ENL-40004 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Non-native speakers of English only, enrolled on a Keele postgraduate programme and with the approval of the Language Centre.

Barred Combinations

ENL-40002

Description for 2023/24

This module provides non-native English speaking international postgraduate students progressing from ENL-40001 in the first semester further opportunities to strengthen the key written expression, academic and critical thinking skills that are essential to success in their degree studies or research. Particular emphasis will be placed on working with academic source material, developing a clear style of writing and equipping students with a 'toolkit' for avoiding plagiarism in their writing.

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 continued development of students' ability to understand and engage critically with academic texts, make use of academic scholarship in developing and defending their own arguments and produce clear and coherent written work at a level suitable to postgraduate study.

Intended Learning Outcomes

draw on a range of academic and research skills and approaches to better understand, appraise, critically evaluate and exploit scholarship within their field;
will be achieved by assessments: 01,02
employ appropriate academic techniques and conventions such as paraphrasing, summarising, referencing and citation to produce original work that is free of plagiarism;
will be achieved by assessments: 01,02
construct, develop and produce critical analytical evaluations of research and literature in their own discipline;
will be achieved by assessments: 01,02
better communicate complex ideas and issues clearly, using an appropriate lexicon and register; will be achieved by assessments: 01,02
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: 01, 02
compile a list of references and construct citations in accordance with the Harvard System of Referencing. will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02

Study hours

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

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment