Undergraduate Course: CSE English for Academic Purposes 2 (ENAI07006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English - Academic (International Students Only) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | CSE EAP 2 is intended to provide non-native speaker pre-undergraduate students with the necessary cognitive, linguistic and cultural knowledge/skills to join Year 2 of a CSE undergraduate programme of study. The course is designed to enhance the students&© knowledge of specialist academic vocabulary and their skills of academic presentation (in both written and spoken modes) so that they are able to participate successfully in Year 2 undergraduate courses. CSE EAP 2 consists of four strands: Scientific Writing (12 hours), Research and Referencing (12 hours), Vocabularies of Science (18 hours) and Preparation Skills (24 hours).
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
&· Recognise and use the overall structure of scientific written reports and their typical linguistic characteristics
&· Employ the forms of source acknowledgment required in academic reports
&· Understand and apply specialist vocabulary encountered in their Semester 2 readings for CSE School core and option courses
&· Prepare and deliver an effective short oral presentation |
Assessment Information
(1) A critical review (1,000-1,250 words) of two appropriate common readings
(2) An oral presentation - 10 minutes, plus 10 minutes for Q/As and discussion - on a scientific topic of the student&©s choice
The critical review counts for 60% of the overall mark, and the oral presentation for 40% of the overall mark. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40% in the combined mark (and a minimum of 30% in each component).
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Additional Information
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| Syllabus |
CSE EAP 2 comprises four main strands:
- "Scientific Writing" focuses on the basic IMRAD structure of academic reports (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion), the use of appropriate language (e.g. passive and nominalisation) as well as graphs/tables, numbers and abbreviations.
- "Research and Referencing" introduces the students to academic conventions of citation, use of supporting evidence and argument, acknowledgment of sources (to prevent plagiarism), forms of citation and bibliographic documentation.
- "Vocabularies of Science" continues from Semester 1. The students work in parallel, specialist groups, identifying and analysing new technical lexis in their core and option course readings. Vocabulary development activities include the use of software allowing English learners to analyse texts into general, academic and specialist/technical lexis. In weeks 10-11 each student gives a short (non-assessed) presentation of their $ùfindings&©.
- In six "Presentation Skills" sessions (weeks 1-6) the students practise the key sub-skills required to give effective oral presentations: structuring; introducing the presentation; emphasis and phrasing; using visual aids; concluding; and handling questions. In the final two weeks of the course, the students have a further six sessions to prepare and deliver an assessed individual presentation.
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary (2011) Cambridge University Press.
Griffiths P., Brooks J. and de Witt R. (2007) Scientific Writing. Reading: Garnet Education. ISBN 978-1-85964-92-37.
Manning A., O&©Cain A. and Brooks J. (2007) Research and Referencing. Reading: Garnet Education. ISBN 978-1-85964-92-44.
Swan M. and Walter C. (1997) How English Works. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-194314-57-2.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | English for Academic Purposes Study skills |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anthony Lynch
Tel: (0131 6)50 6200
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Course secretary | Dr Anthony Lynch
Tel: (0131 6)50 6200
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