Course Catalogue

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This course will support international students on core academic programmes in the School of Social and Political Sciences by developing subject specific academic literacy skills and language. It will target key areas of need including reading-into-seminar speaking skills and how to effectively produce key features of academic written texts, thus supporting on-course study. It will do so by integrating core course content and using self-reflection and peer work to improve student autonomy. 

2 x one-hour classes or one two-hour class per week over semester 1 (total 20 hours) 

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EAS5001 EAS5006

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Type of Assessment

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The assessed tasks cannot be reassessed because they are connected to learning cycles associated with out-of-class preparation and in-class practice.

This course aims to: 

■ introduce strategic reading skills and raise awareness and knowledge of academic text organisation & patterns;  

■ develop spoken English language proficiency and skills so students can interact effectively and respond in a structured manner to specific academic tasks/questions;  

■ develop knowledge of key aspects of written genres and discourses particular to students' context 

■ provide structured opportunities to develop the practical skills needed to produce associated written and spoken text/content effectively 

■ promote autonomous, collaborative, reflective learning 

By the end of this course students will be able to: 

■ use a variety of reading strategies to efficiently negotiate academic texts  

■ communicate effectively and appropriately across a defined range of spoken academic contexts   

■ write a defined range of academic and professional texts showing an understanding of key genre
features including, for example, citation, voice and register  

■ work autonomously to study/do group work in English in order to prepare effectively for, and therefore contribute to, course related tasks   

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.