ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACADEMIC CALENDAR DEGREE COURSES SESSION 2: MARCH - JULY DATE ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 02-08 March LECTURE BEGINS Week 1 09-15 March Week 2 Week 3 16-22 March BEL499 - Resume (15%) Submit in Week 4 Week 4 BEL432 - Quiz 1 (10%) BEL442/440 - Quiz 1 (20%) BEL499 - Submission of Resume (15%) 23-29 March ELC500 - Online Practice 1 (Online Practices 1 6, 10%) ELC640 - Resume (15%) Submit in Week 8 & Job Application Letter (15%) Submit in Week 9 EWC662 - Written Assignment (20%) Submit in Week 10 Week 5 BEL472/470 - Oral Presentation (Poetry) 20% 30 March-05 April BEL499 - Job Application Letter (10%) ELC500 - Online Practice 2 (Online Practices 1 6, 10%) EWC662 - Group Project (10%) Submit in Week 10 Week 6 06-12 April BEL482/500 - Mock Informal Meeting (20%) ELC500 - Online Practice 3 (Online Practices 1 6, 10%) Page 1 of 5
13-19 April ELC550 - Pair work Assessment (25%) ELC590 - Online Practice (5%) ELC600 - NF2F - Online Forum (15%) ELC650 - Video Appraisal (Pair work Oral Presentation) 20% EWC663 - Online Practice 1 (5%) Week 7 BEL432 - Quiz 2 (10%) BEL442/440 - Quiz 2 (20%) BEL462/460 - Test 1 (30%) BEL482/500 - Cont. with Mock Informal Meeting (20%) ELC500 - Reading Response Assessment 1 (10%) ELC560 - Test 1 (30%) ELC590 Cont. with Online Practice (5%) ELC600 - Cont. with Online Forum (15%) ELC650 - Cont. with Video Appraisal (Pair work Oral Presentation) 20% EWC662 - Online Quiz (10%) 20-26 April MID-SEMESTER BREAK 27 April-3 May 04-10 May Week 8 BEL442/440 - Submission of Outline (10%) BEL492/490 - Presentation 1 (40%) ELC500 - Reading Test (30%) ELC501 - Test (30%) ELC550 - Online Practice (5%) ELC590 - Presentation 1 (30%) ELC640 - Submission of Resume (15%) EWC661 - Online Practice 1 (5%) EWC663 - Assessment of Informal Meetings (30%) Week 9 BEL403/402/411 - Test 1 (30%) BEL492/490 - Cont. with Presentation 1 (40%) BEL499/480 - Screening Interview (25%) ELC400 - Test 1 (Listening Test) 30% ELC590 - Cont. with Presentation1 (30%) ELC600 - Test (20%) Page 2 of 5
11-17 May 18-24 May 25-29 May ELC640 - Submission of Job Application Letter (15%) ELC650 - Submission of Written Analysis of Critical Incident (20%) EWC662 - Test (30%) EWC663 - Cont. with Assessment of Informal Meetings (30%) Week 10 BEL432 - Quiz 3 (10%) BEL422/420 - Test (30%) BEL472/470 - Test 1 (30%) BEL499/480 - Cont. with Screening Interview (25%) ELC500 - Online Practice 4 (Online Practices 1 6, 10%) ELC550 - Test (30%) ELC590 - Quiz (10%) ELC640 - Video Appraisal (30%) EWC662 - Submission of Written Assignment (20%) & Group Project (10%) Week 11 BEL432 - Test 1 (30%) BEL462/460 - Graded Assignment (20%) BEL482/500 - Mock Formal Meeting (30%) ELC400 - Test 2 (Grammar Test) 20% ELC500 - Online Practice 5 (Online Practices 1-6, 10%) ELC560 - Test 2 (30%) ELC600 - NF2F - Recording Dramatisation of Scene on Video (35%) ELC640 - Focus Group Interview (40%) EWC663 - Online Practice 2 (5%) Week 12 BEL403/402/411 - Test 2 (30%) BEL422/420 - Presentation (20%) BEL482/500 - Cont. of Mock Formal Meeting (30%) & Submission of Minutes (10%) BEL492/490 - Individual Presentation 2 (40%) & submission of Preparation Outline (10%) BEL499/480 - Hiring/ Placement Interview (40%) ELC400 - Online Practices (10%) ELC500 - Online Practice 6 (Online Practices 1 6, 10%) Page 3 of 5
30 May-07 June 08-14 June 15-21 June ELC501 - Online Practice (Passage 1 & 2, 10%) ELC560 - Materials Search & Writing an Outline (Submission) 10% ELC590 - Presentation 2 (40%) & Preparation Outline (15%) ELC600 - NF2F - Uploading Video of Dramatisation of Scene Online (35%) ELC640 - Cont. with Focus Group Interview (40%) EWC661 - Online Practice 2 (5%) & submission of Final Report (30%) EWC663 - Submission of Notice (5%) & Agenda (5%) of Formal Meetings SPECIAL LEAVE (Harvest Festival & Gawai: 30 May-02 June ) Week 13 BEL422/420 - Cont. with Presentation (20%) BEL492/490 - Cont. with Individual Presentation 2 (40%) & submission of Preparation Outline (10%) BEL499/480 - Cont. with Hiring/ Placement Interview (40%) ELC500 - Reading Response Assessment 2 (10%) ELC501 - Cont. with Online Practice (Passage 1 & 2, 10%) & Submission of Article Analysis (20%) ELC590 - Cont. with Presentation 2 (40%) & Preparation Outline (15%) ELC640 - Cont. with Focus Group Interview (40%) ELC650 - Workplace Simulation (Group Presentations) 30% EWC661 - Oral Presentation (20%) EWC663 - Assessment of Formal Meetings (40%) Week 14 BEL403/402/411 - Test 3 (30%) BEL422/420 - Cont. with Presentation (20%) BEL432 - Test 2 (30%) BEL442 - Submission of Final Paper (40%) BEL462/460 - Test 2 (40%) BEL472/470 - Test 2 (40%) BEL482 - Test (30%) BEL499/480 - Cont. with Hiring/ Placement Interview (40%) ELC501 - Online Practice (Passage 1 & 2) ELC560 - Submission of Project Paper (Executive Summary) 30% ELC590 - Cont. with Presentation 2 (40%) & Preparation Outline (15%) ELC650 - Cont. with Workplace Simulation (Group Presentations) Page 4 of 5
& submission of Case Study Report (30%) EWC661 - Cont. with Oral Presentation (20%) EWC662 - Final Test (30%) EWC663 - Cont. with Assessment of Formal Meetings (40%) & submission of Minutes of Formal Meetings (10%) 22-23 June REVISION WEEK FINAL EXAMINATION (3 WEEKS) 1. ELC400 (40%) 2 hours 2. ELC500 (40%) 2 hours 24 June-12 July 3. ELC501 (40%) 2 hours 4. ELC550 (40%) 2 hours 5. ELC600 (30%) 2 hours 6. EWC661 (40%) 2 hours 13 July-06 Sept SEMESTER BREAK (8 WEEKS) List of Courses: BEL403 Language Enrichment BEL422 Report Writing BEL432 Business and Professional Correspondence BEL442 Reading and Research BEL462 Reading and Critical Thinking BEL472 Language Appreciation BEL482 Business and Professional Communication BEL492 Presentation Skills BEL499 Communication and Interpersonal Skills ELC400 Preparatory College English ELC500 English for Academic Reading ELC501 English for Critical Academic Reading ELC550 English for Academic Writing ELC560 English for Executive Summary Writing ELC590 English for Oral Presentations ELC600 Literary Appreciation ELC640 English for Job Applications ELC650 English for Professional Interaction EWC661 English for Report Writing EWC662 English for Business Correspondence EWC663 English for Meetings and Discussions Page 5 of 5