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RESOURCES FOR ULAB 2122 ACCORDING TO WEEKLY ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Week Content Page No Page No Assessment


(Textbook) (Module)
Week 1 Introduction to the course
Unit 1 (page 1-7)
● Briefing on course content, mode of
implementation and assessment
● Overview of term paper

Introduction to term paper


Academic Skills Focus
● Input on term paper Unit 1 (page 7 – Unit 1
o Features of term paper 22) Page 8 – 10
o Structures of term paper Page 11 – 25
o Critical reading: sample of term Page 27 - 40
paper Unit 12 B (page
● Introduction to Analytical (problem 184-188)
solution) and Argumentative researched
article
● Finding topic and related readings.

Weeks 2-3 Academic Skills Focus: Argumentative Text


● Argumentative Text Unit 2 (page 23 – Page 99 – 120
● Textual Structures of Argumentative text 38)
● Language expressions in Argumentative
text
● Recognizing organizational structures of
an argumentative text
● Critical reading / discussion on
argumentative text Unit 5 (page 119-
● Synthesizing information from multiple 129)
argumentative texts

Textual structures: argumentation, provide


stance, justify, rebut, and elaborate stance, give
evidence to support stance

Language Input: sequencing, modal verbs,


transition marker, et cetera.

Academic Skills Focus: Problem-Solution


Texts Unit 10 (page 152 - Page 65 – 97
● Problem-Solution Text 161 )
● Textual Structures of problem-solution
text
● Language expression in problem-solution Unit 5 (page 119-
text 129)
● Recognizing organizational structures in
a problem-solution text
Unit 11 (page 167-
Textual structures: define problem, describe 177)
problem, elaborate the problem, explain possible
solutions, choose and justify best solution,
provide details of solution, give evidence to
support solution.

Language Input: Sequencing, modal verbs,


transition markers, et cetera. Unit 3B (page45-
48)
Weeks 4-6 Academic Skills Focus: Literature Review
Input
Unit 3 (page 39-44) Page 61 – 63 Summary of
● Paraphrasing Unit 6B (page 93- Page 143 – 157 critical reading
● Summarizing 97) Page 175 - 179 [10%]
● Direct Quotation
● Distinguishing facts from opinion (main Unit 9B (pg 144-
idea) 145) Start of Myline
● Synthesizing Activities (10%)
● Analyzing Unit 4A (page56
● Citation -60)
● Identifying stance of authors Unit 5 (page 71 -
● Identifying aims, purpose and 81)
perspective in texts Unit 1 (page 8-13)

Weeks 7-8 Academic Skills Focus: Term Paper Planning Problem- Solution Term Paper
● Requirement, audience, purpose Unit 10 (158 - 161 ) Unit 6 Outline (10%)
● Brainstorming and generating ideas
● Research Page 121 - 141
● Topic / title
● Outline
● Thesis Statement / stance / topic sentence
Week 9 Academic Skills Focus: Term Paper Drafting
● Write-up Introduction (Unit
o Introduction, body and conclusion 1, page 14 - 17 Page 143 - 157
o Following the outline Conclusion (Unit 3,
page 45 - 48)
Week 10 MID SEMESTER BREAK

Weeks 11- Academic Skills Focus: Term Paper Writing Submission of first
12 ● Write-up draft of Term
o Paragraphing Unit 2 Paper (20%)
o Using citations in writing Unit 5
● TurnITin Briefing Unit 10

Weeks 13 – Academic Skills Focus: Revising, Editing,


14 Proofreading Unit 12B (page 189 Page 159 -173
● Revising – 193)
o Confirming purpose and main
claim
o Identifying and checking support
for major claims
o Checking against outline
o Identify and evaluate transitional
strategies
o Checking on a paragraph level Unit 12D (page
● Editing 196-197)
o Managing sentence length Unit 5C (page 85)
o Strengthening grammatical core Unit 12F (page
of sentence 198)
o Checking for errors

Academic Skills Focus: Oral Presentation Unit 4C (page 55 – Oral Presentation


65) (10%)

Week 15 Academic Skills Focus: The Final Unit 9 (page 135 – Submission of
Examination 145) amended term
Discussion and preparation of final examination Unit 7 (page 103 – paper (10%)
108)

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