Academic English for International Students 2 (U03886)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 7 ? Acronym : PPL-1-AEIS2

This course is designed to increase participants' ability to plan, undertake and report small-scale academic research in written and spoken form. The main course components are: Critical reading and text analysis; Discussion skills; Presentation skills; and work on two Projects (one collaborative and the other individual).

? Keywords : Academic English, non-native speakers

Entry Requirements

? This course is not accepting further student enrolments.

? Pre-requisites : Overall 6.5 IELTS with a minimum of 6.0 in each section (or TOEFL equivalents). Students who have not taken IELTS or TOEFL will be asked to take an entry test on Wednesday 14 January 2009 (2 pm or 4 pm) in room G36 at Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education, to see whether they have reached the required level for the course.

? Prohibited combinations : U03956 Academic English for International Students 2 (pm)

? Special Arrangements for Entry : *Please note that admission to this class is very limited.*

Please therefore refer ANY interested students to Alex Baker in the CHSS Visiting Student Office (2.19 DHT; 50 4094/3572) in the first instance to check for spaces and arrange enrolment.

? Costs : There is one set book for the course: "Study Speaking" by Anderson, Maclean and Lynch ISBN 9780521 33966. It costs around £14.00 and it is not necessary to buy the accompanying audio CD.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English - Academic (International Students Only), (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/01/2009	11:10	13:00	Room G36, Patersons Land	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have completed two cycles of research, involving
- selection and scoping of a feasible research topic
- location and critical reading of relevant sources
- selection of material for citation
- first draft of the written text
- response to feedback on the draft
- revision, editing and proofreading
- bibliographic presentation
- presentation of the final text
- communication of the findings in oral form