| CODE | ENG1061 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | English Proficiency for International Students | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for English Language Proficiency | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is designed to address some of problems faced by foreign students when using English and provides support both in writing and speaking to improve their accuracy and fluency. Study-unit Aims The study-unit aims to improve the level of proficiency in English of foreign students. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - review existing basic knowledge of the structure of English - identify and correct errors in their own writing - work with a variety of text types - Understand the function of, and write effective, topic sentences 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - edit their own writing - Use cohesive devices to link paragraphs/ideas throughout a piece of writing - Use appropriate verb tense according to section type - link phrases, by using connectives and relative clauses, to produce more complex sentences - conceptualise the components/rules of English pronunciation Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Students will be made aware of resource material they can make use of individually to improve their grasp of the language on an ongoing basis. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: A screening test is administered to determine eligibility This study-unit is only offered to foreign students. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Daniela Brockdorff |
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