RINGKASAN MAKLUMAT KURSUS VERSI PELAJAR

1. Name of English for Effective Communication

Course/Module Bahasa Inggeris untuk Komunikasi Berkesan
2. Course Code GEC1033
3. Name(s) of
Hamidah binti Samsudin
academic staff

4. Rationale for the This course is relevant for student teachers as it develops their ability to communicate
inclusion of the effectively in oral and written English. In order to achieve this aim, activities are devised to
course/module in provide opportunities for them to practise and demonstrate their ability to listen, speak, read
the programme and write in a variety of social and academic contexts
5. Semester and Year
Semester 1
offered

6. Total Student
Total Guided and Independent
Learning Time Face to Face Non Face To Face
Learning
(SLT)

L = Lecture
T = Tutorial
L T P A L T P A
P = Practical 125
A = Assessment

15 30 - 3.25 15 45 - 16.75
7. Credit Value 3
8. Prerequisite None
9. Course Learning At the end of this course students will be able to:
Outcomes
(CLO) 1. Apply listening skills selectively and critically in order to give appropriate responses in a
variety of social and academic contexts. (C3, L01, LO2, LO4, CS2)

2. Apply appropriate speaking skills in public speaking and other social and academic
contexts. (C3, A3, P5, LO1, LO4, CS3)

3. Employ appropriate reading skills to analyse and comprehend a variety of written text types.
(C4, LO2, LO3, LO6, CTPS1, LL1)

4. Write texts using appropriate writing conventions, styles and registers in a variety of
contexts. (C6, A2, LO3, LO4, CTPS2, CS1)

ARAS TAKSONOMI PEMBELAJARAN

DOMAIN
DOMAIN KOGNITIF DOMAIN PSIKOMOTOR
AFEKTIF
ketara

Memberi maklum

Menghayati nilai
Mengorganisasi
Menganalisis

Lakuan tulen
Mengapikasi

Mekanisme
Memahami
Mengingat

CLO
Menerima
kompleks
berpandu
Mencipta

Adaptasi
Respons

Respons
Persepsi
Menilai

Menilai
balas
Set

C C C C C C P P P P P P P A A A A A
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
1 x
2 x x x
3 x
4 x x
.

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10. Transferable Skills: Problem solving skills (CTPS2)
Communication skills (CS3)
Life-long learning (LL1)
11. Teaching-learning Teaching-Learning Strategy:
and assessment 1. Lecture
strategy 2. Tutorial

Assessment Strategy:

Programme Learning Outcome Teaching and

Types of Assessment
(PLO) Learning Stratrgy
Listening Quiz
LO1 Lecture
Knowledge Prepared Speech
- Tutorial
Examination
LO2 Application of Principles Lecture Listening Quiz
- and Skills Tutorial Reading Folio
LO3 Lecture
Problem Solving Skills Examination
- Tutorial
Prepared Speech
LO4 Communication Skills , Lecture
Reading Folio
- Orally or in Written Form Tutorial
Examination
Information searching and
LO6 Lecture
self Skills for Life-Long Reading Folio
- Tutorial
Learning
.
12. Synopsis This course focuses on developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills with the aim
of communicating effectively. It covers selective and critical listening skills, speech production,
speech acts, managing discussion, style and register and public speaking. In addition, it also
develops reading comprehension skills. In terms of writing, this course provides opportunities
to practise writing using appropriate writing styles and conventions.

Kursus ini memberi fokus kepada kemahiran mendengar, bertutur, membaca dan menulis
untuk komunikasi berkesan. Ia merangkumi kemahiran mendengar secara selektif dan kritis,
penghasilan bunyi, ‘speech acts’, pengendalian perbincangan, gaya dan laras bahasa dan
pengucapan awam. Selain itu, ia juga membangunkan kemahiran pemahaman dan dari segi
penulisan, kursus ini juga memberi peluang untuk mempraktis kemahiran menulis dengan
menggunakan gaya penulisan yang sesuai.

13. Mode of Delivery Lecture & Tutorial

14. Assessment Coursework : 60%
Methods Examination : 40%
and Types
Types of
Methods of Assessment Percentage
Assessment
Written
Examination 40
Examination

Listening Quiz (60mins.) 20

Prepared Speech
- Delivery (15mins.) : 15% 20
Coursework - Outline (500 words) : 5%
Reading Folio (650 words)
- a compilation of 2-3 reading texts and 20
a 650-word written product based on a reading task
.

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 Non Face-to-face
Face-to-face

Interaction
Interaction
15. Content outline of the course / module and the SLT per topic

Assessment

Assessment
Practical

Practical
Lecture

Tutorial

Lecture

Tutorial
1. Listening Skills

 Selective listening for 1 2 1 3 7

- main ideas and supporting details
- sequence of ideas and events
- cause and effect

- facts and opinions

- making inferences 1 2 1 3 7
- predicting outcomes

 Listen critically and respond appropriately to a variety of

social and academic contexts
- songs
- poems 1 2 1 3 7
- talk shows
- interviews
- lecture

2 Speaking Skills
1 2 1 3 7
 Speech Production
- discriminate sounds (minimal pairs)
- stress and intonation

 Speech Acts
- informing
1 2 1 3 7
- persuading
- complimenting

 Managing Discussion
- turn taking
- interrupting
1 2 1 3 7
- sustaining talk
- paralinguistic features
- participating in group discussion

 Style and Register

- spoken discourse 1 2 1 3 7
- formal and informal

 Public Speaking
- impromptu speech 1 2 1 3 7
- prepared speech

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3. Reading Skills

 Reading comprehension 1 2 1 3 7
- skimming for main ideas
- scanning for specific information
- locating main ideas and supporting details

- relating cause and effect

- comparing and contrasting 1 2 1 3 7
- differentiating facts and opinions

- making inferences
- predicting outcomes 1 2 1 3 7
- drawing conclusions

 Words and Meanings

- hyponymy
- synonyms 1 2 1 3 7
- antonyms
- homophones

4. Writing Skills
 Writing skills 1 2 1 3 7
- mechanics of writing
- cohesion and coherence

 Writing for effective communication

- writing conventions
2 4 2 6 14
- style and register
- messages, speeches, short reports

Coursework 1.25 10.75 12

Revision 6 6

Examination 2 2

Total
15 30 3.25 15 45 16.75 125

TOTAL FACE TO FACE AND NON-FACE TO FACE Face-to-Face Non Face-to-Face

LEARNING TIME
Lecture 15 15

Tutorial 30 45
Listening Quiz 1 3
Prepared Speech

- Delivery
0.25 0.75
(15mins.)

- Outline
3
(500 words)

Reading Folio
- 4
(650 words)

Final Examination 2 6

Total 48.25 76.75

Total SLT 125

Credit 3

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Flemming, L. (2013). Reading keys (4th. ed). Boston: Wadsworth.

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Cunningham, S. Moor, P. & Carr, J.C. (2005). Cutting Edge (Intermediate) (2nd ed.). Madrid:
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MacIntyre, P. (2012). Pathways 4: Listening, speaking and critical thinking. : National

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Langan, J. (2013). College writing skills with readings. (9th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Miller S.F. (2006).Targeting Pronunciation : Communicating clearly in English (2nd ed.)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Pakenham, K.J., McEntire,J., Williams, J. (2013). Making connections level 3 student’s book:
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Wingersky, J., Boerner, J. & Holguin-Balogh, D. (2006). Writing paragraphs and essays. (5th
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Additional
17. None
information