NEW ERA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE
Code/ Title : ENG D200 / Elementary English II
Lecturers : Dr Susan Tan & Robert Ng
Academic Year/ Semester : 2020/ May
Credit Hours : 3
1. The OBJECTIVES of this course are to:
• Develop students' reading and writing skills
• Provide adequate practice for students in using correct grammatical items and vocabulary
• Teach students the correct approach and techniques of effective writing
• Encourage students to use critical thinking skills effectively
2. LANGUAGE SKILLS & COURSE CONTENTS:
2.1 Reading : reading for information, scanning, reading critically
2.2 Writing : themes related to the topics
2.3 Grammar : Review of tenses & Passive voice
2.4 Vocabulary : words related to the passages
2.5 Mechanics of writing : essay plan, topic sentences, supporting sentences , concluding
sentence
3. COURSEWORK (100%)
Writing Assignment 1 60%
Writing assignment 2 40%
5. REFERENCES :
Amizuura et. al., (2015). Integrated Language Skill: Reading. New York : Oxford University Press.
Azar, B.S. (2002). Understanding and Using English Grammar. New York : Longmans.
Web Sources:
1. http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/helping_verbs/
2. http://www.intermaids.com/index.php/latest-news/104-about-5-million-legal-and-illegal-foreign-workers-in-malaysia
3. https://myhero.com/B_Gates_crescent_CA_2012_ul
4. https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-printables-worksheets.html
5. https://www.ensider.my/2018/12/malaysia-ewallet-battle-landscape-analysis.html
Note : 1. The final exam is compulsory. Students who are absent from the final exam will be given
a ‘0’for the subject. As such, they have to retake the subject.
2. Students will be barred from the final exam if their attendance is less than 80 %.
COURSE OUTLINE
Code/ Title : ENG D200 / Elementary English II
Lecturers : Dr Susan Tan & Robert Ng
Academic Year/ Semester : 2020/ May
Credit Hours : 3
1. The OBJECTIVES of this course are to:
• Develop students' reading and writing skills
• Provide adequate practice for students in using correct grammatical items and vocabulary
• Teach students the correct approach and techniques of effective writing
• Encourage students to use critical thinking skills effectively
2. LANGUAGE SKILLS & COURSE CONTENTS:
2.1 Reading : reading for information, scanning, reading critically
2.2 Writing : themes related to the topics
2.3 Grammar : Review of tenses & Passive voice
2.4 Vocabulary : words related to the passages
2.5 Mechanics of writing : essay plan, topic sentences, supporting sentences , concluding
sentence
3. COURSEWORK (100%)
Writing Assignment 1 60%
Writing assignment 2 40%
5. REFERENCES :
Amizuura et. al., (2015). Integrated Language Skill: Reading. New York : Oxford University Press.
Azar, B.S. (2002). Understanding and Using English Grammar. New York : Longmans.
Web Sources:
1. http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/helping_verbs/
2. http://www.intermaids.com/index.php/latest-news/104-about-5-million-legal-and-illegal-foreign-workers-in-malaysia
3. https://myhero.com/B_Gates_crescent_CA_2012_ul
4. https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-printables-worksheets.html
5. https://www.ensider.my/2018/12/malaysia-ewallet-battle-landscape-analysis.html
Note : 1. The final exam is compulsory. Students who are absent from the final exam will be given
a ‘0’for the subject. As such, they have to retake the subject.
2. Students will be barred from the final exam if their attendance is less than 80 %.
- Course Instructor : NG YAK TENG