LANG40680 English for Academic Purposes

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module is designed for international students who have an intermediate level of English and wish to improve their English for personal and professional development in an academic environment. Students will improve their understanding of native speaker usage in an academic setting. The class will involve an introduction to independent reading skills and practice in listening to lectures and note taking. Students will have the opportunity to develop their oral proficiency through short presentations on academic topics and will focus on improving fluency and accuracy in writing in a formal academic style. Aspects of Irish academic culture will be introduced through written and spoken texts and classroom discussions. This module will be delivered via small group teaching. Students will also have access to extra resources and materials via the Virtual Learning Environment, Brightspace.

For more information about Centre for English and Global Languages modules see https://www.ucd.ie/cegl/programmes/glm/

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Students who achieve at least a B grade in this module should be able to:

• give a short presentation on an academic topic (spoken production)
• discuss a semi-specialist topic in a reasonably fluent manner (spoken interaction)
• understand the main points in a range of spoken texts (listening)
• recognise significant points in factual texts on semi-specialist topics (reading)
• write coherent texts in an academic style (writing)

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

24
Specified Learning Activities

80
Autonomous Student Learning

96
Total

200
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module involves an interactive small group class using pair work and task-based activities. Students prepare short academic presentations in their area of study and work on critical writing. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Oral Examination Week 12 No Graded No

25
Examination: Mid-Term Examination Week 6 No Graded No

10
Examination: Written Examination 1 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

40
Examination: Aural Examination Week 11 No Graded No

15
Attendance: Attendance and participation Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

10

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback individually to students following midterm. Feedback on summative assessment on request.

Name Role
Ms Thérese Marry Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 15:00 - 16:50