Course Catalogue

Speaking Arts and Humanities EAS3001

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
  • Credits: 30
  • Level: Level 3 (SCQF level 9)
  • Typically Offered: Either Semester 1 or Semester 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

This course gives students the opportunity to develop speaking, presentation and negotiation skills, useful in employment. Throughout the course students are encouraged to express subject-specific knowledge in spoken forms that can appeal to audiences outside the University, and to critically reflect on their own and others' speech.

Timetable

One 1-hour lecture per week and one x 2-hour seminar per week as scheduled on MyCampus.

Requirements of Entry

A grade of D3 or above in any level 2 course offered by the College of Arts.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

The standard assessments for this course are: 

Portfolio - 100%. This will consist of two commentaries, one on your own and one on another's speech, (total 2000 words - 40%), plus four recordings of your own speech (total 20 minutes - 60%)

 

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

 

■ There is no alternative to the Portfolio but extensions to the deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustment (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.  

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ develop students' speaking, presenting and negotiating skills with a focus on speaking for employability; 

■ provide practice in speaking in different styles and forms and express subject-specific knowledge in ways which will appeal to audiences outside academia;

■ provide opportunities to work with students and staff from a range of subject areas and disciplines.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

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

■ express detailed subject-specific knowledge in a variety of spoken forms to appeal to an audience outside the University;

■ select and sustain an appropriate style and register for a given spoken task;

■ offer constructive comments on their own and others' speech;

■ critically reflect on their own and others' speech through written commentary.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions