Undergraduate Course: Online Pre-Sessional English (LLLG07158)
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 | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | Online Pre-Sessional English provides a pathway to your University of Edinburgh postgraduate degree programme without further external English language proficiency testing. You will focus on developing your academic language and digital literacies, while the flexible digital format enables you to study wherever you are, preparing you for either on-campus study, online study or a hybrid of the two |
| Course description |
On Online Pre-Sessional English you will study, practise and develop your academic skills, language and literacies in a digital environment. The course aims to:
Develop your language through reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Improve key academic skills such as interaction in seminars and online forums, summarising and citing academic literature, and critical analysis and discussion of texts.
Advance your ability to demonstrate your academic understanding through multimodal spoken, written, visual and digital communication.
Introduce you to a range of contemporary cross-cutting academic themes such as sustainability and equality.
Enhance key personal attributes such as responsibility, reflexivity and criticality.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read academic texts in your subject area, making critical use of genre knowledge and strategies appropriate to your purpose.
- Write clearly and appropriately in genres common in your subject area, synthesizing and critically evaluating content from sources to create your argument.
- Understand and respond critically to academic lectures.
- Use clear and appropriate English to respond critically and contribute meaningfully to group discussions and deliver academic presentations in your subject area.
- Reflect on and make autonomous decisions regarding your learning.
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Reading List
Materials used for delivery of the course are provided electronically, and there is no need for students to buy any books. We will also give students advice on useful online resources. The following publications are useful additional resources for your studies.
Reading into writing:
Bailey, S. (2018) Academic writing: a handbook for international students. 5th edn. Abingdon: Routledge.
Paterson, K. and Wedge, P. (2013) Oxford Grammar for EAP. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Swales, J. and Feak, C. (2012) Academic writing for graduate students. 3rd edn. Michigan: University of Michigan Press ELT.
Academic Wordlist:
Campbell, C. (2007). English for Academic Study: Vocabulary. Reading: Garnet.
McCarthy, M. and F, O. (2016) Academic vocabulary in use: 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Digital literacies:
Advance HE. (2017). Digital literacies. [online] Available at: https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/knowledge-hub/digital-literacies. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Digital literacies; enquiry and lifelong learning; aspiration and personal development; outlook and engagement; research and enquiry; personal and intellectual autonomy; personal effectiveness; communication. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Chris Smith
Tel:
Email: chris.r.smith@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
Email: jethcuit@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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