Confirmation on UAK WAJ3102

To all PPG students,


Ujuan Akhir Kursus (UAK) for WAJ3102 will be as follows:

Date    : 9th of October 2011
Time    : 11 a.m.
Venue  : Dewan Muhibbah, IPGKS 

Latest information on UAK

Please be informed that UAK will NOT be carried out on 24th of September 2011 due to technical problems with the timetable. I will update on the new date for the UAK. I heard it will be carried out during the last interaction.

Information on Submission of Kerja Kursus Pendek

To all my students WAJ3102,


You can submit all your WAJ3102 Kerja Kursus Pendek to me. Those who have submitted their draft and have not received any reply from me, you can just print out the draft and attach it together in your portfolio. Don't worry too much whether the drafts have been checked or not. 

ALL THE BEST in your future Ujian Akhir Kursus (UAK)

P/s: keep on visiting this blog for tips before the exam.

Hello again...

Nice to meet all of you again. It has been some times I have not shared any information in my blog. I was down with chicken pox and still in the process of recuperating. Hopefully, all of you are busy preparing for the UAK.

Revision: Simple, Compound, and Complex sentences

SIMPLE SENTENCE
A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. In the following simple sentences, subjects are in yellow, and verbs are in green.  

A. Some students like to study in the mornings.
B. Razak and Ramli play football every afternoon.
C. Raju goes to the library and studies every day.

COMPOUND SENTENCE
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma. In the following compound sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red. 

A.  I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English. 
B.  Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping. 
C.  Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.

COMPLEX SENTENCE
A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. In the following complex sentences, subjects are in yellow, verbs are in green, and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.

A. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page. 
B. The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.

Source: http://www.eslbee.com/

Revision: Informal letter - festivals

Let's practice writing letter.

Write a letter to your friend in Australia describing the festivals that you celebrate in Malaysia.

 

Preparing for Exams

This is a good tips before your exam 

Source: Counselling Services
Needles Hall Room 2080
University of Waterloo

Students know that they need to study and that they should probably start well in advance of the exam but because high school may not have demanded much in the way of studying, students find they really don't know how to study efficiently.

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TRY	Not cramming! (But see cramming for exceptions) .
WHY?	Because short-term memory doesn't have enough space for all you need to know. Also, cramming stupefies long-term memory (where well-learned material lives), and it can set you up for panic and "blanking."

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TRY

Starting well in advance, breaking your studying into chunks and reviewing often.

HOW?

A week or more before the exam, do an initial overview (a 2-4hr quick review of the material); this will help to motivate you and to determine the structure of the course, where your difficult material is and the volume to be covered. Develop and follow a plan for getting yourself through this volume of material, starting (if possible) with your most difficult material. At the beginning of each study period, do a 10 minute review of the previous period's material.

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TRY	Studying "from the top down."
WHY?	Because it is easier to understand and retain material that is well-organized. Therefore, start with a good grasp of the course's main ideas, then follow with the sub-topics and supporting details.

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TRY	Studying by jogging your memory.
WHY?	Because real understanding comes not when we stuff information in but when we draw it out. Exams require this same drawing out of information so this should be the focus of studying: answering questions, solving problems, writing essays, defining, explaining and applying terms, and working through past exams.

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TRY	Taking in no new material the night before an exam.
WHY?	Because you want to build confidence by reinforcing what you know rather than running the risk of scaring yourself by discovering something you don't know. Also, you want to avoid the temptation to cram.

Counselling Services
Needles Hall Room 2080
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4567 x32655 Fax # 519-888-4366

Test your English

Answer all questions.

1.              The road was congested, ________________the crooks could not

           escape from the police.

A.   but

B.   despite

C.   therefore

D.   even though

2.            ___________ there are rooms available in that hotel, we will not patronised it.

A.    Or

B.    Unless

C.   Though

D.   Nevertheless

3.        Our country is full _________ people who are inconsiderate.

A.   in

B.   to

C.   of

D.   about

You will not be allowed to rent the place unless you pay a two-month deposit.

4.       

             

          Which word in the sentence above is a conjunction?

A.   pay

B.   again

C.   unless

D.   allowed

5.        All the sentences below have a preposition except

A.   It is a cloudy day today

B.   The children are playing in the rain

C.   Mother is washing the plates with soap

D.   The students are organizing a party for their teacher

Ujian Akhir Kursus 24 September 2011

If you have any doubts or concerns regarding the exam, feel free to share it here. You can also invite your friends from different pengajian groups to join this "Community Board"

Expository Writing

Expository writing is used to explain, describe and give information to the readers.The writers have to assume that the readers have no prior knowledge or understanding of the topic discussed. Therefore, the writers need to use words that clearly show the gist of the story.

Write a paragraph (not more than 100 words) on this topic:

If you had to be an animal, which would you choose. Why?

Information on (UAK) Ujian Akhir Kursus WAJ3102

UAK will be carried out on the 24th September 2011. The date is tentative so you need to be alert on any latest information from coordinators.

					DURATION
					1 hour 30 minutes

WAJ3102 Coursework

Task 1-Completing the exercises in the Module

Individually, source for relevant  materials to complete the following exercises in the modules:

·         Topic 2—Text 1 and Text 2 (pages 3-4)

·         Topic 3—Exercises 1-3 (pages 4-6)

·         Topic 4—Exercises 1-2 (pages 10-11)

·         Topic 7—Exercise 1 (page 28) and Practice (page 30)

The answers to the exercises will be discussed during the academic interaction with your lecturers.

Explanation: This activity is to enable learners to be responsible of their own learning.  It is good for the PPG students to sit and discuss the exercises in the module

Task 2 – Sourcing for materials

Source and select 5 relevant reading materials on current issues.

Select ONE article of your choice (e.g. Drug Abuse, Sex Education).

Sources may include newspapers, magazines, books and internet websites.  

Task 3—Writing

Read an article of your choice (e.g Drug Abuse, Sex Education )

Sources may include newspaper, magazines, books and internet websites. 

In groups of four, write an essay on the issue you have selected in about 250 words.

The written assignment should consist of your essay and printed/photocopied articles you have selected.

Quote the references based on APA style. - You can download this from http://norsarihan.wikispaces.com.

Submission date: 27 August 2011

• Please  email me your first writing draft for checking.
• Check your work before submitting and please abide by the rules of copyright when sourcing your materials.