Undergraduate Course: Foundation English for Academic Purposes 2 Entry (LLLG07128)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | FEAP2 Entry is designed to build upon the FEAP1 Entry course and is for students who have not yet met the English language requirements for entry to an Undergraduate degree at The University of Edinburgh. It therefore aims to continue to improve students' academic English language and literacy skills to the level where they are able to participate effectively in Year 1 of an undergraduate programme of study. Students will continue to learn how to read, write, listen and speak more effectively in an academic context, encountering and producing various spoken and written text types, and learning about language conventions of genre, focusing on the required vocabulary and grammar. They will also continue to work on their critical reading, writing and thinking abilities, in this course learning how to develop and create their own arguments. In speaking, students will be introduced to oral presentation skills and will continue to learn how to use effective and independent communication skills in a variety of contexts. |
| Course description |
FEAP2 Entry is designed to build upon the FEAP1 Entry course and is for students who have not yet met the English language requirements for entry to an Undergraduate degree at The University of Edinburgh. It therefore aims to continue to improve students' academic English language and literacy skills to the level where they are able to participate effectively in Year 1 of an undergraduate programme of study. In vocabulary they will be continue to work with language that is highly frequent within academic discourse. In reading, they will continue to work with texts of various types, learning how to critique and synthesise arguments when expressing ideas from sources in academic work. In writing, the focus will be on teaching students to develop and create their own arguments, using source material to support their ideas and adhering to academic conventions. In speaking, students will be introduced to oral presentation skills and will continue to learn how to use effective and independent communication skills in a variety of contexts. There will be a continued focus on critical thinking at UK universities and students will be encouraged to take a position in relation to arguments. Throughout the course, there will be a specific focus on improving students ability to use the grammar and vocabulary typical of academic discourse in both spoken and written contexts, encouraging them to monitor their language use (including proofreading), and working with the language conventions of genre.
Classes of an hour and a half will take place three times a week, with one day a week focusing on vocabulary, one day focusing on developing oral presentation skills and the other day focusing on reading and writing. Students will be taught in small groups. They will be expected to work in a number of ways and discussion tasks - where students are expected to speak and give their views - will be frequent and form a key role in developing their interactive speaking skills in an academic context.
Students will be assessed via the following assessments, which relate to the learning outcomes (LOs of the course)
Assessment
Practice Oral Presentation (Formative) - LOs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Oral Presentation (35%) - LOs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Weekly/bi-weekly Vocabulary Quizzes (20%) - LO1
Source-based essay (2000 words) (45%) - LOs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
The course is designed to allow students to respond to new learning they acquire as they progress through. Through the above schedule of assessments, students should have the opportunity to review and revise their work in response to targeted, timely, individualised feedback on their language use, as well as their usage of appropriate academic discourse.
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
|
Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
(
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
147 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% coursework
Practice Oral Presentation (Formative)
10 minute individual Oral Presentation (35%)
Weekly/bi-weekly Vocabulary Quizzes (20%)
Source-based essay (2000 words) (45%)
|
| Feedback |
Students will be assessed on the following elements:
Practice Oral Presentation (Formative)
10 minute individual Oral Presentation (35%)
Weekly/bi-weekly Vocabulary Quizzes (20%)
Source-based essay (2000 words) (45%)
Students will receive written on their practice oral presentation and will have a chance to ask questions about their feedback in a one to one feedback session with their tutor. This feedback will address how students can improve before their final oral presentation. For the source-based essay, students will be asked to reflect on the feedback provided on the source-based essays (practice and final) submitted during and at the end of the FEAP1 Entry course, as this feedback will be directly relevant to their final source-based essay on this course. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand and use a range of academic vocabulary and grammar in writing and speaking, such as passive voice, cohesion, and the Academic Word List.
- Demonstrate criticality in reading, writing, and speaking.
- Synthesise academic literature and critically express ideas from sources in a thesis-led essay.
- Integrate academic literature and critically express ideas from sources in an oral presentation.
- Understand and use academic conventions.
|
Reading List
Essential:
Bailey, S. (2018) Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students (5th Edition), Oxford: Routledge |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
An understanding of the difference between explanations based on evidence and/or research and other sources, and of the importance of this difference.
Present and evaluate arguments, information and ideas that are routine to a subject/discipline/sector.
Convey complex ideas in well-structured and coherent form.
Use a range of forms of communication effectively in both familiar and unfamiliar contexts.
Taken from SCQF descriptors: http://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/SCQF-LevelDescriptors.pdf |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Philip Davies
Tel:
Email: Philip.Davies@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kameliya Skerleva
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
Email: Kameliya.Skerleva@ed.ac.uk |
|
|
University Homepage