KEMENTERIAN AGAMA R.I.

SEKOLAH TINGGI AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI MALIKUSSALEH LHOKSEUMAWE 2011 - 2012

SYLLABUS
Course Component Code Lecturer Department Study Program Semester Credit : Writing I : MKKU : 4710 : Taufiq Hidayah, S.Pd.I : Tarbiyah : PBI : IV (Four) : 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 Process a. Prewriting b. Writing the first draft c. Editing the first draft d. Writing the final draft 2. Paragraph Form a. Paragraph b. Indenting c. Margins d. Title e. Paragraph Checklist 3. Prewriting : Free writing a. Free writing b. Practice : Introducing my self

4. Sentence a. Sentence b. Subject and verb c. End of sentence punctuation d. Five capitalization rules e. Practice : Introducing my family 5. Pre writing : Taking Notes a. Taking note b. Paragraph Form c. Practice : Introducing my classmate 6. Sentence Structure a. Simple Sentence b. Connecting Words : and, or c. Sentence Combining d. Practice : Introducing my sibling 7. Prewriting : Brainstorming a. Brainstorming b. Time-order paragraph c. Time-order transition signals d. Practice : How to clean a house efficiently 8. Sentence Structure a. Compound Sentence b. Coordinating Conjunction : and, but, or, so c. Compound sentence versus simple sentence with compound verbs d. Three rules of comma and comma splices e. Five more rules of capitalization f. Practice : How to get good result in study 9. Prewriting : Descriptive details a. Descriptive details from picture b. Keys in writing good description - Space-order paragraph - Specific details c. Practice : Describing a picture 10. Sentence structure a. Adjective b. Prepositional phrases - In space and time order - Position of prepositional phrases c. Practice : identifying, punctuating and moving prepositional phrases 11. Prewriting : Clustering a. Clustering b. Describing a place c. Practice : Describing a favorite picture or photograph

12. Review and Practice Scoring System 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Attendance Assignment Quiz Midterm Final Examination = 10 % = 10 % = 15 % = 25 % = 50 %

Obligatory Book 1. Hogue, Ann. First Steps in Academic Writing. New York: Longman, 1995 2. Oshima, Alice and Hogue, Ann. Introduction to Academic Writing (Second Edition). New York: Longman, 1997 3. _______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) Barrons, Indonesia : Binarupa Aksara, 2008 6. Wishon, George E. and Julia M. Burks, Lets 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, 1976 10. Ingram, Beverly, and King, Carol. From Writing to Composing. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008 11. Legger, Glenn H. Hand Book for Writers. USA: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1985 12. Reid, Joy M. The Process of Composition. USA: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1982 13. Smalley, Regina I & Ructten Mary K. Defining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar for ESL Students. USA: Heinle & Heinle Publisher, 1990 14. Spenser D.H. Guided Composition Exercises. London: Longman Group, LTD, 1977 15. Wishon, George E. & Burks, Julia M. Lets Write English. New York: American Book Company, 1980 16. Withrow, Jean. Effective Writing. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008