Introduction to Academic Skills
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CELEF008 | Centre for English Language Education | 0 | 10 | Autumn China |
- Code
- CELEF008
- School
- Centre for English Language Education
- Level
- 0
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn China
Summary
Target Students
Only available to students in the preliminary year on the International Student Pathways programme
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 11 weeks
- One 30-minute tutorial
- One 2-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
Activities may take place every teaching week of the Semester or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester
Assessment
- 30% group discussion: 10 minute group discussion task, based on reading list themes
- 70% Coursework: 1000 word individual written assignment, based on an assigned reading list.
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To introduce international students to the academic literacy skills necessary for the successful processing and production of academic discourse within a range of undergraduate-level academic contexts.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
- Students will have developed the ability to apply a range of skills and sub-skills to improve performance in academic reading;
- an understanding of what is typically expected in written coursework assignments at the undergraduate level and the study approaches needed to meet these requirements;
- an awareness of the grammatical structures and vocabulary appropriate to academic writing and the ability to use these in context;
- an understanding of the process of writing coursework assignments and the ability to manage this effectively;
- a knowledge of academic referencing conventions and the ability to apply these appropriately
- the ability to engage in academic seminar discussions.
Intellectual Skills:
Students will have developed a range of English language competencies within the specific skill sets of academic reading and writing, listening and note-taking, presenting and seminar discussions.
Transferable/Key Skills:
Students will have a heightened awareness of the different elements that constitute effective oral communication in the context of seminars. Through their seminar and workshop activities and their group self study they will have developed their ability to work productively as part of a team and demonstrate good interpersonal skills. Students will develop the ability to adopt a critical approach in investigation.
Conveners
- Epi Juarez