KEMENTERIAN AGAMA R.I.SEKOLAH TINGGI AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI

MALIKUSSALEH LHOKSEUMAWE2011 - 2012

SYLLABUS

Course : Writing IComponent : MKKUCode : 4710Lecturer : Taufiq Hidayah, S.Pd.IDepartment : TarbiyahStudy Program : PBISemester : IV (Four)Credit : 2 SKS

Course Competence

To make students well-known with the knowledge and skills in writing academic English using prewriting process. In particular, to make students familiar with the prewriting like free writing, taking notes, brainstorming, clustering and descriptive details. Also, to encourage students to write English by using simple sentences.

Course Description

The course is designed to prepare the students understanding on writing Academic English, in particular, on the process of writing. Mainly discusses about the prewriting process by using prewriting techniques. The course is also very important for students to be able to know about simple sentence, punctuation and capitalization rules.

Topics

1. Writing Processa. Prewritingb. Writing the first draftc. Editing the first draftd. Writing the final draft

2. Paragraph Forma. Paragraphb. Indentingc. Marginsd. Titlee. Paragraph Checklist

3. Prewriting : Free writinga. Free writingb. Practice : Introducing my self

4. Sentencea. Sentenceb. Subject and verbc. End of sentence punctuationd. Five capitalization rulese. Practice : Introducing my family

5. Pre writing : Taking Notesa. Taking noteb. Paragraph Formc. Practice : Introducing my classmate

6. Sentence Structurea. Simple Sentenceb. Connecting Words : and, orc. Sentence Combiningd. Practice : Introducing my sibling

7. Prewriting : Brainstorminga. Brainstormingb. Time-order paragraphc. Time-order transition signalsd. Practice : How to clean a house efficiently

8. Sentence Structurea. Compound Sentenceb. Coordinating Conjunction : and, but, or, soc. Compound sentence versus simple sentence with compound verbsd. Three rules of comma and comma splicese. Five more rules of capitalizationf. Practice : How to get good result in study

9. Prewriting : Descriptive detailsa. Descriptive details from pictureb. Keys in writing good description

- Space-order paragraph- Specific details

c. Practice : Describing a picture

10. Sentence structure a. Adjectiveb. Prepositional phrases

- In space and time order - Position of prepositional phrases

c. Practice : identifying, punctuating and moving prepositional phrases

11. Prewriting : Clusteringa. Clusteringb. Describing a placec. Practice : Describing a favorite picture or photograph

12. Review and PracticeScoring System

1. Attendance = 10 %2. Assignment = 10 %3. Quiz = 15 %4. Midterm = 25 %5. Final Examination = 50 %

Obligatory Book

1. Hogue, Ann. First Steps in Academic Writing. New York: Longman, 19952. Oshima, Alice and Hogue, Ann. Introduction to Academic Writing (Second Edition).

New York: Longman, 19973. _______Writing Academic English (Fourth Edition). New York: Longman, 1997

Suggested Book

1. Djuharie, Otong Setiawan. Teknik dan Panduan Menulis Melalui Eksplorasi Model dan Latihan (Sentence Writing). Bandung: CV.Yrama Widya, 2008

2. _______Teknik dan Panduan Menulis Melalui Eksplorasi Model dan Latihan (Paragraph Writing). Bandung: CV.Yrama Widya, 2008

3. _______Teknik dan Panduan Menulis Melalui Eksplorasi Model dan Latihan (Essay Writing). Bandung: CV.Yrama Widya, 2008

4. Murphy, Eamon. You Can Write (a do-it-yourself manual), Australia : Longman, 1995

5. Lougheed, Lin. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Barron’s, Indonesia : Binarupa Aksara, 2008

6. Wishon, George E. and Julia M. Burks, Let’s Write English (revised edition), Australia

7. Flemming, Laraine. Making Your Point (a guide to college writing), USA : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986

8. Gower, Roger, Haines Simon and Palmer, Graham. Real Writing .New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008

9. Horn, Vivian. Composition Steps. London: Cambridge University Press, 197610. Ingram, Beverly, and King, Carol. From Writing to Composing. New York:

Cambridge University Press, 200811. Legger, Glenn H. Hand Book for Writers. USA: Prentice Hall, Inc., 198512. Reid, Joy M. The Process of Composition. USA: Prentice –Hall, Inc., 198213. Smalley, Regina I & Ructten Mary K. Defining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and

Grammar for ESL Students. USA: Heinle & Heinle Publisher, 199014. Spenser D.H. Guided Composition Exercises. London: Longman Group, LTD, 197715. Wishon, George E. & Burks, Julia M. Let’s Write English. New York: American

Book Company, 198016. Withrow, Jean. Effective Writing. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008