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Curricular information is subject to change
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Participate in seminar discussions on topics of general academic interest
- Plan and deliver short academic presentations and respond to questions and comments
from the audience
- Demonstrate an understanding of the stages involved in the academic writing process
(generating ideas, creating an outline, synthesizing information, revising, editing, etc.)
- Produce short academic texts (e.g. summaries, argumentative essays, cause-effect,
problem-solution) integrating sources
- Use appropriate language for different functional purposes (e.g. expressing opinion,
giving reasons/explanations, comparing and contrasting, etc.)
- Apply critical thinking skills in oral interaction and written production for academic
purposes
- Use effective strategies to enhance their academic language knowledge and skills
independently
The content will be based around authentic academic sources on topics relevant to all students taking the module.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Specified Learning Activities | 64 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 48 |
Lectures | 0 |
Small Group | 16 |
Total | 128 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation in Learning Activities: Continuous Assessment, based on activities (including note-taking from listening) completed in class. | Week 15 | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): Coursework essay evaluating the main ideas in two discipline-specific articles. | Week 15 | Graded | No | 25 |
Yes |
Exam (In-person): Reading into writing examination | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Graded | No | 40 |
Yes |
Group Work Assignment: Seminar Discussion based on a discipline-specific article. | Week 8 | Graded | No | 25 |
Yes |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
---|---|
In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
---|---|
Dr Stephen Kelly | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |