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ENL-90002 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 20 November 2024

ENL-90002 - English for Academic Purposes 4 (EAP 4)
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Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Open to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH only, following placement assessment and recommendation by the English Language Unit (ELU)



Barred Combinations

Any of the following EAP or AEB modules within the same academic year:
English for Academic Purposes 1 (EAP 1)
English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAP 2)
English for Academic Purposes 3 (EAP 3)
Academic English for Business 1 (AEB 1)
Academic English for Business 2 (AEB 2)
Advanced Business English Communication (ABEC)



Description for 2024/25

This module will help students to enhance their English language skills and learn more about UK academic conventions and expectations. Sessions will cover areas such as understanding the purpose, features and structure of undergraduate essays, developing essential critical reading and writing skills, compiling a bibliography, in-text citation conventions, and developing an active academic vocabulary. Students will also prepare and deliver an academic oral presentation. The workshop style sessions will focus on practical application, group work and feedback.

Aims
Designed for students with strong basic skills, this module will help enhance the academic reading, writing and vocabulary skills needed for study, and will provide targeted pronunciation and oral communication practice.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/enl-90002/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

employ and extend their active academic vocabulary in both spoken and written contexts; will be achieved by assessments: 01,02,03
plan, prepare and deliver an effective, informative and engaging oral presentation; will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02, 03
distinguish critical/analytical writing from descriptive writing and be able to produce both types in their own work as appropriate; will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02
produce an organised and coherent undergraduate academic essay, including using appropriate citation and referencing. will be achieved by assessments: 02

Study hours

22 hours classroom time
80 pre-class preparation and coursework
48 independent revision and practice



School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 20%
In-class vocabulary tests


2: Portfolio weighted 60%
4 writing assignments


3: Coursework weighted 20%
15-minute team oral presentation


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 20 November 2024