example,
a. talking/describing about the past using simple past and past progressive.
b. Making comparison using adjectives, adverbs, comparatives and superlatives.