ENL-90008 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This module will equip students with the key reading and writing skills and vocabulary necessary for success in a wide range of communication activities, with particular focus on those needed for undergraduate academic study. Emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to write clear and grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs, developing efficient and effective reading and note-taking strategies and building a core active vocabulary both for everyday and academic purposes. Small class size ensures maximum attention to the particular needs of each student.

The module aims to provide students with the key reading and writing skills and vocabulary necessary for success in their academic subjects. Particular emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to write coherent and grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs, developing efficient and effective reading and note-taking strategies and building a core active vocabulary.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Form key English grammatical structures; produce coherent and grammatically correct English sentences and paragraphs; use key grammatical structures accurately and appropriately in their own writing, including using appropriate verb tenses and connectors, with particular focus on those structures most relevant to academic writing: 1
Extract key and supporting information more efficiently from increasingly lengthy and increasingly 'academic' texts: 1
Take comprehensive useful notes and summarise written sources based on these notes: 1
Understand and use a broader range of vocabulary in their own writing: 1
Self-correct and edit their own written work: 1
Understand and extract meaning from increasingly complex material, particularly those written in an academic style: 1

Study hours

40 hours of classroom time across semesters 1 and 2.
110 hours of class preparation and coursework

School Rules

This module is available only to students on recommendation of Language Centre staff.

Description of Module Assessment