Unit information: English for Academic Purposes - Part 2 (Science and Engineering) in 2015/16

Unit name	English for Academic Purposes - Part 2 (Science and Engineering)
Unit code	LANG10003
Credit points	10
Level of study	C/4
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Miss. Lisa Hanson
Open unit status	Open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Centre for Academic Language and Development
Faculty	Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

AIMS OF THE COURSE: to develop students’ ability to:

• analyse an essay question, develop an outline and write an essay
• develop a thesis (stance) and create a logical argument to support it
• read and evaluate relevant source texts to use as support in your essay
• learn how to apply critical thinking
• develop your understanding of academic style and vocabulary
• improve your written fluency and accuracy
• improve your spoken fluency and accuracy
• present ideas orally

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Write an essay
2. Analyse information from reading
3. synthesise, reference and cite information from sources
4. Construct and present an argument
5. Support an argument appropriately
6. Describe and analyse data
7. Plan, produce and present a poster orally

Teaching Information

This unit comprises 20 hours of teaching in groups of up to 16 between weeks 15 and 21. As this is a 10-credit unit, you are expected to study for a total of 100 hours. This will include set pre- and post-session tasks as well as guided independent interactive online study.

Teaching and Learning will focus on the development of the student as an independent and critical thinker, capable of setting goals and implementing strategies, resulting from a heightened awareness of the written communication skills required. The students will be given practice in the planning and writing of such texts and will receive formative feedback to them to reflect more effectively on their written skills. The importance of independent and critical thinking will be developed through class discussion and reading tasks.

Students will be encouraged to ‘notice’, and attempt to use, the features of the target texts (vocabulary, grammar and style) and the ways in which texts are organised and presented.

Assessment Information

Summative essay (1000 words) 60% (ILOs 1-6)

Poster presentation (max. 15 mins.) 40% (ILOs 2-7)

Reading and References

Materials made available through Blackboard