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BIU2022 English Proficiency Class (Writing Assignment) Diploma20152016

This document provides instructions for a writing assignment for an English Proficiency course. Students are asked to write an essay of no more than 1000 words giving their perspective on using social media as a learning platform in tertiary education. The essay should follow the specified formatting and be submitted by the deadline provided by the student's group. The assignment will be evaluated based on content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanics, with detailed marking criteria provided for each category. Late submissions will be penalized 25% off the total marks.

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BIU2022 English Proficiency Class (Writing Assignment) Diploma20152016

This document provides instructions for a writing assignment for an English Proficiency course. Students are asked to write an essay of no more than 1000 words giving their perspective on using social media as a learning platform in tertiary education. The essay should follow the specified formatting and be submitted by the deadline provided by the student's group. The assignment will be evaluated based on content, organization, vocabulary, language use, and mechanics, with detailed marking criteria provided for each category. Late submissions will be penalized 25% off the total marks.

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FAKULTI BAHASA DAN KOMUNIKASI

JABATAN BAHASA DAN KESUSASTERAAN INGGERIS


SEMESTER 1, SESI 2015/2016
BIU2022 ENGLISH PROFICIENCY 2

Writing Assignment (20%)


The use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter for educational purposes has been
welcomed and encouraged by the Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled
Nordin (New Straits Times, 2012). This resulted from the current trend that could be found
among students nowadays who respond faster to Facebook threads compared to official
portals in universities. According to Thompson (2007), social proprioception provides a sense
of connectedness and awareness to others without direct communication although the
communities are not within sight. From a student's perspective, what do you think about the
use of social media as a learning platform in tertiary level education? Write your elabouration
in an essay. Your essay should not exceed 1000 words. The writing format is as follows:
Format:
Font: Times New Roman
Size: 12
Line spacing: Double
You must submit your assignment by Week 12 (please specifiy the due date for your group).
Late submission will be penalised by a discounting of 25%. Students who would like to
submit their assignment late must send an email to the lecturer with a strong justification and
valid evidence.

Marking Scheme
CONTENT (30 marks)
30-27

26-22

21-17

16-13

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD:


Knowledgeable
substantive
thorough development of thesis
relevant to assigned topic
GOOD TO AVERAGE:
some knowledge of subject
adequate range
limited development of thesis
mostly relevant topic, but lacks detail
FAIR TO POOR:
Limited knowledge of subject
Little substance
Inadequate development of topic
VERY POOR
Does not show knowledge of subject
Non-substantive
Not pertinent OR not enough to evaluate

ORGANIZATION (20 marks)


20-18

17-14

13-10

9-7

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD


Fluent expression
Ideas clearly stated/supported
Succinct
Well-organized
Logical sequencing
Cohesive
GOOD TO AVERAGE
Somewhat choppy
Loosely organized but main ideas stand out
Limited support
Logical but incomplete sequencing
FAIR TO POOR
Non-fluent
Ideas confused or disconnected
Lacks logical sequencing and development
VERY POOR
Does not communicate
No organization OR not enough to evaluate

VOCABULARY (20 marks)


20-18

17-14

13-10

9-7

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD


Sophisticated range
Effective word/idiom choice and usage
Word from mastery
Appropriate register
GOOD TO AVERAGE
Adequate range
Occasional errors of word/idiom form, choice, usage but meaning not
obscured
FAIR TO POOR
Limited range
Frequent errors of word/idiom form, choice, usage
Meaning confused or obscured
VERY POOR
Essentially translation
Little knowledge of English vocabulary, idioms, word form OR not
enough to evaluate

LANGUAGE USE (25 marks)


25-22

21-18

17-11

10-5

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD


Effective complex construction
Few errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function, articles,
pronouns, prepositions
GOOD TO AVERAGE
Effective but simple constructions
Minor problems in complex constructions
Several errors of agreement, tense, number, word order/function,
articles, pronouns, prepositions but meaning seldom obscured
FAIR TO POOR
Major problems in simple/complex construction
Frequent errors of negation, agreement, tense, number, word
order/function, articles, pronouns, prepositions and/or fragments, runons, deletions
Meaning confused of obscured
VERY POOR
Virtually no mastery of sentence construction rules
Dominated by errors
Does not communicate OR not enough to evaluate

MECHANICS (5 marks)
5

Content

EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD


Demonstrates mastery of convention
Few errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing
GOOD TO AVERAGE
Occasional errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing
but meaning not obscured
FAIR TO POOR
Frequent errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, paragraphing
Poor handwriting
Meaning confused or obscured
VERY POOR
No mastery of conventions
Dominated by errors of spelling, punctuation, capitalization,
paragraphing
Handwriting illegible OR not enough to evaluate

= 30 marks

Organization = 20 marks
Vocabulary

= 20 marks

Language use = 25 marks


Mechanics

= 5 marks

TOTAL

= 100 Marks

Adapted from: http://eli.tamu.edu/program/resources/Extended%20Profile


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