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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: ELA1013 Module Title: ENGLISH LANGUAGE II
Module Provider: Language & Translation Studies Short Name: ELA1013
Level: HE1 Module Co-ordinator: MICHELOTTI S Mrs (Lang & Trans)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
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 Spring 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 professional contexts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • Communicate effectively, in speaking and writing, and with a relatively good degree of fluency and accuracy in a range of professional settings, in English
  • Organise and present information and ideas using appropriate professional frameworks
  • Communicate effectively using pronunciation appropriate to a variety of professional contexts
  • Use the grammatical and pragmatic conventions of language which are required for communication in professional contexts
  • Recognise distinguishing features of spoken and written professional genres
  • Recognise and use appropriate nonverbal techniques in professional communication
Module Content
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
  • Language development and practice (grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary) in the context of business topics such as: Marketing, Finance, HR, Management
  • Presentation skills
  • Negotiations: making suggestions, accepting and rejecting proposals and suggestions, bargaining, summarizing results
  • Workplace writing genres eg emails, letters, reports, job descriptions
  • CVs and cover letters
  • Chairing and participating in meetings
  • Writing minutes
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 presentation and from written and spoken tasks set as homework.
Selected Texts/Journals
Essential:
Jones, L (2001): Working in English. Cambridge. CUP
Mackenzie, I (2002): English for Business Studies. Cambridge  CUP
Thorne, S. (2008). Mastering Advanced English Language. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
 
Recommended:
Ashley, A (2003).  A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence (New ed.).  Oxford. OUP
Crystal, D. (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (2nd edition). Cambridge. CUP
Flinders, S (2005).  Key terms in People Management York Associates
Goddard, A. (2002). The Language of Advertising. London. Routledge
Jacob M, Strutt P (1997). English for International Tourism Harlow. Pearson/Longman
Koester, A (2004): The Language of Work, London. Routledge
Leech, G (2004), Meaning and the English Verb, 3rd Edition, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited
Rodgers, D. (1998). English for International Negotiations. Cambridge. CUP
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
Sweeney, S. (2003). English for Business Communication (2nd edition). Cambridge. CUP
 
 
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