| CODE | ELP2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | English Proficiency 2: Rhetorical Strategies in Writing and Speaking | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for English Language Proficiency | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The main purpose of this study-unit is to equip students with rhetorical strategies for speeches and extended writing in English. It will also consolidate and enhance students’ critical thinking and encourage them to use the language of critique. This study-unit addresses some of the difficulties students often encounter when they need to take a critical stance in their arguments as well as in their evaluation of propositions presented by others. In addition, a substantial amount of time will be spent in developing the skill to select from a range of rhetorical functions they would apply effectively in their spoken and written production. It is a final but key component of this programme as it marks the completion of the higher communicative skills necessary for academic and professional domains. Study-Unit Aims: - To encourage students to take ownership of their own extended writing and speeches; - To develop students’ knowledge about the various functions of rhetorical strategies in spoken and written English; - To develop students’ skills in selecting specific rhetorical devices in speech and extended writing; - To immerse students in critical thinking; - To encourage students to practise the language that allows them to critique in discipline specific contexts. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify connections between what they have already learnt and what they are in the process of learning; - describe a rhetorical framework; - identify a range of rhetorical devices in language; - identify strategies for re-writing to reflect different discipline specific contexts; - identify strategies for altering speeches to reflect different audiences; - demonstrate an awareness of the different stages in the stairway of critical thinking; - demonstrate familiarity with the purpose of different kinds of commentary; - identify and correct errors in their own written and spoken production. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - note and maintain the main thread of the argument being presented; - use different rhetorical devices in speeches and extended writing; - use signposting appropriately within the rhetorical framework; - adopt a range of rhetorical structures to achieve different effects; - construct subjectivity and agency in and around texts; - evaluate the use of rhetorical strategies in various contexts; - argue in favour of or against a given proposition; - interact and intervene through different strategies of re-writing and reorganisation of a speech; - demonstrate an ability to think critically about their ideas in relation to the ideas of others; - evaluate prior experiences and knowledge; - examine their thinking processes and the reasons for how they think; - conduct further English language study independently. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Resources will be made available to students as required. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Reassessment is 100% Assignment. | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jean Theuma |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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