FS0100 - English Fundamentals 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

This subject is designed to provide students with academic skills required to improve writing, speaking, reading and listening. The subject is designed for students who have basic knowledge in expressing their ideas in an academic structure. Through this subject, they will enhance their abilities to write, speak, listen and read as the contents include rephrasing, crediting the source, essay structures and organisation, presentation skills and learning and reading techniques.

Learning Outcomes

• revise writing genres learnt in year 11 or equivalent and how this is enhanced in the lessons of this subject appropriately;
• complete writing a survey form that applies the theories of forming a survey form in aid of gathering primary data for research assignments;
• understands the various ways of reading and learning skills;
• understand and apply the techniques of coping with exams;
• write and present a research topic using APA referencing and language styles.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively.

Prerequisites:

5.5 IELTS Equivalence

Availabilities
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 21-Mar-2013
Coordinator:	Ms Barbara Carter
Lecturer:	Ms Adeline Peh.
Contact hours:	18 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 6 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (30%); written book/movie review - non-invigilated (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 18-Jul-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Wee Teo
Lecturers:	Ms Kanwaljit Kaur, Ms Wai Cheong, Ms Jamie Koh, Mr Peter Thanaraj, Mr Wee Teo, Ms Bibi Hawa.
Contact hours:	18 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 6 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (30%); written book/movie review - non-invigilated (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 14-Nov-2013
Coordinator:	Mr Wee Teo
Lecturers:	Ms Kanwaljit Kaur, Ms Wai Cheong, Ms Jamie Koh, Mr Peter Thanaraj, Mr Wee Teo, Ms Bibi Hawa.
Contact hours:	18 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 6 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); presentations (30%); written book/movie review - non-invigilated (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.