LC1000:03
English for Academic Purposes
Townsville, Cairns
39 tutorials. First and second semester.
Available to students from non-English speaking backgrounds who have studied in a language other than English to at least Year 10 level (NESB). This subject requires a minimum enrolment of 10 students.
Staff: Ms J Garing, Mrs V Mudge.
This subject focuses on analysing ideas within an interpretive framework; developing independent, critical styles of thinking; developing speculative, hypothesising skills; developing reference skills; developing confidence and competence in participation in academic speaking contexts; through note taking from spoken and written texts; interpreting graphs, tables, diagrams; writing for different purposes e.g. notes, essays, summaries and reports; using appropriate layout, conventions and register; understanding roles in seminars — leader/member/reporter; recognising discourse patterns and markers. Students will use English discipline-specific reference materials in the context of Australian Tertiary Education.
Learning Objectives:
- on completion of the course, NESB students will have developed a level of competence in the 4 macro-skills in English, to be able to successfully engage in academic studies in a wide range of disciplines in an Australian university.
Students will be required to complete tasks related to the subject objectives and assessment of these tasks will be made on a continuous basis. They will be required to complete oral and written presentations on an advanced project during the final stages of the course. Students will be expected to attend 80% of scheduled classes unless prior approval has been given.
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