Undergraduate Course: Academic English for Visiting Students 1 (AEVS1) (ENAI07012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | AEVS1 is designed to raise your English language and study skills to the point where you are able to participate fully in courses offered on your Visiting or Exchange programme. There are five principal strands: listening and note-taking; reading and text analysis; discussion skills; academic writing and presentation skills. |
| Course description |
AEVS1 is a course in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for Visiting Students. It is designed to raise your English language and study skills to the point where you are able to participate fully in courses offered on your Visiting or Exchange programme. There are five principal strands: listening and note-taking; reading and text analysis; discussion skills; academic writing and presentation skills.
In the listening and note-taking strand you will identify and work on problems you feel you have with listening during lectures, learn different note-taking techniques, and will be introduced to a series of strategies you can use to improve your listening and note-taking, such as predicting, monitoring, responding, clarifying and making inferences. You will also discuss differences between spoken and written English.
In the academic writing strand, you will learn how to effectively sequence information and how to structure coherent and cohesive arguments in English. You will also learn how to successfully integrate source materials into your writing, as well as ways to effectively evaluate the work of others.
The reading and text analysis strand also focuses on criticality, requiring you to distinguish fact from opinion and the ways in which an author's background, purposes for writing and basic assumptions affect the text and the reader. You will learn to approach texts cautiously, with an awareness of the linguistic and rhetorical techniques used by writers to make their academic arguments.
The discussion and presentation skills strands focus on facilitating your ability to use spoken English skills effectively in academic settings, whether in a semi-informal classroom session, involving group and class discussion, or more formally, in an oral presentation.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Approximately £20 to buy our set textbook: 'Study Speaking' ISBN 978-0521533966. It is not necessary to buy the accompanying audio CD. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | All students who are interested in taking AEVS1 MUST take the Test of English at Matriculation (TEAM). AEVS 1 is designed for students at overall IELTS 5.5 - 6.5 level. All enrolments for AEVS1 are organised by the Visiting Student Office (VSO) in the College of Humanities & Social Science. It is essential that you visit the VSO if you are interested in taking this course.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework
Formative written assessment: a practice comparative critical review of two academic journal articles
Formative oral assessment: a practice ten-minute academic presentation
Summative written assessment: a comparative critical review of two academic journal articles - worth 60% of overall mark
Summative oral assessment: a ten-minute academic presentation - worth 40% of overall mark |
| Feedback |
Students will receive individual written feedback after their practice oral presentation, which occurs half-way through the course. They will also have a chance to discuss feedback given with their tutor, with a view to improving their performance before the summative presentation at the end of the course.
Students will receive individual written feedback, via GradeMark, after their practice critical review, which is submitted around half-way through the course. Feedback given will be geared towards allowing the students to improve their performance before submitting the summative critical review at the end of the course.
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| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2017/18, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Quota: 15 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework
Formative written assessment: a practice comparative critical review of two academic journal articles
Formative oral assessment: a practice ten-minute academic presentation
Summative written assessment: a comparative critical review of two academic journal articles - worth 60% of overall mark
Summative oral assessment: a ten-minute academic presentation - worth 40% of overall mark |
| Feedback |
Students will receive individual written feedback after their practice oral presentation, which occurs half-way through the course. They will also have a chance to discuss feedback given with their tutor, with a view to improving their performance before the summative presentation at the end of the course.
Students will receive individual written feedback, via GradeMark, after their practice critical review, which is submitted around half-way through the course. Feedback given will be geared towards allowing the students to improve their performance before submitting the summative critical review at the end of the course.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Write a coherent, well-structured critical review
- Understand lecture content to a standard which enables them to take notes as the basis of a presentation to other students
- Respond critically to academic journal articles both orally and in writing
- Use source material to support their own arguments in academic written form
- Communicate adequately with improved spoken English in both classroom discussions and formal presentations
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Reading List
| Lynch, T and Anderson, K. 2004. Study Speaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,English for Academic Purposes,Working with sources |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Agnes Young
Tel: (0131 6)50 9419
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Kathryn Redpath
Tel: (0131 6)50 9429
Email: |
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