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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: ELA2009 Module Title: ENGLISH LANGUAGE III
Module Provider: Language & Translation Studies Short Name: ELA2009
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: MICHELOTTI S 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( %)
1,500 word research essay
60
Presentation
40
Qualifying Condition(s) 
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module.
Module Overview
This is a Level 2 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
Successful completion of HE1 or equivalent.
Module Aims
This module aims to further develop the linguistic skills acquired in Language I and II to enable students to communicate effectively and accurately in the target language in academic and work related contexts and to produce complex, sophisticated and accurate written and spoken texts.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
  • Write extended research essays and reports in English
  • Express and discuss opinions with a high degree of fluency and appropriateness in English
  • Understand and use advanced grammatical / syntactical structures in English
  • Interact confidently and with a good degree of fluency and appropriateness in English in a range of academic and professional contexts
  • Give feedback to peers and self-assess their written and spoken language
Module Content
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
  • Identifying and evaluating appropriate source materials
  • Extracting and synthesizing information
  • Integrating source materials with their own thinking
  • Presenting research in written and spoken modes
  • Reflecting critically on their own and others’ perspectives
  • Referencing skills
  • Data commentary
  • Register and style
  • Presenting facts vs. opinions
  • Coherence and cohesion
  • Methods of self-and peer-assessment of spoken and written texts
  • Analysis and production of texts, e.g. essays, reports
  • Writing a bibliography
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 from written and spoken tasks set as homework.
Selected Texts/Journals
Essential Reading
Crème, P. & Lea M.R. (2008) Writing at University. Maidenhead. Open University Press
Powell M (2002) Presenting in English Boston: Thomson Heinle
 
Recommended reading
Bhatia, V. K. (1993). Analysing genre: Language use in professional settings. London: Longman
Brazil D (1997) The Communicative Value of Intonation Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Brown G & Yule G (1983) Discourse Analysis .Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Brown P & Levinson S.C. (1987) Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Candlin, C. (Ed.). (2002). Research and practice in professional discourse. Hong Kong: City
Carter R & McCarthy M (1997) Exploring Spoken English Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Cockcroft, R. & Cockcroft, S., (2005). Persuading People: An introduction to rhetoric. (2nd ed.) Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Crystal, D. (2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language (2nd edition). Cambridge. CUP
Flowerdew, J. (2002). Academic Discourse. Harlow: Longman.
Graddol, D., Cheshire, J., & Swann, J. (1994). Describing Language. 2nd ed. Buckingham. Open University Press.
Gunnarsson, B-L., Linell, P., & Nordberg, B. (Eds.). (1997). The construction of professional discourse. London Longman.
Peacock, M. & Flowerdew, J. (2001). Research perspectives on English for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: CUP
Koester, A. (2004). The Language of Work. London: Routledge
Leech, G (2004), Meaning and the English Verb, 3rd Edition, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited
Leech, G and Svartvik, J (2003), A Communicative Grammar of English, 3rd Edition, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited (III)
Maybin, J., Mercer, N., Hewings, A. (eds) (2007). Using English. Milton Keynes: The Open University
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
Thorne, S (2008) Mastering Advanced English Language 2nd edition Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
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
Crystal, D. (1995). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge. CUP
Jaworski, A. & Coupland, N. (eds) (2006). The Discourse Reader. Abingdon. Routledge
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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