IF1NU3A: English for Academic Purposes 3

Module code: IF1NU3A

Module provider: International Study and Language Institute

Credits: 0

Level: Level 1 (Certificate)

When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2

Module convenor: Mrs Daniela Standen, email: d.standen@reading.ac.uk

NUIST module lead: Dan Cheng, email:

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 21 May 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module is for students who have successfully completed the integrated foundation year at the NUIST Reading Academy but have not yet met the University’s English requirement. The module will provide students with the opportunity to consolidate and extend the academic language, skills, and strategies developed during the foundation year 

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to: 

1. Demonstrate understanding of complex academic texts 
2. Demonstrate understanding of lectures and talks on concrete and abstract topics, delivered in clearly articulated standard speech 
3. Present ideas on familiar academic topics in a clear and coherent manner  
4. Take an active part in discussions on academic topics, including exchanging information, developing ideas and opinions, with limited planning time 
5. Respond in writing to a given question in a relevant, coherent, and communicative manner, drawing on appropriate sources 
6. Identify their specific language learning needs 

Module content

The module will develop the following skills in the use of English for Academic Purposes: 

• Reading: skills and strategies for reading for specific academic purposes; selecting and summarising information; monitoring comprehension 
• Listening: skills and strategies for identifying main and supporting details, note-taking, decoding connected speech, monitoring comprehension 
• Speaking: presenting ideas, participating in discussions, developing fluency and communicative strategies 
• Writing: paragraphing and essay structure; introductions and conclusions; cohesive devices; supporting arguments 
• Language knowledge, including vocabulary and grammatical structures 

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

This module will employ a communicative approach to language development, and students are expected to be actively engaged. Students will be expected to work independently outside class, both individually and in groups. 

Study hours

At least 40 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

An overall grade of 6.0 in TEEP with no element (Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing) below 5.5 is required for students to meet the University English language requirement. 

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Reassessment

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