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PROGRAM STUDI BAHASA DAN SASTRA INGGRIS JURUSAN PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

FAKULTAS PENDIDIKAN BAHASA DAN SENI UNIVERSITAS PENDIDIKAN INDONESIA

Course : Writing for General Communication

Code : IG215

Credit hours : 4 Semester : 1 Prerequisite : -Lecturers :

1. Objectives

At the end of the course students are able to:

1. Have strong understanding on the organization structures and linguistic features of descriptive, recount, narrative, procedure, report and explanatory texts;

2. Write different kinds of texts mentioned above. 2. Course Description

This course exposes students to different kinds of texts in English, such as descriptive, recount, narrative, procedure, report and explanatory texts. Students are introduced to the generic structures and linguistic features of the texts and required to develop their own writings. In addition, students familirize themselves with revising their own writings after having feedback on contents and mechanical system from both their lecturers and peers. This is intended to enable students to undertand that writing is a continuing process and to improve their sensitivity towards good writing.

3. Learning Activities (termasuk approach)

The activities applies expository approach and practice. Students are exposed to different kinds of texts. They practice their own writing and discuss them. After having feedback they revise their writings.

4. Media

Learning resources: LCD, computer, whiteboard, reference books 5. Evaluation

The evaluation is based on

1. Participation = 20%

2. Students’ writings (6 texts) = 80%

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85-100 = A 70-84 = B 55-69 = C 40-54 = D <39 = E

6. Course Outline

Sessions Topics Sources

1/1 Introduction to course outline Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008), Sullivan (1984)

½ Writing Descriptive Text: - Generic Structure

Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008), Sullivan (1984)

2/3 Writing Descriptive Text:

- Students attempt to write their own descriptive text

- Teacher’s feedback on Ss writing

- Ss revise their writings Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),Sullivan (1984) 3/6 Writing Descriptive Text;

- Peer Correction

4/7 Writing Recount Text: - Generic Structure

4/8 Writing Recount Text:

- Students attempt to write their own recount text

- Ss revise their writings Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),Sullivan (1984) 6/11 Writing Recount Text:

- Peer Correction

6/12 Writing Narrative Text: - Generic Structure

7/13 Writing Narrative Text:

- Students attempt to write their own narrative text

7/14 Writing NarrativeText:

- Ss revise their writings

- Peer Correction Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),Sullivan (1984)

9/17 QUIZ 1 Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),

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9/18 Writing Procedural Text:

- Generic Structure Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),Sullivan (1984) 10/19 Writing Procedural Text:

- Students attempt to write their own procedure text

10/20 Writing Procedural Text:

11/21 Writing Procedural Text: - Ss revise their writings

11/22 Writing Procedural Text:: - Peer Correction

12/23 Writing Report Text: - Generic Structure

12/24 Writing Report Text::

- Students attempt to write their own procedure text

13/25 Writing Report Text:

- Teacher’s feedback on Ss writing Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),Sullivan (1984) 13/26 Writing Report Text::

- Ss revise their writings

14/27 Writing Report Text: - Peer Correction

14/28 Writing Explanation (Sequential) Text: - Generic Structure

15/29 Writing Explanation (Sequential) Text: - Students attempt to write their own

procedure text

15/30 Writing Explanation (Sequential) Text: - Teacher’s feedback on Ss writing

16/31 Writing Explanation (Sequential) Text:

- Ss revise their writings Nafisah, (2007), Singleton (2008),Sullivan (1984) 16/32 Writing Explanation (Sequential) Text:

- Peer Correction

7. References

Nafisah, N. & E.Kurniawan. 2007. English Writing for General Communication. Bandung: UPI Press.

Singleton, J. 2008. Writers at work: The Paragraph. New York: Cambridge University Press. Sullivan, K. E. 1984. Paragraph Practice: Writing the Paragraph and the Short Composition.

New York: MacMillan Publishing.

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Sessions Topics Specific Objectives Learning Activities Evaluatio n

Sources

1 Introduction to the course and overview of basic writing

Students understand the basic writing. Introducing course outline Overviewing basic writing

written text Syllabus Handouts

2-6 Writing Descriptive Text

Students know how to write a descriptive text by

- Identifying the text’s general structure

- Modeling

- Writing the first draft of the text - Revising the content

- Editing the mechanics

Brainstorming (Session 2) Identifying Generic structure (session 2)

Students write their first draft (session 3)

Teacher’s Feedback (session 4)

Revising the text (session 5)

Peer Correction (session 6)

written text Nafisah & Kurniawan (2007)

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7-11 Writing Recount Text Students know how to write a Recount text by:

- Modeling

Brainstorming (Session 7) Identifying Generic structure (session 7)

Students write their first draft (session 8)

Singleton (2008); Sullivan (1984)

12-16 Writing Narrative Text Students know how to write a Narrative text by:

- Modeling

Brainstorming (Session 12) Identifying Generic structure (session 12) Students write their first draft (session 13)

Revising the text (session

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17 QUIZ Students refresh their knowledge on techniques of writings

Games on grammar Paragraph Puzzles Etc.

18-22 Writing Procedural Text

Students know how to write a Procedural text by

- Modeling

23-27 Writing Report Text Students know how to write a Report text by

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- Modeling

structure (session 23) Students write their first draft (session 24)

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28-32 Writing Explanation (Sequential) Text

Students know how to write a Explanation (Sequential) text

- Modeling

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