FS0100 - English Fundamentals 1
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | Division of Tropical Environments & Societies |
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.
| Prerequisites: | 5.5 IELTS Equivalence |
Availabilities | |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 07-Apr-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Barbara Carter |
| Lecturer: | Ms Adeline Peh. |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (30%); movie/book review (20%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Nil |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 11-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Barbara Carter |
| Lecturer: | Ms Adeline Peh. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (30%); movie/book review (20%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Nil |
| Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 08-Dec-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Barbara Carter |
| Lecturer: | Ms Adeline Peh. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50%); presentations (30%); written/book review (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.