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

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

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 classes, workshops, assignments, online and practical tasks, students will improve their ability to write academic essays and reports. Students will also develop the skills necessary to prepare and deliver academic presentations and take part in seminars. You will improve and develop transferable academic skills that can help you to succeed not only in this module, but also in your other business modules or future career.

To develop academic communication skills, primarily in reading and writing, with some development of academic English vocabulary and language structures, for use on other modules across Keele Business School.

Intended Learning Outcomes

utilise appropriate language to express business-related concepts in English: 1,2
produce clear and linguistically accurate writing: 1,2
research, prepare and deliver a presentation on a business-related topic: 2
respond to unprepared questions: 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

44 hours contact time in class or tutorials
63 hours - asynchronous online learning, coursework
43 hours - assessment preparation

School Rules

Open only to non-native speakers of English by recommendation of the Language Centre.
Barred combinations: any other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year.

Description of Module Assessment