| CODE | ENG3115 | ||||||||
| TITLE | English language for Diplomats | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | English | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is designed to improve language competence in English for students of diplomacy. Skills relevant to attaining proficiency in English are targeted, where the main focus is on improving reading skills and strategies, writing, and language use. Students get practice in analysing text and subtext, rephrasing oral/written sources, examining written material and/or documents and summarising written sources, writing reports, employing specialist terminology, and using the appropriate register. Study-Unit Aims: - improve cognitive reading skills; - use appropriate reading strategies for efficient reading; - infer meaning; - interpret writer’s attitude and purpose; - interpret material presented in graphs; - analyse text and subtext; - use syntactically correct sentences; - use the correct grammar forms; - practise specialist terminology related to diplomatic studies; - compose reports (related to diplomatic functions); - summarise written sources; - use the proper register. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - read with understanding, making inferences and discerning purpose of the text and the writer’s opinion; - write syntactically correct sentences, using the correct grammatical forms; - use the proper specialist terminology in its appropriate context; - employ the proper register; - write summaries and reports. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Literature: Bailey, S. (2022). Academic Writing for University Students. Routledge. Fournier, P. (2004). Strategies for Correct Writing. Pearson Education. Hamp-Lyons, L., & Heasley, B. (2006). Study Writing. Cambridge University Press. Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2005). Writing Academic English. Addison-Wesley. For reference purposes: Eastwood, J. (1994). Oxford Guide to English Grammar. Oxford University Press. Leech, G., & Svartvik, J. (2003). A Communicative Grammar of English (3rd ed.). Routledge. Swan, M. (2017). Practical English Usage (4th ed.). Cambridge University Press. Note: Tutors will provide material in handout form for reading texts as well as for grammar exercises and writing tasks. These materials would be specifically chosen or designed for students of diplomatic studies. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lydia Sciriha |
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