This document outlines the syllabus for a Technical English II course offered at the Centre of Foundation and General Studies. The course is worth 3 credit hours and will focus on developing students' academic English skills as well as introducing occupational components to prepare them for future studies and jobs. Assessment will include two online tests, assignments, presentations, and a final exam. The lecturer is Murni Salina and the course objectives are to equip students with language skills for effective social, business, and workplace communication and to develop their ability to understand and respond critically to texts and write accurately for academic and occupational purposes. The course schedule provides details of topics to be covered in each of the 14 lectures, including strategies for reading, writing, speaking, grammar

1. CENTRE OF FOUNDATION AND GENERAL STUDIES
Subject TECHNICAL ENGLISH II
Code ZES 1243
Credit hours 3 credit hours : lectures, discussions, group/pair work, presentation,
exercises and etc.
Assessment Test 1 (online) : 10% - Lecture 7
Test 2 : 10% - Lecture 13
Assignments : 20%
Presentations : 20%
Final Examination : 40%
Lecturer Murni Salina binti Saharudin
Dip Electrn Eng UTM M’sia,
B.Sc. Ed. (TESL) UTM M’sia
Level 1, FESS
salina@unisel.edu.my
Website for Materials elearning.unisel.edu.my / www.slideshare.net
Semester & Year Semester / Year
Objectives This is a follow-up of the Technical English I subject with more emphasis
on the academic aspect as well as introducing the occupational
components to the students. It prepares students to meet the various
demands required of them while completing in the field of their studies
and while hunting for a suitable job after graduating. Strategy Training
(LHTL) will be incorporated in the course to train autonomous learners.
There will still be meaningful practice and the integration of the four
language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - with vocabulary
and grammar through appropriate academic & occupational contexts.
Learning Outcomes
This course aims to equip students with the necessary language skills for
effective social & business communication as well as in meeting future
occupational demands. By the end of the course, students should be able
to:
• interact competently in English in a variety of social, academic
and work-place situations;
• understands text beyond the literal level and respond critically to
them;
• write accurately and appropriately for academic and occupational
purposes.

2. COURSE SCHEDULE
Lecture 1
Learning How to Learn
Presentations Briefing
Icebreaking
Lecture 2
Reading / writing strategies
Task 1 : Ad-hoc presentation (group work)
Lecture 3
Speaking strategies
Task 2 : Class presentation
Lecture 4 Grammar Check
Lecture 5
Job Hunting
Task 3 : Newspaper analysis
Lecture 6
Job Hunting
Task 4 : Resume writing
Lecture 7 Test 1 (online)
Lecture 8
Job Hunting
Task 5 : Cover Letter writing
Lecture 9
Working Environment
Task 6 : Mock Interviews
Lecture 10
Office Documents
Task 7 : Memo
Lecture 11 Mock Meeting
Lecture 12 Final Presentation
Lecture 13 Test 2
Lecture 14 Discussion
Final Exam Weeks
Evaluation on presentations (10 marks) Evaluation on tasks (10 marks)
Language - 5
Attire - 2
Maneuver - 3
Language - 5
Format - 2
Content - 3