Module Code: H6EAP
Long Title English for Academic Purpose
Title English for Academic Purpose
Module Level: LEVEL 6
EQF Level: 5
EHEA Level: Short Cycle
Credits: 10
Module Coordinator: SARA CONNINGTON
Module Author: SARA CONNINGTON
Departments: NCI Learning & Teaching
Specifications of the qualifications and experience required of staff  
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Produce an extended written assignment (based on research) adhering to the conventions of academic English including layout, conventional language, content and organisation.
LO2 Identify and record sources; compile a bibliography in accordance with the conventions of the Harvard system using the NCI library guide.
LO3 Construct complex sentences in writing with a good degree of accuracy consistent with a level of B2 on the CEFR.
LO4 Recognise and produce key linguistic features of academic discourse both orally and in writing e.g. constructing an evidence-based argument using an impersonal style.
LO5 Use reading and listening skills to synthesise information from various sources including lectures and academic literature.
LO6 Deliver an effective oral presentation, using appropriate technology/visual aids.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is required before enrolment on this module. While the prior learning is expressed as named NCI module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Entry requirements  
 

Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Skills Focus: Listening
Note-taking, using scientific numbering;understanding a speaker’s arguments;understanding concessions;recognizing start/end of digressions;understanding tutor language.
Skills Focus: Reading
Highlighting key points; recognising and recording sources; making inferences;reacting to texts;understanding sentence relationships;using the library guide to referencing and identifying relevant sections.
Skills Focus: Speaking
Clarifying issues and seeking clarification in a discussion;raising/dealing with an objection;expressing and dealing with uncertainty;summarizing; referring to research; expressing viewpoints; organizing ideas in extended spoken production.
Skills Focus: Writing
Introduction to types of academic paper e.g.discussion, description, outline, argument, research reports;the structure, language and content of extended essays;linking sentences; restating (avoiding plagiarism);supporting statements with evidence;describing data;using lexical cohesions
Language Focus: Grammar
Analysing language: the role of grammar in the communication of ideas, grammatical features of academic language; basic linguistic terminology; the tense system; active and passive voice; verb form and use; adverbs: for, since, ago The components of the sentence: subject, verb and object; the noun phrase, modifying nouns, the ing form as subject, nominalization; determiners and quantifiers; adjectives, comparatives and superlatives. Academic reporting structures: reporting verbs and prepositions;common hedging structures; adverbs of degree, modal verbs. Verb patterns : ditransitive verbs, verbs with prepositions; participle clauses; joining sentences with participles. Clauses: relative clauses, participle clauses (past participle), main + interrogative clauses, active and passive voice Types of sentence: cleft and pseudo cleft sentences Cohesion: reason result; cause and effect; contrast; linguistic referencing
Language Focus: Vocabulary
Word-building; academic collocations; vocabulary reference: the academic word list.
Language Focus: Pronunciation
Phonemic alphabet; syllable structure; vowel sounds: word stress and weak forms; word stress patterns, consonant sounds;sentence stress; consonant sounds;word stress on two-syllable words;diphthongs;sounds in connected speech;consonant clusters; tone.
Assessment Breakdown%
Coursework100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Coursework
Assessment Type: Assignment % of total: 60
Assessment Date: Week 30 Outcome addressed: 1,2,3,4,5
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
Written Assignment Indicative word count: 2000
Assessment Type: Assignment % of total: 20
Assessment Date: Week 23 Outcome addressed: 3,4,5
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
Written Assignment Indicative word count: 500
Assessment Type: Presentation % of total: 20
Assessment Date: Sem 2 End Outcome addressed: 4,6
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
Oral Presentation
Assessment Type: Portfolio % of total: 0
Assessment Date: Week 26 Outcome addressed: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Non-Marked: No
Assessment Description:
Portfolio of work
No End of Module Assessment
No Workplace Assessment
Reassessment Requirement
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.

NCIRL reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Module Target Workload Hours 0 Hours
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Description Hours Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecturer-Supervised Learning (Contact) No Description 65 Every Week 65.00
Independent Learning No Description 185 Every Week 185.00
Total Weekly Contact Hours 65.00
 

Module Resources

Recommended Book Resources
  • Terry Phillips and Anna Phillips. (2012), Progressive Skills in English 4, Garnet Education Ltd., Reading: UK.
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Ken Paterson with Roberta Wedge. (2013), Oxford Grammar for EAP, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • Jonathan Smith and Annette Margolis. (2012), English for Academic Study: Pronunciation, Garnet Education Ltd., Reading:UK.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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