LS0051 - General English Introductory Level

Credit points:	12
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	Division of Tropical Environments & Societies

General English Introductory Level is a basic English subject which forms the first level of the General English Program. This level is designed to help students develop their general English competencies forming a basis for the more academic English learnt in following subjects. Using an integrated approach, students are given practice and assessed on the fundamentals of English in all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Upon completion of the level, students will be able to use and understand English on familiar topics utilising all four core skills.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand simple reading texts on familiar topics;
• Produce short texts on familiar topics using simple sentence structures;
• Talk about familiar topics using simple language;
• Understand short listening texts on familiar topics.

Prerequisites:

Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity as assessed at the admission to their course.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 64
Census Date 15-Mar-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 65
Census Date 07-Jun-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 66
Census Date 13-Sep-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 67
Census Date 13-Dec-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 64
Census Date 15-Mar-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 65
Census Date 07-Jun-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 66
Census Date 13-Sep-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 67
Census Date 13-Dec-2018
Coordinator:	jc239175
Contact hours:	200 hours workshops/Seminars - 4 hrs per day
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); other exams (10%); learning portfolio and participation (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Nil

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.