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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : English - Academic (International Students Only)

Undergraduate Course: CSE English for Academic Purposes 1 (ENAI07007)

This course will be closed from 31 July 2017

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryCSE English for Academic Purposes 1 aims to improve your English knowledge and skills to the point where you can participate successfully in undergraduate courses. It comprises four main strands: Orientation to Academic Study, Vocabularies of Science, Listening and Speaking and Effective Language Learning.

Please note: this course is for CSE Global Select Pathway students only. Global Select EAP 1 forms part of the CSE Global Select Pathway Programme, which 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.
Course description CSE English for Academic Purposes 1 aims to improve your English knowledge and skills to the point where you can participate successfully in undergraduate courses. It comprises four main strands: Orientation to Academic Study, Vocabularies of Science, Listening and Speaking and Effective Language Learning.

"Orientation to Academic Study" focuses on understanding academic culture: the transition from school to university; expectations of higher education institutions, critical incident analysis, cross-cultural communication, and local attitudes to teaching and learning.

In "Vocabularies of Science" you work with other students, in specialist sub-groups, 'quarrying' new technical vocabulary from readings for your Semester 1 CSE School courses. Lexical development activities include use of VocabProfile software, which allows you to analyse texts into general, academic and specialist/technical English. In weeks 10-11 you will each give a short (non-assessed) presentation of their 'findings'.

- "Listening and Speaking" practises the complementary skills of listening, note-taking and discussion that the you require for effective participation in your School courses. The input to this strand will be short talks on essential study skills for first-year university students.

- "Effective Language Learning" aims to raise your awareness of the opportunities for independent language learning in Edinburgh beyond the university classroom and helps you to engage in suitable learning strategies. After an introductory session on general language learning principles, six further weekly sessions cover a different area of English language skills or knowledge: listening, reading, speaking, writing, grammar and vocabulary.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is for international students attending the CSE Global Select Pathway Programme. There may be a small number of places available, from Semester 1 week 3, for Year 2 students who have been identified as having very weak communication skills in English. Contact the Course Secretary for details.
Additional Costs Purchase of textbook: Nukui, C. "Academic Culture" Garnet Education (2015) ISBN 9781782601760. Available at Blackwells bookshop on South Bridge, or online.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 66, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 130 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Course runs Mon 21Sept to Wed 2 Dec 2015. Location: Paterson's Land Moray House Campus.
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) This course is assessed by two components:

1. A language learning journal kept for the first 5 weeks of the semester and submitted thereafter - weighted at 40%.

2. An essay analysing your experience of Semester 1, with special reference to one of the topics covered in Orientation to Academic Study - weighted at 60%.

To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40% in the combined mark (and a minimum of 30% in each component).
Feedback You will be given individual written feedback - via GradeMark - on your Language Learning Journal. You will have a chance to discuss this feedback with your tutor and you are expected to use the feedback to help you with your final written assignment, the Reflective Essay, submitted at the end of the course.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand and use the specialist vocabulary featured in Semester 1 readings for CSE School subject courses
  2. Listen effectively and make concise notes on academic lectures
  3. Appreciate differences in expectations and processes in the British university context and those of their home culture
  4. Seek out opportunities for English language learning outside of the classroom as well as inside
  5. Reflect on your own learning, developing strategies to improve
Reading List
Anderson K. and Lynch T. (2007) PROFILE: Principles, Resources and Options for the Independent Learner of English. Edinburgh: Institute for Applied Language Studies. ISBN 978-1-871914-01-6

Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary (2011) Cambridge University Press.

Nukui, C. "Academic Culture" Garnet Education (2015) ISBN 9781782601760.

Swan M. and Walter C. (1997) How English Works. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-194314-57-2.

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Apply knowledge, skills and understanding in using some of the basic and routine professional skills, techniques, practices and/or materials associated with the subject/discipline.

Convey complex ideas in well-structured and coherent form.

Use a range of forms of communication effectively in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts.

An understanding of the difference between explanations based on evidence and/or research and other sources, and of the importance of this difference.

Taken from: http://scqf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SCQF-Revised-Level-Descriptors-Aug-2012-FINAL-web-version1.pdf
Additional Class Delivery Information The class times each week are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 15.00 to 16.50.
Location, Paterson's Land, Moray House Campus.
KeywordsEnglish for Academic Purposes,Specialist Vocabulary,Listening and note-taking,Academic Culture
Contacts
Course organiserMr David Caulton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6200
Email: David.Caulton@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Kathryn Redpath
Tel: (0131 6)50 9429
Email: Kathryn.Redpath@ed.ac.uk
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