| CODE | LAS2022 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | English: Structure and Rhetoric | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | H - Higher Level | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for the Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This Unit will take students through a journey of discovery of the English language by stimulating their receptive and productive language skills. Beginning with an emphasis on the core writing and speaking skills, the Unit will ensure student participation and practice in the ability to: - Use the appropriate style and register to address readers/audiences; and - Use coherent structures in speech and writing for effective communication. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: - Explore the structure of the English language; - Key in to different rhetorical structures; - Identify the various features of Englishness in the language. 2. Skills: By the end of the Unit the student will be able to: - Organise and structure written and spoken English; - Write and speak with a specific reader/audience in mind; - Experiment with the English language in various contexts; - Argue in favour and against various propositions. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Students will be provided with a reading pack. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualification: SEC level in English Language (or better). | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Group Learning, Ind Online Learn, Lect & Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph F Gerardi Odette Vassallo (Co-ord.) |
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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 Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.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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