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The EAP 2 course aims to improve students' advanced English grammar skills and their lexical awareness of formal and informal register to improve their writing skills. The course develops understanding and use of key features common in academic genres, both spoken and written. Finally, the course introduces some concepts in sociolinguistics such as linguistic identity, Global English and World Englishes.

2x2hr seminars over 10 weeks as scheduled on MyCampus.

1x1hr lecture per week (videos available online anytime)

2x30min individual sessions tba.

Successful completion of LANGCTR1011 or overall IELTS of 6.5 (or language proficiency at this level), with recommended 6.5 in writing. Maximum score IELTS 7 in all skills.

The course is open to visiting students only, Erasmus or International, whose first language is not English.

EAP 2 for International Students in MVLS EAS1006, EAP 2 Semester 1 EAS1003

None

Written assignment (900 words) - 35%

Written assignment (1000 words) - 40%

Seminar presentation (3 minutes) followed by discussion - 25%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ An individual presentation and discussion with a tutor as an alternative to the seminar presentation.

■ There is no alternative to the written assignments, but extensions to the deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course aims to:

■ improve advanced English grammar skills relevant for academic writing;

■ develop understanding and use of genre, discourse and rhetorical features of different text types in English, particularly texts which are common in academic contexts;

■ engage with basic concepts and issues in sociolinguistics.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ identify and analyse basic discourse features of written and spoken texts;

■ analyse and reproduce a variety of genres, including an academic poster;

■ employ a range of more complex lexical, grammatical and rhetorical structures to produce a series of paragraphs that are coherent and show cohesion;

■ contribute to seminar discussion by analysing and evaluating concepts and arguments with reference to a range of academic sources;

■ apply a range of interactional skills to negotiate meaning effectively in intercultural group discussions.