LS0351 - English for Academic Purposes Level 3 (Extended)
| Credit points: | 18 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | Division of Tropical Environments & Societies |
English for Academic Purposes Level 3 (Extended) aims to help students acquire relevant academic English language skills in preparation for Australian tertiary education in the English language at JCU. This module is academic oriented and covers four main areas, reading, writing, listening and oral communication. Students will acquire theoretical and practical English linguistic knowledge and skills, relevant for work and tertiary education. On successful completion of EAP Level 3 (Extended), students will fulfil the English requirements to enter selected degree and masters programs at JCU that require level 6.0 level IELTS equivalence. This extended version of Level 3, enables students with slightly lower English entry levels to start Level 3 and progress quickly to their tertiary studies.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken discourse;
- display critical thinking on academic topics through speech and writing;
- derive meaning of specific details from different types of discourse;
- produce academic essays, following Australian university conventions;
- read academic texts, using appropriate reading techniques.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 64 | |
| Census Date 04-Feb-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Matthew Thurston |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); learning portfolio and class participation (35%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 65 | |
| Census Date 02-Jun-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Matthew Thurston |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); learning portfolio and class participation (35%). |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 66 | |
| Census Date 29-Sep-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Matthew Thurston |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); learning portfolio and class participation (35%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 64 | |
| Census Date 04-Feb-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Matthew Thurston |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); learning portfolio and class participation (35%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 65 | |
| Census Date 02-Jun-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Matthew Thurston |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); learning portfolio and class participation (35%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 66 | |
| Census Date 29-Sep-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Matthew Thurston |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (35%); other exams (20%); presentations (10%); learning portfolio and class participation (35%). |
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.