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BINUS University

Academic Career:

Undergraduate / Master / Doctoral *)

Class Program:

International/Regular/Smart Program/Global Class*)

√ Mid Exam  Final Exam

 Short Term Exam  Others Exam : _____________

Term : Odd/Even/Short *)

√ Kemanggisan √ Alam Sutera √ Bekasi  Senayan  Bandung  Malang

Academic Year : 2021 / 2022

Faculty / Dept. : Faculty of Humanities / Language Center Deadline Day / Date : Thursday, 28^th April 2022 Time : 17.00

Code - Course : ENGL6129003 – English Savvy Class : All

Lecturer : Team Exam Type : Online

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The penalty for CHEATING is DROP OUT!!!

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Learning Outcomes

• LO1 Demonstrate the upper intermediate level of English listening and reading skills of CEFR B2 level on understanding the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussion in learner’s field of specialization.

• LO2 Produce the upper Intermediate level of English speaking skill of CEFR B2 level on interacting with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without problems for either party.

• LO3 Produce the upper Intermediate level of English writing skill of CEFR B2 level on producing clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

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Rubric – page 3

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Writing Project: Argumentative Essay

Instruction

Please make an argumentative essay of 350 – 600 words and 5 paragraphs of one of the following topics. Your essay should include introduction, body, and conclusion. Your essay should use a combination of present, past, and perfect tenses. You may look for data to support your argument, however, please make citation from the source you take. Be careful while paraphrasing someone’s ideas. You may read but should write from your own understanding and sentence (not someone else). Any attempt to plagiarism (copy and paste answer) will be considered as cheating.

Topics to choose – please choose ONE

1. Social media manners. In today’s society, the use of smartphone and social media has become a necessity. most people use smartphones sparingly, but there are still people who spend too much of their time on smartphones as if they are addicted to them. Are there times when you think someone is using his/her phone in a rude manner or inappropriate situation? Elaborate your answer.

2. Health & Lifestyle. Nobody can deny that doing exercise or working out gives so many benefits. Although at the moment, majority of students are still learning from home, they are getting risk of obesity and health problems due to sitting in front of computers for many hours. Should gym classes be mandatory for college students in onsite session? Elaborate your answer.

3. Culture. Indonesia has just finished holding an international motorcycle race event which is MotoGP 2 at Mandalika, Lombok. In this event, the committee asked for a help from a local rain shaman to stop the rain and clear the weather for the event.

However, it sparked a controversy among Indonesian citizens. Some people appreciate the rain shaman’s work, but the others mocked it. What is your opinion? Elaborate your answer.

You should

• Choose only ONE of the topics provided above.

• Make an essay of 350 – 600 words.

• Structure your paragraph into 1 introduction paragraph, 3 body paragraphs and 1 closing paragraph.

• Use a combination of present, past and perfect tenses while structuring your essay.

You should NOT

• Do any plagiarism (copy-paste answer) as it will be considered as cheating (zero

score).

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Rubric for Writing

5 4 3 2 1 0

Focus and Purpose ... x 4

Full development of a clear purposes to the topics chosen, answers correctly what the instruction asks

Competent and well- developed purposes, shows adequate

understanding of the topic

Mostly intelligible

purposes, unclear objective.

Mostly simplistic essay, signs of confusion, little and no sense of purpose that control the topic.

Ideas are limited showing sign of confusion,

misunderstanding on the prompt.

Complete confusion about the topic or inability to grasp the idea of the task;

lack of purpose.

Ideas and Development ... x 5

Consistent evidence with originality and depth; all ideas work together as a unified whole, main points are sufficiently supported with reasons

Ideas supported sufficiently; support is sound, valid, and logical

Main points and ideas are only indirectly supported with reasoning; support isn’t sufficient or specific but, is loosely relevant to main points.

Insufficient ideas development, irrelevant response to the task given

Lack of support for main ideas, and/or illogical development of the essay.

Clear absence of support for the essay.

Organization ... x 4

Organization of the topic is sequential and appropriate to the assignment, indentation and paragraphs are well developed; ideas and explanation linked with smooth and effective transition.

Competent organization, without sophistication.

Competent paragraph structure but, lacking in effective transition between ideas.

Limited attempts to organize around the objective of the essay; ideas are mostly stand-alone, with weak or illogical reasoning.

Attempt to organization is there, although it was unsuccessful.

Paragraphs were simple, disconnected and formulaic. No evident transition or planned sequence.

Organization is confusing and disjointed; paragraph structure is weak, transitions are missing and inappropriate.

Paragraph structure does not exist, the essay is more like a single rambling sentences or series of isolated sentences.

Sentence Structure and Grammar (Present, Past, and Perfect Tenses)

... x 4

Each sentence is structured effectively, powerfully; rich, well-chosen sentence styles and length.

Evidence of using present, past, and perfect tenses.

Effective and varied sentences; errors (If any) due to lack of careful proofreading; syntax errors (if any) reflect uses as colloquialism.

Evidence of using present, past, and perfect tenses.

Formulaic and tedious sentence patterns; show some errors in sentence construction; some non- standard syntax usage.

Evidence of using either present and past tenses, present and perfect tenses, or past and perfect tenses.

Sentences show errors of structure; little or no variety; no grasp of sentence flow.

Uses only either present tense or past tense without perfect tenses.

Frequent errors of sentence structure.

Uses only either present tense or past tense without perfect tenses.

Contains multiple and serious errors of sentence structure. Unable to write sentence.

No evidence of using the right present, past and perfect tenses.

Vocabulary ... x 3

Exceptional vocabulary range, accuracy, and correct and effective word usage.

Good vocabulary range and accuracy of usage

Ordinary vocabulary range, most accurate; some vernacular terms are there.

Errors of diction and usage, while evident, do not interfere with readability.

Extremely limited vocabulary coverage;

word choices lack grasp of diction; usage is inaccurate.

Diction and syntax make communication

meaningless or very confusing.

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