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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: ELA1012 Module Title: ENGLISH LANGUAGE I
Module Provider: Language & Translation Studies Short Name: ELA1012
Level: HE1 Module Co-ordinator: ARNOLD HR Mrs (Lang & Trans)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 1
Assessment Pattern
Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
Integrated Skills portfolio
60
Two hour exam
40
Qualifying Condition(s) A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module
Module Overview
This is a Level 1 module for English for International Communication. It is taught in the target language, over the Autumn semester, three contact hours per teaching week. Attendance is compulsory.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
A-level grade A/B or equivalent/IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
Module Aims
To develop the linguistic skills to enable students to participate and communicate effectively in a range of academic contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • Interact confidently and with some degree of fluency and appropriateness in English in a range of academic situations
  • Categorise and analyse a range of text types using critical and evaluative thinking
  • Paraphrase and summarize spoken and written information
  • Organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument
  • Retrieve and use information from appropriate sources
  • Communicate effectively, displaying good control of the basic grammatical features of English  
  • Communicate effectively using appropriate basic levels of pronunciation
  • Use language reference materials such as grammars and specialised dictionaries
Module Content
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
  • Collecting and selecting information
  • Analysis of different written and spoken texts
  • Structuring spoken and written texts
  • Taking notes and summarising information from spoken and written texts
  • Expressing opinions in written and spoken contexts
  • The grammar of spoken and written English
  • Strategies for effective listening and reading in English
  • Cohesion and coherence
  • Avoiding plagiarism – in-text and bibliographic referencing
  • Effective use of reference materials (e.g. grammar books, dictionaries, other reference works)
  • Awareness and use of appropriate register and style
Methods of Teaching/Learning
Teaching will be delivered in a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. There will be opportunities for class discussion, group work and peer evaluation.
Further guidance for independent study will be provided by the class tutor.
There will be opportunities for formative feedback on a practice discussion and from written and spoken tasks set as homework.
Selected Texts/Journals
Essential Reading
Bailey,S. (2011). Academic Writing. A Handbook for Students (3rd edition). Abingdon:: Routledge
Thorne S (2008) Mastering Advanced English Language Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
 
Recommended reading:
Anderson K, Maclean J & Lynch T (2004) Study Speaking 2nd edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Carter, R., Goddard, A., Reah, D., Sanger, K., & Bowring, M. (2001). Working with Texts. A core introduction to language analysis 2nd ed. London. Routledge
Crystal, D. (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (2nd edition). Cambridge. CUP
Leech, G (2004), Meaning and the English Verb, 3rd Edition, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited
Maybin, J., Mercer, N., Hewings, A. (eds) (2007). Using English. Milton Keynes: The Open University
Peck, J. & Coyle, M. (1999). The Student’s Guide to Writing. Basingstoke: Palgrave
Rogerson P & Gilbert J.B. (1984) Speaking Clearly Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Swales, J., & Feak, C. (2004). Academic Writing for Graduate Students. 2nd ed. Ann Arbor. University of Michigan Press
Swan, Michael (2005), Practical English Usage, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Swan, Michael and Walter Catherine (1997), How English Works, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Yule, G. (2006). The Study of Language (3rd edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
 
Background Reading
Bryson, B. (1990). Mother Tongue. The English Language. London : Penguin Books
Pinker, S. (1994). The Language Instinct. London: Penguin Books
 
Students may also wish to consult the two main ESP journals, English for Specific Purposes and Journal of English for Academic Purposes
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