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COURSE PRO FORMA

IMPORTANT:

Contents of this Pro Forma shall not be changed without the Senate’s for items indicated with *. Changes to the other items
can be approved at the Academy/Faculty/Institution/Centre level.

Academy/Faculty/Centre Faculty of Languages and Linguistics Language Unit

Department

Programme University Course

Course Code* GLT1011

Course Title* Technical Writing Skills in English

Course Pre-requisite(s)/ Passed GLT1009 (Mastering English VI)
Minimum Requirement(s)

Student Learning Time (SLT)* 120 hours

Credit*

Course Learning Outcomes* At the end of the course, students are able to:
1. determine audiences and purposes for written documents
2. write appropriate messages for brief correspondence
3. complete informal reports
4. prepare a formal problem-solution report
Transferable Skills None

Synopsis of Course Contents This course will introduce students to effective technical writing skills. Using
materials related to the workplace, students will be taught in stages to write
a variety of technical documents.

Learning Strategies (lecture, Tutorial, paired interaction, project work , class and group discussions
tutorial, workshop, discussion,
etc)

Assessment Methods* Continuous Assessment: 100%

Methodologies for Feedback on Feedback for assessments will be provided throughout the course.
Performance

Criteria in Summative Please refer to Kaedah-Kaedah Universiti Malaya (Pengajian Ijazah
Assessment Pertama) 2013 dan Peraturan-Peraturan Universiti Malaya (Pengajian
Ijazah Pertama) 2013

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