This document provides an overview of the National Language A course offered in Semester 1 of 2017. The course aims to improve students' proficiency in the language through activities like lectures, tutorials, assignments, role-plays, and exams. Students will develop skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Assessment will include weekly exercises, a group assignment, oral presentations, an online quiz, and a final written exam. Students must attend at least 80% of lectures and complete all assessments to pass the course.

1. MPU3212 / MPW 2113
National Language A
Semester 1, 2017 Teaching Period
By: Mr. Taufik bin Latif
Lecturer
The General Studies Office
School of Arts & Social Sciences

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OVERVIEW
 Synopsis
 Learning Outcomes
 Attendance Policy
 Learning & Teaching Matters
 Unit Schedule
 Assessment Tasks

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SINOPSIS (SYNOPSIS)
 Kursus ini menawarkan kemahiran berbahasa dari aspek
mendengar, bertutur, membaca dan menulis sesuai
dengan tahap intelek. Tujuan kursus ini adalah untuk
meningkatkan kecekapan berbahasa dalam konteks
rasmi dan tidak rasmi. Pengajaran dan pembelajaran
akan dilaksanakan dalam bentuk kuliah, tutorial, tugasan,
aktiviti kebahasaan, main peranan (role-play), ujian dan
peperiksaan. Pada akhir kursus ini, pelajar diharapkan
dapat menguasai kemahiran berbahasa secara lisan dan
tulisan.

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HASIL PEMBELAJARAN (LEARNING OUTCOMES)
 Di akhir kursus ini, pelajar boleh:
– bertutur dengan berkesan dalam situasi rasmi dan tidak rasmi;
– menghasilkan penulisan yang jelas bersistematik;
– membina hubungan baik dalam kerja berpasukan / organisasi.

5. 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 or absent for face-to-face lectures may not be
permitted to enter the lecture as well as incompletion of any
online learning activities prescribed shall be marked as
Absent – No reason (AN).
 Original medical certificates issued by certified and approved
medical practitioners are required to be produced to The GS
Office in order to be deemed as Absent – Others (AO).

7. LEARNING & TEACHING MATTERS

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TOTAL LEARNING & TEACHING TIME
 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)
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.

11. UNIT SCHEDULE

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UNIT SCHEDULE (1)
Date Week Activities Assessment
27/2 –
3//3
1 Unit Orientation and Introduction to
MPU3212 National Language A
• Unit overview and assignment briefing.
Face-to-face learning
Students are required to attend
the lecture.
No formal assessment is
undertaken.
6/3 –
10/3
2 Pengenalan Face-to-face learning
Students are required to attend
the lecture.
LRE 1
13/3 –
17/3
3 Sebutan dan Intonasi e-Lecture
Access Moodle for learning and
teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required.
LRE 2

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UNIT SCHEDULE (2)
Date Week Activities Assessment
20/3 –
24/3
4 Ejaan dan Tatabahasa Face-to-face learning
Students are required to
attend the lecture.
LRE 3
27/3 –
31/3
5 Ejaan dan Tatabahasa
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for learning
and teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required.
LRE 4
3/4 –
7/4
6 Komunikasi Lisan – Bentuk-bentuk
pengucapan
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for learning
and teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required.
Online Quiz
(Topics assessed from
Week 2 – Week 5)

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UNIT SCHEDULE (3)
Date Week Activities Assessment
10/4 –
14/4
7 Komunikasi Lisan – Bentuk-bentuk
pengucapan
Face-to-face learning
Students are required to
attend the lecture.
LRE 5
17/4 –
21/4 Mid-semester break
24/4 –
28/4
8 Kefahaman Face-to-face learning
Students are required to
attend the lecture.
LRE 6
Oral presentation

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UNIT SCHEDULE (4)
Date Week Activities Assessment
1/5 –
5/5
9 Penulisan e-Lecture
Access Moodle for learning
and teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required.
LRE 7
8/5 –
12/5
10 Jenis-jenis teks
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for learning
and teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required.
LRE 8
15/5 –
19/5
11 Jenis-jenis teks Face-to-face learning
Students are required to
attend the lecture.
Oral presentation

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UNIT SCHEDULE (5)
Date Week Activities Assessment
22/5 –
26/5
12 Review & e-Revision
Submission of Group Assignment
 Submission of assignment through
Moodle.
e-Lecture
Access Moodle for learning
and teaching activities.
Face-to-face presence
is not required.
29/5 –
2/6
SWOT
VAC
Final examination (Written) Details regarding final
examination will be
released via Moodle.

17. 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)
 Grading Scale
– 80 – 100: High Distinction
– 70 – 79: Distinction
– 60 – 69: Credit
– 50 – 59: Pass
– 0 – 49: Fail
– No grade (as appear in WES): Fail

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SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT TASKS (3)
Assessment Tasks Weighting / Value Due Date
Learning Reinforcement Exercise
• Face-to-face and / or e-lecture online
exercises
• Hurdle*
15 marks Weekly
Assignment 1
• Group Assignment
• Hurdle*
20 marks
Week 12 between
22 – 26 May 2017
Assignment 2
• Individual / Group Oral Presentation
• Hurdle*
15 marks
Week 8 and Week 11
Online Quiz
• Online quiz will be conducted via
Moodle.
• Hurdle*
10 marks
Week 6 between
3 – 7 April 2017
Final Examination
• 120 minutes of written examination
• Hurdle*
40%
Actual final examination
schedule will be
announced via Moodle
*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 from 2 - 4 marks for each LRE (15 marks
in total).

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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: 20 marks for each assignment.
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TASK 3: INDIVIDUAL / GROUP ORAL PRESENTATION
 Students are required to do oral presentation (individual
or in a group) based on the topic that has been choose.
 A student is required to attempt this particular
assessment task as part of the requirement for
undertaken, completion, submission and passing this
unit.
 Value: 15 marks for each oral presentation.
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TASK 4: ONLINE QUIZ
 20 multiple-choice, short answer and / or True or False
questions assessed through Moodle.
 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 is released via Moodle.
 Value: 10 marks for Online Quiz .

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TASK 4: 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 marks

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