JJ13212N: MPU3212 - Bahasa Kebangsaan A (Malay Language A)

Module code: JJ13212N

Module provider: International Study and Language Institute

Credits: 0

Level: 4

When you’ll be taught: Semester 1

Module convenor: Dr Kuan Yong Ching , email: k.y.ching@reading.edu.my

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded: IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE JJ13143N OR TAKE JJ13222N (Compulsory)

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2025/6

Available to visiting students: Yes

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 3 April 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

Intermediate Malay Language designed for Malaysian students in Malaysia who do not have or scored below ‘credit’ (school grade C) for the Malay Language subject in Malaysian Certificate in Education (SPM) examination.  

The focus of this module is on intermediate speaking and writing skills. The aims of this module: 

• To enable students the ability to communicate through writing and speaking Malay Language effectively and appropriately in real life situations. 
• To develop and integrate the use of four language skills i.e. ºÚ¹Ï³ÔÁÏÍø, Listening, Speaking and Writing. 
• To develop interest and appreciation of the Malay Language. 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to: 

1. Write in Malay Language using appropriate vocabulary and grammar for functional intermediate level.
2. Communicate confidently in an informal conversation in Malay Language and manage formal conversations.
3. Demonstrate comprehension of spoken Malay Language in a variety of real-life situations and contexts.

Module content

• Introduction: History of Malay Language
• Pronunciation and Intonation – principles of pronunciation, intonation in various sentences
• Spelling and Grammar – choice of words, sentence structure, conjunctions
• Spoken language – language etiquette, speech, interview, forum, meeting
• Comprehension – prose text, poetry text
• Writing Skills – the styles and structure of factual writing
• Types of text – formatted and unformatted text 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures and tutorials with two contact hours per week (or four if being delivered intensively during July intake across a period of seven weeks), with group activities to encourage conversations using the language.   

Study hours

At least 20 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Tasks completed in the lecture sessions will result in peer and tutor feedback. 

Reassessment

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