Description
Academic English for Humanities and Social Sciences
Module title | Academic English for Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Module code | INT0037 |
Academic year | 2018/9 |
Credits | 30 |
Module staff | James Michael Merrett (Convenor) |
Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Duration: Weeks | 12 | 12 |
Number students taking module (anticipated) | 60 |
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Description - summary of the module content
Module description
The purpose of this module is to develop your confidence, knowledge and skill in using English for University study. There are 2 components: Skills for Academic Writing and Skills for Academic Speaking. Each component has a range of assessments to ensure that your English skills enable you top perform effectively on a higher education programme in your discipline. The module also ensures that you have a good understanding of academic referencing conventions and know how to avoid plagiarism.
The module grade will determine whether you have me the English requirement of your University of Exeter offer, therefore the module is compulsory and non-condonable.
Module aims - intentions of the module
- To provide students with the English language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) for undertaking academic study in their discipline.
- To enable students to develop academically and personally in an English-medium learning environment.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Control a core of general academic vocabulary
- 2. Express yourself with a degree of fluency and accuracy that enables effective spoken and written communication in an academic setting
- 3. Analyse the content of questions and establish the focus required to answer them
- 4. Present information and written text in a structured way that engages the audience or reader and facilitates understanding
- 5. Select and use source material relevant to your study purpose
- 6. Use in-text citation and reference lists according to the academic conventions
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 7. Use spoken and written English language flexibly within your subject area
- 8. Respond to spoken or written texts of different types
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 9. Evaluate your performance in the light of feedback and tutorials on formative and summative assessment tasks
- 10. Work co-operatively and effectively in groups
Syllabus plan
Syllabus plan
Skills for Academic Speaking
- Skills and strategies for listening: comprehension skills and using linguistic knowledge to understand text structure and purpose
- Listening and note-taking in a variety of contexts including lectures
- Giving presentations: producing effective slides, engaging the audience, delivering information effectively and persuasively
- Participating in seminars: turn-taking, using evidence to support contributions, building on the contributions of others, and responding to feedback
- Communication skills: accuracy, register, fluency and intelligibility
Skills for Academic Writing
- Skills and strategies for reading: comprehension skills and using linguistic knowledge to understand text structure and purpose
- Academic language: sentence structure, register and vocabulary
- The writing process: analysing writing task titles, brainstorming ideas, planning, drafting, redrafting and responding to feedback
- Genres of writing and organisational patterns: e.g. comparison, problem-solution, argument
- Using sources: note-taking, summarising, paraphrasing, quotation
- Research skills: finding and selecting sources and using University of Exeter library resources
- Referencing: in-text citation, writing a reference list, avoiding plagiarism, using Turnitin and adhering to academic conventions
Learning and teaching
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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216 | 84 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 216 | Formal whole-group teaching including teacher-led activities, seminars, and tasks done individually, in pairs or in groups, and individual tutorials |
Guided independent study | 84 | Homework tasks; coursework assessments; materials on ELE |
Assessment
Formative assessment
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Group presentation | Semester 1, 10-15 minutes, 2 to 3 participants | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Written feedback |
Group seminar | Semester 2, 20-30 minutes, 4 to 6 participants | 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 | Reflective individual and group feedback |
Listening exam | Semester 1, 60 minutes | 1, 3, 8 | Class feedback |
Reading exam | Semester 1 90 minutes | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 | Class feedback |
Writing exam | Semester 1, 60 minutes, 350 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 | Written feedback |
Writing task | Semester 1, 600 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Written feedback |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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15 | 55 | 30 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Group presentation | 15 | Semester 1, 10-20 minutes, 2 to 4 participants | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 | Written feedback |
Group seminar | 15 | Semester 2, 20-30 minutes, 4 to 6 participants | 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 | Written feedback |
Listening exam | 20 | Semester 2, 60 minutes | 1, 3, 8 | Written feedback |
Reading exam | 20 | Semester 2, 90 minutes | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 | Written feedback |
Writing exam | 15 | Semester 2, 60 minutes, 350 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 | Written feedback |
Writing task | 15 | Semester 2, 600 words | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | Written feedback |
Re-assessment
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Group presentation | Presentation | 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 | As soon as possible and before APAC |
Group seminar | Interview | 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 | As soon as possible and before APAC |
Listening exam | Exam | 1, 3, 8 | As soon as possible and before APAC |
Reading exam | Exam | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 | As soon as possible and before APAC |
Writing exam | Exam | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 | As soon as possible and before APAC |
Writing task | Resubmission | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 | As soon as possible and before APAC |
Re-assessment notes
In cases of referral, only the failed elements are retaken; in cases of deferral, only the affected elements are retaken.
Resources
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Bailey, S, 2011. Academic Writing A Handbook for International Students, Routledge, Abingdon
De Chazal, E. & S. McCarter, 2012. Oxford EAP A course in English for Academic Purposes, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Module has an active ELE page
Credit value | 30 |
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Module ECTS | 15 |
NQF level (module) | 2 |
Available as distance learning? | No |
Origin date | 02/02/2018 |
Last revision date | 30/04/2018 |