ENL-40002: Academic English for Postgraduate Students 2

This module will further develop the linguistic, rhetorical and critical competencies of international non-native-English speaking postgraduate students, competencies that are essential for full engagement with their academic discipline and for the communication of original ideas. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing the critical and analytical skills necessary to engage in independent research and scholarship within the academic community.

Intended Learning Outcomes

draw on a range of academic and research skills and approaches to systematically and effectively exploit, appraise and critically evaluate scholarship within their field
will be achieved by assessments: 01,02,03
employ appropriate academic conventions such as paraphrasing, summarising, referencing and citation to produce an original piece of work that is free of plagiarism
will be achieved by assessments: 01,03
construct, develop and produce critical analytical evaluations of research and literature in their own discipline
will be achieved by assessments: 01,02,03
communicate complex ideas and issues clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences, adapting lexical register and utilizing appropriate semantic markers and functional expressions will be achieved by assessments: 01,02,03
independently advance their own knowledge and understanding of acquired transferable skills and increase their capacity to autonomously develop correlative new skills will be achieved by assessments: 03

Study hours

20 hours classroom time
75 hours pre-class preparation and coursework
55 hours private study

Description of Module Assessment

01: Coursework weighted 70%

A series of in-class tasks and assignments
A series of 4 written tasks of up to 500 words to demonstrate a practical understanding of referencing and citation conventions and summarising, paraphrasing and critiquing using an appropriate lexicon and register and a critical/ analytical approach to research and scholarship. Three task-based assignments will focus specifically on activating and applying discipline-specific language items.

02: Presentation weighted 10%

10-minute academic oral presentation
A 10-minute oral presentation to the class on a selected key text from the student's area of research, followed by a brief question-and-answer session.

03: Class Participation weighted 20%

Participation in class sessions
Participation in class sessions and activities: essential to achieving the outcomes of this module.

Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Mar/2013

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