I'm rather worried about my first sem results :s It shall determine how much hope I should continue to have....

Anyway, next sem I shall be taking the following modules:
AAB102 Cell Structure and Function
AAB104 Current Genetics
AAY103 Main Group Chemistry – Facts, Patterns and Principles
AAY104 Introductory Organic Chemistry
AED104 ICT for Engaged Learning
ALS101 Academic Discourse Skills

ALS sounds horrrrrrrrrrible!
Course Description



In this module, we explore and study the practice and conventions of reading and writing in an academic setting. We discuss some of the complex issues surrounding academic literacy, engage in the critical analysis of academic texts (both the ones we read and the ones we write), and look into how to produce the kinds of writing that are valued at the university.



Specifically, our focus will be on critical reading and writing in an academic context. So, we will look at what it means to be a critical reader – one who is able to evaluate and respond appropriately to academic texts and question prompts. And we will look at what it means to be a critical writer – one who is able to formulate workable research questions on his/her own, and who is able to use language purposefully and appropriately to accomplish specific rhetorical goals.

Objectives:
*introduce students to the conventions of academic reading and writing at the university, including the use of citations
*introduce students to the standards and practices of academic argument
*encourage students to formulate opinions about the academic texts they read and to express those opinions in writing
*encourage students to think of themselves as members of a specific academic discourse community
* introduce students to primary and secondary research methods
*equip students with the basic skills to carry out further independent investigations into the requirements / expectations of their specific academic disciplines

I really hope the timetable is friendly... You know, no classes starting at 8.30am or 9.30am, or ending at 6.30pm or 7.30pm... And sufficient break time to perform prayers would be perfect. An added bonus if there's a day I don't have classes, especially if it's a Monday or Friday ;)

I feel like quitting silat. I wanna join something new, yet something more 'me'. I don't know what to join... The thing is I need the CCA points to sustain my hall!

Going to Science Centre with Harizah & Mahmudah tmr. Gonna visit the Body World Exhibition & Omnimax Theatre...