Developing Confidence in Spoken and Written English - AFP1344

Assessment 1: Written assignment (coursework)

One article summary with personal response, oral activity, and/or listening comprehension; an initial reflective log entry.

Written Assignment

Assessment 2: Oral Assessment

Oral assessment

Assessment 3: Written Assignment

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

The module is designed for students who have the minimum level of English language skills for them to have been accepted onto a university course and who may lack the initiative to ask for help when needed. In this module students are provided with the opportunity to develop higher levels of confidence in their production of spoken and written academic English. In addition, students will consolidate and refine their understanding of syntax and grammatical structures. As the module runs alongside their university studies, there is an emphasis on and an incentive to use skills that complement work done in the main area of study and which will be of use in and beyond an academic context. The use of regular AM/AI-proof tasks will ensure students develop an understanding of their own learning and the role they themselves play in developing their knowledge and skills.The module contributes to the attainment of skills and knowledge relevant to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) normally level B2- to B2.

School of Arts and Humanities

Bailey, S. (2018). Academic writing: A handbook for international students (Fifth;5; ed.). Routledge. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315169996">https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315169996</a>
 
Cottrell, S. (2019). The study skills handbook (Fifth ed.). Macmillan Education UK.
 
Drew, S., &amp; Bingham, R. (2016;2010;2017;2012;). The guide to learning and study skills: For higher education and at work. Routledge. <a href="https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315239286">https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315239286</a>
Eastwood. (1999). Oxford practice grammar : with answers (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Hashemi, &amp; Murphy, R. (2009). English grammar in use. Supplementary exercises : with answers (New ed.). Cambridge University Press.
 
McCarthy, M., &amp; O'Dell, F. (2008). Academic vocabulary in use: 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice : Self-study and classroom use. Cambridge University Press.
 
Moran, Aidan. (2018). Managing your own learning at university. A practical guide. (Third ed.). University College Dublin Press

Professional English

AFP1344 - Developing Confidence in Spoken and Written English

Developing Confidence in Spoken and Written English

Understand and respond to key ideas from written and aural sources.

Communicate orally with a competent level of linguistic accuracy.

Critically reflect on learning in terms of progress and skills development during the course of the module.

Understand a routine range of key linguistic structures and routine conventions characteristic of the language 

Communicate in written form with a competent level of linguistic accuracy.

Critically evaluate basic academic texts.