Course Catalogue

LJMU Partner Taught

This module aims to encourage the confident application of the knowledge and skills required to undertake essential academic tasks including: note-taking from lectures and reading; source selection, analysis and referencing; paraphrasing and summarising; planning and writing assignments; participating in seminar discussions and class presentations; and preparing for and undertaking an academic exam. It further aims to build upon module FETQR3500 to extend the current English language proficiency of students.

Outline Syllabus:
-           Introduction to reading at university:

-           Accuracy and clarity of writing: the word, the sentence, the paragraph, tenses,

abbreviations, visual data

-           Writing critically

-           Academic style and the academic word list

-           Listening skills and strategies

-           Introduction to seminar skills

-           Reading critically and conducting research

-           Note-taking techniques for reading and listening

-           Understanding and avoiding plagiarism, using Turnitin

-           Engaging with the Visual Learning Environment

-           Paraphrasing and summarising

-           Preparing for and delivering academic presentations with PowerPoint

-           Referencing and citation

Additional Information:
Learning Activities

Lessons, lectures, group work, seminars, self-directed study, class debates, workshops, group tutorials, one-to-one tutorials, presentations

 

Delivery

4 timetabled classes per week

2 timetabled tutorials per semester

6 Workshops per semester

 

Learning Hours

Students will spend 110 hours in direct contact with their tutor(s), and further 90 hours studying independently.

 

Assessment

Assessments take place after teaching concludes in Week 12. Tests include Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. For Reading, students will be presented with an academic text and requested to take certain tasks using skimming and scanning techniques, while for Listening, students will listen to lectures, take notes and identify main and specific information. For Speaking, students will contribute to a seminar discussion and give a presentation, and for Writing, students will research a topic and write an academic essay.

Listening Exam: Worth 20% of the overall assessment 

Reading Portfolio:  Worth 30% of the overall assessment 

Speaking Portfolio: Worth 20% of the overall assessment  

Writing Portfolio: Worth 30% of the overall assessment

All skills need to be successfully passed by at least 40% for students to exit the course.