ENL-40003 - 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

This dedicated English language course for non-native-English speaking international postgraduate research (PGR) students will focus on working with and producing the specific types of texts and communication activities essential to research by engendering practical, analytical and critical research skills. Students will have the opportunity to share their own work in progress in the spirit of an academic community for guidance, comment and feedback. Small class size ensures maximum attention to the concerns and needs of individual researchers and provides valuable opportunities for collegial sharing of experience and expertise with peers.

To enable non-native-English speaking international postgraduate research (PGR) students to enhance their ability to work with and produce the specific types of texts and communication activities essential to research and to develop practical, analytical and critical research skills. Students will develop an enhanced ability to: recognise the specific features of research writing; understand the place of a specific research topic within their academic discipline; write up a research proposal, literature review, summary, abstract, thesis and dissertation; incorporate quotations and source material meaningfully; employ lexical strategies to indicate authorial stance; build a personal academic vocabulary; participate meaningfully in group discussions and symposia; plan, prepare and deliver an effective presentation and field questions from the audience.

Intended Learning Outcomes

employ established techniques and conventions of research, inquiry and expression to create, convey and interpret knowledge within their discipline: 1
understand the specific features of and be able to evaluate and prepare an abstract, summary, critique, literature review, case study, conference paper, presentation and dissertation, as appropriate: 1
evaluate, discuss and incorporate meaningful data and evidence into their writing: 1
construct, develop and write an original extended dissertation based on independent research: 1
understand the place of a specific research topic within their discipline and define their own research space: 1
work with and learn from others in a collegial fashion: 1
critically evaluate current research and scholarship in their discipline, make sound judgments and communicate conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences: 1
prepare and deliver an effective presentation on their chosen area of research to their peers and field questions: 1
work with increased autonomy to further develop the practical, analytical and critical research skills and project management capacities relevant to a variety of professional and intellectual contexts: 1

Study hours

20 hours classroom time
90 hours pre-class preparation and coursework
40 hours additional study

School Rules

Open to international postgraduate research students only, with the approval of the Language Centre.

Description of Module Assessment