This module trains students in the productive language skills necessary to actively participate in a typical undergraduate classroom environment, such as group discussions, question and answer sessions, oral presentations, lab-work etc. Emphasis will be placed on increasing student confidence so that oral and written competencies can grow.
The module also trains students in using the receptive skills necessary for understanding the content of what they hear, particularly in academic settings. They will practice predicting, extracting specific information, listening for the main message, disregarding repetitions, false starts, and irrelevancies, deducing meaning from context and recognising common oral discourse patterns.
Structural Analysis
Cause and effect essays
Developing arguments
Argumentative paragraphs; academic writing registers
Academic communication skills
Academic istening, speaking and writing skills
Academic presentation skills
Expressing and developing opinions on general academic topics; developing oral presentation skills
Working in groups
Effective participation in group discussions
This module will be delivered through a series of lectures and class discussions in line with best practice ELT delivery, namely inclusive, student-centred, communicative methodologies. The teacher will act as a facilitator in the classroom ensuring students actively produce English through pairwork, group work and peer learning activities. Students will receive regular feedback on their speaking and listening progress in line with the idea of ‘feedback to feedforward’, more specifically, the feedback will inform students on what they need to do to improve their speaking and listening, and the teacher on how to amend their class materials accordingly to meet student needs.
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|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |