Monash University Malaysia is jointly owned by Monash University and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. The document outlines the details of the MPU3212 National Language A course taught at Monash University Malaysia in Semester 2 of 2016. It includes the course objectives, learning outcomes, attendance policy, unit schedule, and assessment tasks. The course aims to improve students' proficiency in the Malay language through face-to-face and online lectures, exercises, assignments, quizzes, presentations, and a final exam worth 40% of the grade. Students must complete all assessments to pass the course.

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Semester 2, 2016
MPU3212 National Language A
By: Mr. Wan Arizwan Bin Wan Abdullah
Lecturer
The General Studies Office, School of Arts & Social Sciences

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Overview
 Objective
 Learning Outcomes
 Attendance Policy
 Learning & Teaching Matters
 Unit Schedule
 Assessment Tasks
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Objektif Kursus
 Kursus ini membolehkan pelajar mempertingkat kecekapan berbahasa
sesuai dengan intelek pelajar untuk berkomunikasi secara lisan dan
tulisan dalam konteks rasmi, kreatif dan bukan kreatif. Mata pelajaran ini
disediakan untuk mempertingkat kecekapan berbahasa sesuai dengan
intelek pelajar untuk berkomunikasi dengan lisan dan tulisan dalam
konteks rasmi, kreatif dan bukan kreatif.
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Hasil Pembelajaran
 Menggunakan bahasa Melayu dengan berkesan dari segi lisan dan tulisan.
 Berkomunikasi secara lisan dengan berkesan dari segi sebutan dan intonasi,
tatabahasa, kosa kata, ungkapan dan laras.
 Memahami bahan bertulis yang beraneka jenis dan gaya, dan seterusnya
mengungkapkan fikiran secara lisan dan bertulis dengan bahasa yang betul dan
berkesan.
 Merumuskan butiran dan memperluas sesuatu idea dengan cara yang tersusun,
padat, dan berkesan, secara lisan dan tulisan.
 Mengarang pelbagai teks dengan bahasa yang betul dan berkesan.
 Berkomunikasi secara lisan dan menulis dengan sopan, di samping mengekal
suburkan nilai-nilai murni masyarakat Malaysia.
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
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Attendance Policy
 A Malaysian student enrolled in General Studies (GS) U1 units are required to
attend a minimum of 80% of the scheduled lecture sessions.
 Failure in achieving minimum percentage of attendance shall result in student
being barred for Final Examination or any other penalties recommended to
be imposed by the GS Office.
 Late comers for face-to-face lectures may not be permitted to enter the class
and may be marked as Late OR Absent.
 Original medical certificates issued by certified and approved medical
practitioners are required to be produced to the General Studies Office in order
to be deemed as Absent – Sick.
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LEARNING & TEACHING
MATTERS
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Total Learning & Teaching Time
8
 Remaining hours can be used for:
– Practical / Hands-on.
– Research.
– Info-retrieval & self-study.
Learning and Teaching Activities Hours
Face-to-face lectures 12
Online lectures (e-lectures) 12
Others (self-study, revision, assignment writing etc) 96
TOTAL 120

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Learning & Teaching Approach (1)
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Heutagogical Blended
Learners are independent,
manage their own learning,
knowing how to learn & can work
well with others.
Combination of face-to-face
learning and online learning.

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Learning & Teaching Approach (2)
 All students must ensure they have access to the resources required for
successful completion of this unit.
– Continuous & stable Internet access for accessing Moodle and streaming online
materials;
– Computer / laptop / tablet / mobile phones;
– Good, above average high quality speaker or headphone for podcast / audio;
– Other related resources such as handouts provided by the lecturer, the unit’s
Moodle site, and academic articles from databases and other related and
required information.
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UNIT SCHEDULE
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Unit Schedule (1)
Date Week Activities Assessment
28/7 1 Unit Orientation and Introduction to
MPU3212 National Language A
Topik 1:
Pengenalan
Asal Usul Bahasa Melayu
Rumpun bahasa Melayu
Bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa lingua franca
Unit overview and
assignment briefing
No formal assessment is undertaken in
Week 1
1/8 2 Topik 1:
Pengenalan
-Status dan Fungsi Bahasa Melayu
-Bahasa dan Budaya
 Bahasa Kebangsaan, Bahasa Rasmi, Bahasa Perpaduan
dan Bahasa Ilmu
 Kata sapaan
 Variasi Bahasa
Class reinforcement
Exercise 1: (LRE 1)
(Face to face)
8/8 3 Topik 2:
Sebutan dan Intonasi
-Prinsip Sebutan dan Intonasi
 Menguasai sebutan bahasa Melayu dari segi segment,
ketepatan, kepetahan dan penyukuan
 Komponen intonasi
 Intonasi pelbagai ayat
 Menguasai intonasi ayat seperti ayat penyata, ayat tanya
ayat perintah dan ayat seru.
Class reinforcement
Exercise 2: (LRE 2)
(E- Lecture)
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Unit Schedule (2)
Date Week Activities Assessment
15/8 4 Topik 2:
Sebutan dan Intonasi
-Komponen intonasi
 Intonasi pelbagai ayat
 Menguasai intonasi ayat sperti ayat penyata, ayat tanya, ayat
perintah dan ayat seru
Class reinforcement
Exercise 3: (LRE 3)
(Face to Face)
22/8 5 Topik 3:
Isu Ejaan dan Tatabahasa:
- Struktur Ayat
- Penghubung Ayat
 Mengenal pasti struktur ayat yang salah dan membetulkan.
 Menggunakan kata penghubung ayat yang betul
Class reinforcement
Exercise 4: (LRE 4)
(E- Lecture)
29/8 6 Topik 3:
Isu Ejaan dan Tatabahasa:
- Struktur Ayat
- Penghubung Ayat
 Mengenal pasti struktur ayat yang salah dan membetulkan.
 Menggunakan kata penghubung ayat yang betu
Class reinforcement
Exercise 5: (LRE 5)
(Face to Face)
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Unit Schedule (3)
Date Week Activities Assessment
5/9 7 Topik 4:
Komunikasi Lisan
Bentuk-bentuk pengucapan :
- Ucapan, Syarahan, Pidato dan Perbahasan
 Menggunakan prinsip-prinsip pengucapan umum yang betul
dan berkesan sesuai dengan situasi.
 Menggunakan komponen wacana lisan seperti tautan dan
runtutan
Class reinforcement
Exercise 6: (LRE 6)
(ONLINE QUIZ/E-Lecture)
12/9 8 Topik 4:
Komunikasi Lisan
- Ucapan
- Temuramah
- Pengacaraan Majlis
- Taklimat
 Menggunakan bentuk wacana seperti : Pemerian,
pendedahan, pemujukan, penghujahan dan penceritaan.
Class reinforcement
Exercise 7: (LRE 7)
(E- Lecture)
19/9 9 Topik 4:
Komunikasi Lisan
- Forum
- Pengendalian mesyuarat
- Ulasan dan Kometar
 Menggunakan aspek gaya yang sesuai mengikut situasi:
- Perkataan, ungkapan dan variasi ayat
Class reinforcement
Exercise 8: (LRE 8)
(Face to Face)
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Unit Schedule (4)
Date Week Activities Assessment
Mid-semester break
(26th -30th September 2016)
3/10 10 Topik 5 :
Kefahaman
- Teks prosa: Memahami dan mengenal pasti isi-isi penting
pelbagai jenis teks prosa: Petikan umum dan petikan
cerpen/novel
Class reinforcement
Exercise 9: (LRE 9)
(E- Lecture)
10/10 11 Merumuskan teks
Memahami pelbagai jenis teks puisi :
Pantun
Sajak
Class reinforcement
Exercise 10: (LRE 10)
(Face to face)
17/10 12 Topik 6 :
Penulisan:
Ciri-ciri penulisan: fakta, gaya dan laras, struktur dan bentuk
wacana
Jenis-jenis teks:
Berformat
Surat Rasmi
 Menggunakan format yang sesuai mengikut jenis teks.
Class reinforcement
Exercise 11: (LRE 11)
(E- Lecture)
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Unit Schedule (5)
Date Week Activities Assessment
SWOT
VAC
Final examination (Written) Details regarding final
examination will be released via
Moodle
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ASSESSMENT TASKS
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Summary of Assessment Tasks (1)
 Assessment task(s) is defined as tasks / activities prescribed for a
student to undertake throughout the enrolment of the course.
 A student is required to undertake, attempt, complete and submit ALL
assessment tasks prescribed as the requirement for undertaken,
completion and passing of this unit as a hurdle.
 Failing to do so will result a student to receive a FAIL grade and will be
required to re-enrol and undertake the unit again.
 The overall weighting for assessment tasks consist of the following:
– 60% continuous assessments
– 40% written final examination
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Summary of Assessment Tasks (2)
Assessment Tasks Weighting / Value Due Date
Learning Reinforcement Exercise
• Face-to-face and / or e-lecture online exercises
• Hurdle*
100% Weekly
Assignment 1
• Group Assignment
• Hurdle*
30% Thursday, 6th October 2016
Online Quiz 1 & 2
• Online
• Hurdle*
15%
Thursday, 8th September
2016
Presentation
• CD/DVD
• Hurdle*
10% Thursday, 13th October 2016
Final Examination
• 120 minutes of written examination
• Hurdle*
40%
Actual final examination
schedule will be announced
via Moodle
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*Students are required to undertake, attempt, complete & submit the particular assessment task(s).

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Task 1: Learning Reinforcement Exercise (LRE)
 Weekly-based face-to-face and / or e-lecture online exercises.
 All LREs are released via Moodle.
 A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part
of the requirement for undertaken, completion, submission and passing
this unit.
 Value: Varies 100% for all LRE.
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Task 2: Group Assignment
 Students are required to form a group to write and produce an
assignment with the topics provided.
 Selection of group members can be done in Moodle.
 A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part
of the requirement for undertaken, completion, submission and passing
this unit.
 Value: 30% for each assignment.
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Task 3: Online quiz(-zes)
 Weekly-based face-to-face and / or e-lecture online exercises.
 A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part
of the requirement for undertaken, completion, submission and passing
this unit.
 All online quiz(-zes) are released via Moodle.
 Value: 15% for each online quiz. ( Quiz 1 & 2)
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Task 4: Individual/Group Assignment
 Students are required to make presentation individual but in group with the same
topics your group choose.
 Students are required to provided CD/DVD with name list follow.
 A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part of the
requirement for undertaken, completion, submission and passing this unit.
 Value: 10% for presentation.
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Task 5: Final examination
 Closed-book written examination.
 A student is required to attempt this particular assessment task as part
of the requirement for undertaken, completion, submission and passing
this unit.
 All topics taught in this unit are examinable. Topics covered in the
assignments may be included and assessed in the exam.
 Value: 40%
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QUESTION & ANSWER?
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