ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ________________________________________________________________________ COURSE CODE: HBEL 4403 COURSE TITLE:

MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS SEMESTER: JANUARY 2012 ________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS / ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR 1. This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. / Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. 2. Answer in English. / Jawab dalam Bahasa Inggeris. 3. Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. / Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. 4. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. / Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 600 hingga 800 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 600 to 800 words excluding references. 5. You must submit your assignment to the TUTOR. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference./ Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan kepada TUTOR. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. 6. You can submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file. / Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. 7. Your assignment must be submitted before 31 Mac 2012. Submission after 31 Mac 2012 will NOT be accepted. / Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan sebelum 31 Mac 2012. Serahan selepas 31 Mac 2012 TIDAK akan diterima. 8. Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own./ Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri.

INSTRUCTIONS This assignment aims to assess and enhance your focal knowledge of grammar. Choose a simple short story about 500-600 words in length that has already been published. Read the story thoroughly, study its elements of morphology, syntax and semantics and then answer the question below. Identify and analyse the following elements/structures in the short story. Then classify them and discuss their functions or principles involved in creating the groupings of words or phrases. You are required to refer to TWO grammar books to support your answer. Provide THREE examples of each element/structure. morphemes phrase structure (provide tree diagrams) structure and form class words prepositions noun phrase sentence structures relative clauses modal auxiliaries tense and aspect system semantic relations (600 800 words) - 30 marks You must submit the short story together with your assignment.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 40% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Skema Jawapan yang dilampirkan. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the total marks for the course and shall be assessed based on the Answer Scheme attached . Anda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination commences. PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given. MUKA SURAT TAMAT / END OF PAGE

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

HBEL 4403: MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS SEMESTER: JANUARY 2012 COURSE ASSIGNMENT MARKING SCHEME (30%)

Content Language Documentation Marks 10 18

18 marks 8 marks 4 marks

TOTAL: 30 marks Content (18 marks)

Able to identify ALL the required elements/structures. Able to analyse ALL the required elements/structures. Able to classify ALL the required elements/structures. Able to discuss their various functions or operating principles in a satisfactory manner. Ideas are arranged in a logical and coherent manner. Discussion reflects critical thinking and originality with appropriate reference to related books on grammar. Able to identify only some of the required elements/structures. Able to analyse only some of the required elements/structures. Able to classify only some of the required element/structures. Able to discuss their various functions or operating principles in a fairly satisfactory manner. Ideas are arranged in a fairly logical and coherent manner. Discussion reflects some level of critical thinking and originality with appropriate reference to related books on grammar. Able to identify only a few required elements/structure. Able to analyse only a few required elements/structure. Able to classify only a few required elements/structure. Able to discuss only a few of the functions or operating principles and in a less than satisfactory manner. Ideas may not be arranged in a logical and coherent manner. Discussion may not reflect critical thinking and may not be well-substantiated. Able to identify required elements/structure minimally. Able to analyse required elements/structure minimally. Able to classify required elements/structure minimally. Functions or operating principles are discussed in an unsatisfactory manner. Ideas are not arranged in a logical and coherent manner at all.

7-9

4-6

1-3

Discussion reflects a low level of critical thinking and may not be substantiated at all. Unable to understand the task requirements. Language task or content could be plagiarized Ideas are illogical and incoherent. Tasks are not fully completed. Documentation (4 marks) N/A

Marks 8

Language (8 marks)

Appropriate use of academic register and discourse conventions. Paragraphs are well-structured and organized. No errors in grammar, lexical choice, spelling, and punctuation. Appropriate use of academic register and discourse conventions at times only. Paragraphs are fairly wellstructured and organised. Minimal errors in grammar, lexical choice, spelling, and punctuation Inappropriate use of academic register and discourse conventions. Paragraphs are structured and organized in a less than satisfactory manner. Some errors in grammar, lexical choice, spelling, and punctuation

N/A

Effective use of in-text citations and grammar books Provides a complete and accurate list of references. Adheres to a consistent and accurate documentation style.

Highly inappropriate use of academic register and discourse conventions. Paragraphs are not properly structured and organized. Frequent errors in grammar, lexical choice, spelling, and punctuation 0 Too many errors in grammar, lexical choice and punctuation which affect comprehension. Content is plagiarized *Total marks will be converted to 40%

Less than effective use of in-text citations and grammar books. Provides an incomplete and inaccurate list of references.. Inconsistent and inaccurate documentation style. Content is plagiarized no attempt to document the references