| CODE | ENG1163 | ||||||||
| TITLE | English Speech Fluency 2 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for English Language Proficiency | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit builds on previous basic skills practised in ENG1063 to encourage greater self-awareness and autonomous self-improvement in English speech fluency, suited to a range of registers, spanning both informal and formal contexts of speech. Students will have ample opportunity to experiment with and practise their English speaking skills in small groups in a non-pressured environment, where the focus is on building confidence, and gaining greater control over key aspects of the English language. Through a cycle of fluency- and accuracy-based speaking tasks and roles, students will directly experience and learn to use a range of strategies, skills and language patterns in order to ensure more effective and clear communication in English. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: - equip students with the skills, strategies and language patterns necessary for effective and clear spoken communication in English; - give students ample opportunity to speak in English in a supportive and non-pressured environment; - equip students with English speaking skills that can directly enhance both their academic and eventually their professional performance when using English. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - identify key differences in Maltese English and Standard English speaking patterns that may affect intelligibility in non-Maltese environments; - grasp important distinctions in register at the pragmatic level of conversation analysis, when using English; - identify strategies to enhance lexical access in English speaking situations with a view to increasing fluency; - self-assess levels of accuracy in English grammar in order to better control their speech and the messages they intend to convey. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - perform to the best of their ability in a range of skills useful for speech fluency, including effectively synthesising notes, making short, accurate, spoken interventions, speaking at length (monologues), and engaging in open debates; - use their language knowledge to self-assess the accuracy and effectiveness of their speech in English (self-awareness; self-assessment); - speak fluently in English in informal and comfortable environments, and also, in a range of more formal and/or more stressful conditions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: The following texts represent key areas of research on which this unit is based. Students will not be expected to focus on these, but are free to use them as needed. - Nelson, C.L. (2011). Intelligibility in World Englishes: Theory and application. Routledge. - Roach, P. (2009). English phonetics and phonology: A practical course. CUP. - Jones, D., Roach, P., Setter, J. & Esling, J. (Eds.). (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. CUP. - Taguchi, N. (2012). Context, individual differences and pragmatic competences (Second Language Acquisition). Multilingual Matters. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This unit is being offered as an 'extra study-unit'. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sarah Grech Stefania Pace |
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