Undergraduate Course: Academic English for Visiting Students 2 (AEVS 2) (ENAI07013)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
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 | AEVS2 is a course in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for Visiting students. AEVS2 builds on work done in AEVS1 in developing your English language and study skills to ensure problem-free participation in courses offered on your Visiting and Exchange programme.
AEVS2 comprises four main strands: presentation skills; discussion skills; text analysis and vocabulary; and work on two research projects - one joint project and one individual project.
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| Course description |
AEVS2 is a course in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for Visiting students. AEVS2 builds on work done in AEVS1 in developing your English language and study skills to ensure problem-free participation in courses offered on your Visiting and Exchange programme.
AEVS2 comprises four main strands: presentation skills; discussion skills; text analysis and vocabulary; and work on two research projects - one joint project and one individual.
The discussion and presentation skills developed in AEVS1 will be improved further through practice and use in both formal and informal academic learning contexts requiring fluent and accurate spoken English.
Using a variety of academic and non-academic texts, the text analysis and vocabulary strand aims to extend and develop your knowledge of academic vocabulary, using resources such as the Academic Word List, as well as vocabulary likely to be used by other students in academic and social settings. The aim is that you will be better able to understand and respond critically to academic texts, as well as to better understand and respond to what other students say inside and outside of the classroom.
For both the joint and the individual projects, you will be planning, researching and writing up a research project. This will involve: drawing up an outline; searching for sources; reading for detail, making notes on content; organising and integrating your notes into your text; writing the first draft; using in-text citations correctly; accurately listing references and proofreading. Once you've received feedback for the joint project, you will be required to respond to feedback given, working to improve your writing before submitting the individual project.
You will be given detailed instructions and guidance throughout the course as to: your choice of topic; the structure of your projects; the components that must be included and any linguistic or academic issues arising at the feedback stage. The aim is that these supported and guided projects will enable you to better engage in similar assessed projects on your programmes here at Edinburgh and into the future.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Apart from students who have already taken AEVS1 in term 1 of the same year, all students who are interested in taking AEVS2 must take the Test of English at Matriculation (TEAM). AEVS2 is designed for students at overall IELTS 6.5 -7.0 level. All enrolments for AEVS2 are organised by the Visiting Student Office (VSO) in the College of Humanities & Social Science. It is essential that students visit the VSO if they are interested in taking this course. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 28 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 60,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
136 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative written assessment: a joint project on a topic of your choice (to be carried out together with another student)
Formative oral assessment: a ten-minute oral presentation based on the formative joint project (to be given together with your partner from the joint project)
Summative written assessment: an individual project related to English language learning - worth 60%
Summative oral assessment: an individual 10-minute academic presentation based on the written project - worth 40% |
| Feedback |
You will receive individual written feedback - via GradeMark - on the formative joint project, as well as a chance to discuss this feedback with your tutor. All feedback given will be designed to help you improve before the summative individual project is due in at the end of the course.
You will also be given individual written feedback on the formative joint presentation, as well as a chance to discuss this feedback with your tutor. All feedback given will be designed to help you improve before the summative individual presentation, which you will give 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:
- Initiate, contribute to and complete a joint research project drawing on a range of relevant academic source material
- Present well-evidenced coherent research arguments and conclusions in both written form (in an individual written research project) and spoken form (in an oral presentation)
- Communicate effectively with improved spoken English in both classroom discussions and formal presentations
- Understand and use a wide range of appropriate academic language in both oral and written contexts
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Reading List
Anderson, K., Maclean, J. and Lynch, T. 2004. Study Speaking. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BUY THIS BOOK. COPIES/CLASS SETS WILL BE PROVIDED. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
You will develop your understanding of the difference between explanations based on evidence and/or research and other sources, and of the importance of this difference.
You will be able to present and evaluate arguments, information and ideas in your subject area.
You will be able to convey complex ideas in well-structured and coherent form.
You will be able to use a range of forms of communication effectively in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
You will be able exercise some initiative and independence in carrying out defined activities.
You will be able to accept supervision in less familiar areas of work.
Attributes take from the SCQF Framework Level Descriptors at:
http://scqf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SCQF-Revised-Level-Descriptors-Aug-2012-FINAL-web-version1.pdf |
| Special Arrangements |
Students wishing to enrol on the course MUST contact the Visiting Student Office. Further, to avoid disappointment, students are recommended to do this the Monday or Tuesday before the start of the course as the courses fill up very quickly and places are very limited. Please note you must register for these courses considerably earlier than other courses in the University. |
| Keywords | English for Academic Purposes,Presentation,Discussion,Text analysis,Vocabulary,Research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Agnes Young
Tel: (0131 6)50 9419
Email: Agnes.Young@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Benjamin McNab
Tel: (0131 6)51 4832
Email: Benjamin.Mcnab@ed.ac.uk |
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