ENL-90003 - Academic English for Business Students (Part 1)

Coordinator: Samantha J Jones Tel: +44 1782 7 33290

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Level: Level 4

Credits: 15

Study Hours: 150

School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Yes

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

Drawing on business-related themes, this module will help Keele Business School students to develop and refine the specific writing, reading and verbal communication skills they need to succeed in their studies. Through a series of seminars, workshops, assignments, online and practical tasks and projects, students will improve their ability to write academic essays and reports and critically evaluate academic texts and lectures. Students will also develop the skills necessary to prepare and deliver academic presentations and take part in seminars.

Aims

To provide targeted English vocabulary and structures to enable students to engage more fully in their academic studies within Keele Business School.

Intended Learning Outcomes

utilise appropriate language to express business-related academic concepts in English: 1,2
produce clear and linguistically accurate writing: 1,2
research, prepare and deliver a presentation on a business-related topic: 1,2
respond to unprepared questions: 1,2
extract information from business-related academic texts and reformulate to communicate ideas in an academic context: 1,2
write in an academic style, cite sources accurately and produce a bibliography: 1,2
participate in academic discussions with peers and teachers: 1,2
read, extract relevant information, summarise, paraphrase and synthesise information from academic business texts: 1,2

Study hours

46 hours classroom time
104 hours pre-class preparation and coursework

School Rules

Open only to non-native speakers of English and successful completion of ENL-10031 (EAP 1) with a score of over 60%, or ENL-90006 (EAP 2), or equivalent or by recommendation of the Language Centre. Available to Y1 and Y2 students.
Barred combinations: any other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 70%
Portfolio
Students will write an essay of 1000 (+/-10%) words broken down into four linked writing tasks, for example, introduction, main body paragraphs, conclusion and reference list.

2: Presentation weighted 30%
Presentation
10-15 minute presentation based on a topic supplied by the tutor. Numbers per presentation to be determined by student numbers and/or mode of delivery. Students are required to produce a linguistically accurate PowerPoint using formal academic language and appropriate referencing within the slides. Presentation to be followed by a question and answer period.

ENL-90003 - Module Specification Language Centre Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

ENL-90003 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences