UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)
ACADEMY OF LANGUAGE STUDIES

SCHEME OF WORK

CONDITIONS

ON-GOING ASSESSMENTS (90%)

STUDENTS’
    PARTICIPATION      (10%)

TEST 1
(30%)

      TEST 2
      (30%)

 TEST 3
 (30%)

TEST OBJECTIVES

a.  To use grammatical structures accurately and appropriately in context
b. To identify and rectify grammatical errors which are commonly made

a.  To use grammatical structures accurately and appropriately in context

a.  To use grammatical structures accurately and appropriately in context
b. To identify and rectify grammatical errors which are commonly made
c. To write an essay based on  grammar items and writing skills taught

a. To ensure active participation in class and attendance

ITEMS
(number/extent/level/length)

a. Parts of Speech - 20 items
(1 mark each)

(Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Modal Auxiliaries, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Articles and Determiners) 

a. Paragraph writing -
 2 paragraphs  (10 marks each)

a. Tenses - 20 items
 (1 mark  each)

(Simple Present, Present Continuous Tense, Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense, Simple Future Tense, Other Ways of Expressing the Future, Present Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense)

b. Writing - 1 Essay (200- 250  words)    20marks

PROPOSITIONAL FEATURES

 Familiar/general
 

Familiar/general

 Familiar/general

ORGANISATIONAL FEATURES OF TEST

a. Parts of Speech

• Multiple-choice questions
• Cloze passage
• Editing short texts
• Correction of errors already identified
• Identification and correction of errors

a. Paragraph writing -
 2 paragraphs  (100 -120 words)

a.Tenses

• Multiple-choice questions
• Cloze passage
• Editing short texts
• Correction of errors already identified
• Identification and

            correction of errors

b. Writing - 1 Essay (200- 250  words)    20marks

LANGUAGE LEVEL

Upper Intermediate

Upper Intermediate /Formal

Upper Intermediate/Formal

WEIGHTAGE

Total : 20  marks
(1-2 short texts )

Total : 20 marks

2 paragraphs  (10 marks each)

• Content: 4
• Language: 4
• Organisation: 2  

 
Total :40 marks
  
Tenses - 20marks
 Essay writing - 20marks  

• Content: 8
• Language: 8
• Organisation: 4  

10 marks

DURATION

1 hour

1½ hours

1½ hours

Throughout the semester

MARKING GUIDELINES

All spelling and grammatical structures must be correct. 
Alternative answers should be considered.

Marks are given for language accuracy, development and organisation of ideas.

All spelling and grammatical structures must be correct. 
Alternative answers should be considered.
Marks are given for language accuracy, development and organisation of ideas.

Marks are given for active participation in class and attendance