LMCE 1022

ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION II
AZWAN SHAIZA NIZAM
FARIDAH MUSA
SHAHIZAN SHAHARUDDIN
NANI RAHAYU SALLEHUDDIN

SYNOPSIS OF THE COURSE

The course, designed for students with MUET
Band 4, 5 or 6, aims at enhancing the skills
necessary to function effectively in academic
settings. The main focus is to develop
students critical interaction with texts
through discussions and presentations on
current and global issues, and critique
writing. The course adopts immersive and
self-directed learning approaches.

COURSE LEARNING
OUTCOMES
Students should be able to:
critically analyse texts from various sources
write critiques on texts effectively
produce a poster on current social issues
present a poster on current social issues.

COURSE CONTENT

TOPICS:
Searching and evaluating texts
Finding main points in texts
Synthesizing information from texts
Producing and presenting poster
Critique
a. determining authors purpose
b. identifying arguments
c. language of critique (tone & style)

COURSE ACTIVITIES
Library search
Group discussion
Analysis of texts
Online communication
Poster design
Poster presentation
Critique writing

COURSE ASSESSMENTS

Component

Weightin
g (%)

Week

1. Project
a. Library research + conferencing
(15%)
b. Poster + conferencing
(20%)
c. Poster Presentation
(20%)

55

1-14

Critique Circle

25

6-7

Critique Quiz

20

Total

100

COURSE ASSESSMENTS
1. PROJECT (55%)

PROJECT (55%)
Description:
The Project component requires students to form groups
of 5. Each group is required to investigate an issue or
problem faced by the community.
Learning Outcomes:
Students should be able to:
Conduct a library research on a current issue
Read and select appropriate texts related to the issue
Read, summarize and synthesize information in texts

related to the issue

Produce and present a poster on a selected issue

PROJECT: PROCEDURES
Stage 1 - Library Research
Stage 2 - Synthesis of Information
Stage 3 - Poster Design
Stage 4 - Poster Presentation

COURSE ASSESSMENTS
2. CRITIQUE CIRCLE (25%)

CRITIQUE CIRCLE (25%)

Description:
Critique Circle is a text critique activity which
focuses on developing students critical
reading and text critique skills.
After selecting a text they have chosen for the
Critique, they upload the text using any online
platforms (blog, Facebook, Padlet or others).
The groups embark on an online discussion in
which they first, write a critique on the text
and later, respond to critiques written by other
group members.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students should be able to:
Critically analyze information given in a text
Write a critique on a text
Respond to peer critique

CRITIQUE CIRCLE: PROCEDURES

Read text
Set up
blog

Choose
and
upload
text

Write
critique

Read and
respond
to peer
critique

COURSE ASSESSMENTS
3. CRITIQUE QUIZ (15%)

CRITIQUE QUIZ (15%)

Description
This component is a critique test that will be
conducted in the classroom. The aim of this quiz
is to gauge students individual ability to write a
critique on a given text.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to:
Write a critique on a text
Support their claims or stances with logical
reasoning

COURSE REFERENCE
Cottrell, S. 2011. Critical Thinking Skills Developing Effective

Analysis and Argument. New York: Palgrave Macmillan

Cox, K and Hill, D. 2011. EAP now! English for Academic Purposes.
Malaysia: Pearson Longman.
Graff, Gerald & Birkenstein, Cathy. 2014. They Say, I Say: The
move that matters in academic writing 3rd ed. New York: W.W.
Norton & Co. Inc.
Goodson, Patricia. 2013. Becoming an Academic Writer: 50
exercises for paced, productive and powerful writing. Thousand
Oaks: SAGE Publications Inc.
Morrow, David R. & Weston, Anthony. 2011. A Workbook for
Arguments: A complete course in critical thinking. Indianapolis:
Hackett Publishing Company Inc.
Wright, Larry. 2012. Critical Thinking: An introduction to analytical
reading and reasoning 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press.

THANK YOU
&
HAVE A WONDERFUL SEMESTER!