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JUE 300/2
ENGLISH II
2015/2016 Academic Session

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JUE 300/2 BAHASA INGGERIS II

LECTURER

DR. A.NAGALETCHIMEE A/P ANNAMALAI

E-mail : naga@usm.my
Tel
: 04 6535943

INTRODUCTION
JUE 300 is the second level of the English Language proficiency course offered by the
School of Distance Education (PPPJJ). It is a slightly more advanced course than JUE
200.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
This course hones your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills further. It is hoped
that it would enable you to use the language-be it in the written or spoken form accurately and confidently in any language situation. It should also help you acquire
information in the English language from any source easily.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course, you must be able to:
1.

acquire the reading skills in guessing, recognizing, predicting and inferring.

2.

read a text critically and comprehend the organisation of a text.

3.

express yourself clearly in English in a group discussion.

4.

listen for explicit and implicit information in various types of oral texts.

5.

write effective essays/reports in the English language.

6.

express your personal experiences or describe persons, places or things in the

written form.

Course Materials
The textbook for this course is entitled Spotlight On English. All the four language skills
(listening, speaking, reading and writing) are focused in this course. Recorded lectures,
modules and worksheets will be placed in the PPPJJ portal. Apart from the material in
the portal, you are also encouraged to do additional practice in English on your own.
Please view those lectures as it will give you a comprehensive guide to this course.

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ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
A.

B.

Coursework

(60%)

(i)

Oral Test

20%

(ii)

Continuous Assessment (Test)

20%

(iii)

Assignment

20%

Final Examination

(During the Intensive Course)

(40%)

ORAL TEST (20%)

Instructions and the dates of the oral test will be posted in our portal. Please start
preparing for your oral test from now.
ASSIGMENT (20%)
Information about your assignment and the due date will be posted in our portal.
Please check the portal regularly.
INTENSIVE COURSE
The intensive course will be held from 19 January 7 February 2016 (*subject to
change).
Total number of contact hours: 4 hours (*subject to change).
COUNSELING
You can contact me for clarifications, advice and academic counseling.
Postal address :

Dr. A.Nagaletchimee
JUE 300 Course Co-ordinator
Pusat Pengajian Pendidikan Jarak Jauh
Universiti Sains Malaysia

There will be video conferencing session. Two sessions before the intensive course and
two after the intensive course. Any extra notes or exercises will be posted on the elearning portal of PPPJJ. Please check the portal for updates.

I wish you all the best in your studies. Good Luck!

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LIST OF REFERENCES
1.

Chandrasegaran, Antonia & McLean, Hugh (1993). Crossover (Intermediate):

A Course for Developing Reading and Writing Skills. McGraw-Hill:
Singapore.

2.

Smally, Regina L. & Ruetten, Mary K. (1990). Refining Composition Skills:

Rhetoric and Grammar for ESL Students 3rd.ed.
Heinle and Heinle
Publishers: New Orleans.

3.

Solomons, J.S. et al. (2003). English for Malaysians. Pelanduk Publications:

Kuala Lumpur.

4.

Learn English Free Online

http://www.learnenglish.de

5.

Learn English with Englishlearner.com

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/test.htm

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