Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
B1
Strategic themes:
Internationalisation
General description
This course is meant for students who need more practice and support in their written academic skills in English BEFORE taking the course Introduction to Academic English.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, students are expected to be able to: - use different reading strategies when reading academic texts - understand the basic structure of academic texts - analyse and understand more complex sentence structures - use different comprehension strategies to deal with difficult vocabulary - reflect on their own learning strategies and experiment with new ones
Contents
Students will read and analyse different academic texts in an attempt to become familiar with academic conventions and structures. Students will also be asked to produce short texts and reflect on their own learning processes.
Teaching methods
The average student workload for a 2 credit course is 54 hours (2 x 27). The distribution of hours between classwork, tutorials, online work and other independent work will vary.
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Participation in course work
In
English
Evaluation
and evaluation criteria
Pass/fail.
Pass/fail.
Continuous assessment, successful completion of assignments.