Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LF English for Specific Academic Purposes 5D
School	Academic Services
Department	Birmingham International Acad
Module Code	09 34549
Module Lead	Richard Gidwaney
Level	Foundation Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LF Academic Listening and Speaking 5D - (09 34543) LF Academic Reading into Writing 5D - (09 34555)
Restrictions	None
Exclusions
Description	This blended learning module is intended for students with IELTS entry level 5.5-6.5, depending on the requirement specified in their conditional offer letter. It is specifically aimed at developing the critical thinking, study and research skills needed for the transition to the destination degree at a UK university, including time management, group working skills, research planning and use of the VLE. Students will be placed in different strands - STEM, Arts & Humanities, Finance, or Business & Management - depending on their destination degree. Compared to Academic Orientation 3 & 4, a greater emphasis is placed on discipline-related academic language use and project work. The module consists of 6 hours lessons per week is built around a range of off-line and on-line individual tasks and group activities. Each session will comprise of teaching input and activities in which students will be required to work both individually and collaboratively. Materials and tasks will be specific to the different strands and graded to the different needs of the group as appropriate for mixed-ability groups. Students will engage in research projects in small, discipline-related teams, agreeing group objectives and tasks, allocate roles, and use and evaluate strategies to meet their objectives and responsibilities. Students will reflect on, review and extend their learning by completing online and other tasks, and self-assess their progress on a weekly basis.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Be able to design, plan, and complete individual and group tasks independently and evaluate their success Analyse individual learning needs and effectively apply appropriate learning strategies Be able to initiate, give and respond effectively to (peer-) feedback on individual and group tasks Formulate own opinion based on critical evaluation of broad range of evidence. Use the VLE effectively, flexibly and creatively for study. Work productively in multi-cultural, discipline-related teams Employ a range of research skills to formulate, complete and present a project. Using the genres, referencing conventions, lexis, and rhetorical functions of own discipline Apply main conventions regarding the delivery of academic oral presentations in an academic context
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Group presentation academic electronic poster: 10% speaking Learning portfolio: 5% reading + 5% writing Reassessment: For students failing this module, there will be summative re-assessments.
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