Undergraduate Course: Academic English for Visiting Students 2 (AEVS 2) (ENAI07013)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | AEVS2 is a course in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for Visiting Students. It builds on work done in AEVS1, developing your English language and literacies skills to enable full participation in courses offered on your Visiting and Exchange programme. The focus is on developing your abilities in reading and writing academic texts and on speaking and listening in an academic context. (You do not need to have completed AEVS1 to take AEVS2).
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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 literacies skills to ensure full participation in courses offered on your Visiting and Exchange programme. The focus is on developing your abilities in selecting, analysisng and writing academic texts and on speaking and listening in an academic context, ie via oral presentations and academic discussion.
In terms of reading and writing, we will focus on key topics such as, but not limited to: understanding essay questions; searching for sources; efficient reading strategies; referencing, citation, academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism; how to successfully integrate information from sources into your text; developing and leading with your own writer's voice; controlling information flow and editing and proofreading.
In terms of listening and speaking, the focus will be on learning the characteristics of academic presentations and practicing this, as well as giving practice in listening and responding to presentations by others. Academic discussion will be a regular part of all class activities.
As such you will be completing assessments in both writing and speaking on the course. For writing you will be planning, researching and writing two short research project: the first with a partner and the second individually. Both 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.
For the speaking assessment, you will do an early joint presentation with your partner for the written project on some aspect of it and then you will do an individual presentation at the end of the course relating to your individual written 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 perform more effectively on similar assessed projects here at Edinburgh and in your future studies.
You will use feedback you receive for the joint project and presentation to improve your writing before submitting the individual projects and presentations.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Eligibility
AEVS2 is designed for students at overall CEFR level B2 - C1 or IELTS 6.0 -7.5. All enrolments for AEVS2 are organised by the Visiting Student Office (VSO) in the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. It is essential that students enrol by 5pm on the Wednesday before the start of the course, as places fill up quickly.
Commitment and attendance
You must attend all AEVS classes: three sessions per week, each lasting two University hours, for the full duration of the course.
The only week without scheduled classes is University Flexible Learning week.
Flexible Learning Week
Do not book travel during this week.
You are expected to work intensively with your project partner/group outside class that week.
Both joint assessments that contribute to your final grade are due in the week immediately after.
Timetable clashes
If you start the course with a clash, or another course adds a tutorial after you have enrolled on AEVS, you must rearrange the other activity so you can attend all AEVS sessions.
If rearrangement is not possible, you must drop AEVS within the first week.
Switching between AEVS class groups is not permitted, as it disrupts other students.
AEVS2 group project
You will work with a partner or a group of three, both in class and independently.
Groups are formed in Week 1; attendance from Day 1 is mandatory.
Late entry to the course is not allowed.
Be prepared to work cooperatively from the outset.
Once groups are set, changes are not allowed.
Location and punctuality
All AEVS classes are held on the Holyrood campus.
Plan your travel time between classes. Early departures and late arrivals are not permitted.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, 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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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) |
Joint written assessment: a joint project on a topic of your choice (to be carried out together with another student) - worth 10%
Joint oral assessment: a ten-minute oral presentation based on the formative joint project (to be given together with your partner from the joint project) - worth 10%
Indvidual written assessment: an individual project related to English language learning - worth 50%
Individual oral assessment: an individual 10-minute academic presentation based on the written project - worth 30% |
| Feedback |
You will receive individual written feedback on the joint written project and oral 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 final individual project and presentation, which you do/submit 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
| Course materials will be provided by English Language Education. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
You will develop your understanding of the difference between academic sources which provide explanations based on evidence and/or research and other non-academic 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 taken 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 (and at the latest by 5pm on the Wednesday 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. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Commitment and attendance
You must attend all AEVS classes: three sessions per week, each lasting two University hours, for the full duration of the course.
The only week without scheduled classes is University Flexible Learning week.
Flexible Learning Week (UFL)
Do not book travel during UFL week.
You are expected to work intensively with your project partner/group outside class that week.
Both joint assessments that contribute to your final grade are due in the week immediately after.
Timetable clashes
If you start the course with a clash, or another course adds a tutorial after you have enrolled on AEVS, you must rearrange the other activity so you can attend all AEVS sessions.
If rearrangement is not possible, you must drop AEVS within the first week.
Switching between AEVS class groups is not permitted, as it disrupts other students.
AEVS2 group project
You will work with a partner or a group of three, both in class and independently.
Groups are formed in Week 1; attendance from Day 1 is mandatory.
Late entry to the course is not allowed.
Be prepared to work cooperatively from the outset.
Once groups are set, changes are not allowed.
Location and punctuality
All AEVS classes are held on the Holyrood campus.
Plan your travel time between classes. Early departures and late arrivals are not permitted. |
| Keywords | English for Academic Purposes,Presentation,Discussion,Text analysis,Vocabulary,Research |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Kathryn Redpath
Tel: (0131 6)51 4833
Email: Kathryn.Redpath@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr James Cooper
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: jcooper6@ed.ac.uk |
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