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ENL-90006 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 22 November 2024

ENL-90006 - English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAP 2)
Coordinator: Russell Clark Room: CBB0.027 Tel: +44 1782 7 34293
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
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

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

Through a series of classroom-based workshops and activities on themes including culture and communication, environmental sustainability, media, and so on, this module will help students to develop specific academic reading, writing, verbal communication and presentation skills. Students receive regular feedback from their tutors in order to help them learn and improve the academic English skills necessary for successful completion of their university studies.

Aims
To improve the academic reading and writing skills as well as spoken communicative skills necessary for the academic success of identified non-native English speaking students.

Intended Learning Outcomes

read, extract relevant information, summarise, paraphrase and synthesise information from extended academic texts: 1,3
identify authorial stance and interpret data: 1,2,3
write in an academic style, cite sources accurately and produce a bibliography: 2,3
research, prepare and construct an organised and coherent undergraduate academic essay: 1,3
respond appropriately to set essay questions and prepare for essay examinations: 3
develop and appropriately employ a bank of general academic and subject-specific vocabulary: 1,2,3
develop and deliver an academic presentation: 2
participate in academic discussions with peers and teachers: 1,2

Study hours

48 hours classroom time
62 pre-class preparation and coursework
40 Assignment preparation and independent study


School Rules

ONLY open to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH following a placement assessment and recommendation by the Language Centre.
Barred combinations: any of the following EAP and AEB modules within the same academic year:
English for Academic Purposes 1 (EAP 1)
English for Academic Purposes 3 (EAP 3)
English for Academic Purposes 4 (EAP 4)
Academic English for Business 1 (AEB 1)
Academic English for Business 2 (AEB 2)
Advanced Business English Communication (ABEC)

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 60%
Students will complete a portfolio of written tasks


2: Coursework weighted 20%
Students take part in an individual interview to demonstrate oral competence


3: Coursework weighted 20%
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: 22 November 2024