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ENL-90002 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ENL-90002 - English for Academic Purposes 4 (EAP 4)
Coordinator: Ella Tennant Tel: +44 1782 7 33083
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Open to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH only, following placement assessment and recommendation by the English Language Unit (ELU)



Barred Combinations

Any of the following EAP or AEB modules within the same academic year:
English for Academic Purposes 1 (EAP 1)
English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAP 2)
English for Academic Purposes 3 (EAP 3)
Academic English for Business 1 (AEB 1)
Academic English for Business 2 (AEB 2)
Advanced Business English Communication (ABEC)



Description for 2023/24

This module will help students to enhance their English language skills and learn more about UK academic conventions and expectations. Sessions will cover areas such as understanding the purpose, features and structure of undergraduate essays, developing essential critical reading and writing skills, compiling a bibliography, in-text citation conventions, and developing an active academic vocabulary. Students will also prepare and deliver an academic oral presentation. The workshop style sessions will focus on practical application, group work and feedback.

Aims
Designed for students with strong basic skills, this module will help enhance the academic reading, writing and vocabulary skills needed for study, and will provide targeted pronunciation and oral communication practice.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/enl-90002/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

employ and extend their active academic vocabulary in both spoken and written contexts; will be achieved by assessments: 01,02,03
plan, prepare and deliver an effective, informative and engaging oral presentation; will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02, 03
distinguish critical/analytical writing from descriptive writing and be able to produce both types in their own work as appropriate; will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02
produce an organised and coherent undergraduate academic essay, including using appropriate citation and referencing. will be achieved by assessments: 02

Study hours

22 hours classroom time
80 pre-class preparation and coursework
48 independent revision and practice



School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 20%
In-class vocabulary tests
A series of five 10-15 minute tests on academic vocabulary.

2: Portfolio weighted 60%
4 writing assignments
Assignments of up to 800 words, to include writing the introduction to an essay, summarising an extensive reading passage, writing an essay and a reflective analysis of their own progress.

3: Coursework weighted 20%
15-minute team oral presentation
Students will plan and deliver in pairs an oral presentation (6 minutes per student) on a topic related to their field of study.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024