Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
Yes
Open to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH only, following placement assessment and recommendation by the English Language Unit (ELU)
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)
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 ListAny 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: 01,02,03plan, prepare and deliver an effective, informative and engaging oral presentation; will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02, 03distinguish 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, 02produce an organised and coherent undergraduate academic essay, including using appropriate citation and referencing. will be achieved by assessments: 02
22 hours classroom time80 pre-class preparation and coursework48 independent revision and practice
Description of Module Assessment
1: Coursework weighted 20%In-class vocabulary testsA series of five 10-15 minute tests on academic vocabulary.
2: Portfolio weighted 60%4 writing assignmentsAssignments of up to 800 words, to include writing the introduction to an essay, summarising an extensive reading passage, writing an essay and a reflective analysis of their own progress.
3: Coursework weighted 20%15-minute team oral presentationStudents will plan and deliver in pairs an oral presentation (6 minutes per student) on a topic related to their field of study.