Language Learning Unit  
 
 
ENL-00011 Introduction to Writing for Humanities and Social Science students  
Co-ordinator: Ms Robin Bell    Room: CBB0.031, Tel:33049  
Teaching Team: Mrs Sarah  Gomersall, Ms Barbara  Western, Mr Russell  Clark, Miss Emma  Stevens, Ms Ella  Tennant, Dr Alison  Long, Mr Andrew  Gater, Miss Samantha  Rushton,  Lisa  Mead  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 0 Credits: 10 Study Hours: 100  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733960
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Prerequisites
Humanities Foundation Year or Social Science Foundation Year
Barred Combinations
This is a core module for and is open only to Humanities Foundation Year students and Social Science Foundation Year students.
Description

This is a core module for students enrolled on either the Humanities Foundation Year or the Social Science Foundation Year. In this module students will develop the skills necessary to address and carry out essay assignments at a suitable standard using appropriate resources, language and structural and rhetorical devices.
Aims
The following topics are amongst the core elements of the module:
  • Purposes of essay writing
  • Features and structure of an academic essay
  • Establishing an argument (the thesis statement)
  • Planning an essay
  • Making effective use of the university library and its resources
  • Using evidence and secondary sources to support the thesis statement
  • Assessing and citing internet sources
  • Referencing and citations
  • Identifying plagiarism; techniques for paraphrasing
  • Avoiding/correcting common errors in essay writing: matters of style, structure, vocabulary, grammar, format, etc.
  • Effective Introductions and Conclusions
  • Connecting ideas: establishing cohesion in writing
  • Moving between paragraphs: effective use of transitional devices
  • Understanding set essay questions
Intended Learning Outcomes
  • awareness of the components and structure of an academic essay
  • ability to access, use and reference appropriate resources
  • awareness of plagiarism and improved ability to paraphrase and incorporate direct quotation
  • awareness of and improved ability to use rhetorical and linguistic styles and structures and cohesive devices
  • awareness of writer stance
  • ability to interpret and address set essay questions
  • improved ability to write in an academic style, with use of appropriate grammar, vocabulary, register, essay structure and cohesive devices
  • ability to set, research, support and defend an academic thesis
  • improved ability to think and write analytically and critically
Study hours
1 hour lecture and 1 hour seminar per week
Description of Module Assessment
001: Essay weighted 25% (min pass mark of 40)
1000 words
002: Essay weighted 35% (min pass mark of 40)
1500 words
003: Portfolio weighted 30% (min pass mark of 40)
10 task-based entries
004: Practical Assessment weighted 10% (min pass mark of 40)
Classroom based practical work
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Oct/2013

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