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

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ENL-90003 - Academic English for Business Students (Part 1)
Coordinator: Samantha Jones Tel: +44 1782 7 33290
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

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.

Aims
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

1: Portfolio weighted 70%
Portfolio
Students will write an essay of 1000 (+/-10%) words broken down into four linked writing tasks, for example, introduction, main body paragraphs, conclusion and reference list.

2: Presentation weighted 30%
Presentation
10-15 minute presentation based on a topic supplied by the tutor. Numbers per presentation to be determined by student numbers and/or mode of delivery. Students are required to produce a linguistically accurate PowerPoint using formal academic language and appropriate referencing within the slides. Presentation to be followed by a question and answer period.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and 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/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024