Revised:22/12/2016

IICP : Jan 2018 session

INTI INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE PENANG

COURSE STRUCTURE

COURSE: ENL101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I (3.0 cr.)

PREREQUISITE:
A pass in the English Placement Test or its equivalent

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Practice in effective writing with experience in a variety of types of writing: descriptive writing, argumentative
writing, narrative writing, expository writing, discursive writing, and a combination of these types.
In the early part of the course the simpler forms of paragraph development (chronological and spatial) are
studied. Required for ENL 102 (English Composition II).

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This course is designed to:
 develop students in writing clear paragraphs relevant to different situations and audiences.
 develop students with the knowledge and skills in writing cohesive and short essays.
 develop students with the knowledge and skill appropriate transitional linkers or phrases.
 develop students with the knowledge and skills in developing thesis statement, topic and supporting
sentences relevant to different rhetorical functions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Successful students will be able to:
 write topic sentences, supporting sentences and concluding sentences.
 outline a paragraph on a given topic with a proper topic sentence, supporting sentences and a concluding
sentence.
 write paragraphs with different rhetorical functions – narrative and argumentative-persuasive essay.

COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture / Instructional Hours: 3 hrs per week, Tutorial: 1 hr per week.
[For short semester, Lecture / Instructional Hours: 6 hrs per week, Tutorial: 2 hrs per week]
Total Student Learning Time (SLT) (L = Lecture; T = Tutorial; P = Practical; O = Others) :
Face - to - Face
Guided & Independent Learning (hr) Total Student Learning Time (hr)
L T P O
42 14 0 4 60 120

TEACHING METHODOLOGY:
Lectures, Tutorials, Laboratory work, delivered in a Blended mode (combination of Face to Face and Online
mode)

STUDENT EVALUATION:
Assessment (In-Class Works and Assignments): 30%; Projects: 20%; Mid-Term: 20%
*Final Examination: 30%

* Final Examination is compulsory

FINAL EXAMINATION FORMAT:

Duration: 2 hrs
Answer all questions: Grammar, sentence structures, outline construction, etc. (50 marks)
Write an essay of about 400 words on any one of the three given topics (50 marks).

GRADING SCALE:
A+ (96% – 100%), A (90% – 95%), A- (86% – 89%), B+ (82% – 85%), B (78% – 81%), B- (74% – 77%),
C+ (70% – 73%), C (65% – 69%), C- (60% – 64%), D+ (55% – 59%), D (50% – 54%), F (Below 50%)

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BASIC TEXT:
John Langan. (2014), College Writing Skills with Reading, 9th Edition; McGraw-Hill

REFERENCES :
1. Fawcett, Susan & Alvin Sandberg, (2011), Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings, 9th ed.,
Boston: Honghton Miflin Co.
2. David Rosenwawsser & Jill Stephen. (2009) Writing Analytically. 5th. ed. Boston,MA: Thomson
Wadsworth.
3. Wingersky, Joy, Boerner, Jan, Holguin-Balogh, Diana. (2009). Writing Paragraphs and Essays:
Integrating Reading, Writing, and Grammar skills. 6th ed. Boston, MA; Thomson, Wadworth.
4. Meyers, Alan. (2006). Composing with Confidence : Writing Effective Paragraphs and Essays. NY:
Peasrson Longman.
5. Anderson, M.(2008). Keys to Successful Writing / Unlocking the Writer Within, 4th ed. NY: Pearson
Longman.

CLASS SYLLABUS:
Lecture(s) Topic(s)
1-2 Objectives and requirements of the course
The writing process.
3-4 Defining & developing the paragraph
Narrowing the topics, Writing topic sentence & support, outlining
5-6 Writing through a paragraph
Paragraph structure; topic sentence and supporting evidence; Cohesiveness & unity,
7-8 Developing the essay
Introduction & Conclusion, Body Paragraphs, Sentence skills: Subject – Verb Agreement
9-10 Developing the essay:
Essay outlining; Planning & ordering body paragraphs; Sentence skills: avoiding, fragments,
comma splices, & run-ons
11-12 Developing the essay
Process Analysis essay, Drafting the essay; Thesis statements & supporting ideas; Organizing of ideas.
13-14 Developing the essay
Cause-and-effect; Cohesiveness in paragraphs & essays: Transitional devices
15-16 Working through essays
Cause-and-effect essay; Sentence skills: consistency & parallelism.
17-18 Working through essays
Comparison & Contrast Essay ; Revising: Form & Content
19-20 Working through the essay
Comparison & Contrast Essay
21-22 Working through the essay
Argumentative-Persuasive essay
23-24 Working through the essay
. Argumentative-Persuasive essay
25-26 Revising & peer editing skills
Revising & Editing: form, content, & sentence structure, outlining
27-28 Working through the essay
Revision & Developing outline

Final Examination

Note : ENL 101 is mandatory for all Semester I students of the American Degree Transfer Program.

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