Module overview
This module follows on from the Part 0 English modules, to provide you with a confident understanding and communication of English for Academic Study of Art and Design. This is a year-long module taught over two semesters, that will consolidate and further develop your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills in academic and professional English, as well as improve your independent study skills.
In Semester Two, you will work intensively to improve your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills to the level required for higher education study, focussing on such areas as critical and reflective thinking, delivering presentations and contributing to discussions on academic topics. It will also increase your capability to work independently through a focus on independent study skills.
[At the start of each part you will undertake diagnostic tests to assess your capability in each skill and to receive feedback, to increase understanding of the areas most needed, to focus and make realistic progress].
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- set and monitor individual goals, reflecting on your own learning and feedback,
- prepare and deliver oral presentations
- produce writing in appropriate academic genres and follow required conventions, including referencing
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- academic conventions (referencing and integrity) on using and citing published material in your writing.
- how to write essays of different styles e.g. compare and contrast
- how to read efficiently in order to complete necessary research, e.g. skimming and scanning
- how to read texts such as journal articles in which writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints
- how to write clear, detailed text supporting your points with academic evidence e.g. in text citation
- how to process extended speech and follow fairly complex lines of argument
- how to deliver academic presentations, e.g. preparation, structure and flow.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- present reasoned and structured arguments, both orally and in written form
- understand and present detailed reasoning.
- extract, paraphrase and synthesise key information from written and spoken sources
Syllabus
your programmes at Dalian or WSA. The approach you experienced in Part 1 Year 1 will be continued in this module: your classroom sessions will focus on advancing your academic reading and writing, listening and speaking competencies, while further integrating academic content and specialist Art and Design vocabulary. You will develop your study skills in greater depth through independent learning workshops, as well as tutorials and lectures.
Areas that you will cover include:
Academic Listening:
A. Finding information and developing critical listening skills
B. Understanding academic English listening structures and vocabulary at sentence and paragraph level
Academic Reading:
A. Finding information in a text
B. Critical reading
C. Understanding of academic English writing structures and vocabulary at sentence and paragraph level
D. Using academic reading texts for assignments
E. Applying effective reading approaches and strategies
F. Locating appropriate reading resources including how to access and use online books and learning databases
Academic Speaking
A. Pronunciation
B. Presentation skills
C. Seminar skills
D. Speaking accurately and fluently
Academic Writing
A. Developing a clear and cohesive essay structure
B. Evaluating and using sources effectively in essays
C. Producing essays with appropriate content
D. Using academic language appropriately
E. Developing grammatical accuracy and range
F. Developing awareness of different language styles and purposes
G. Writing clearly, cohesively and appropriately
Independent Learning
A. Introduction to independent learning
B. Learning resources
C. Introduction to blogging
D. Developing awareness of critical thinking in your seminar skills
E. Researching skills
F. Reviewing referencing
G. Using feedback and reflection to improve language learning
H. Active learning
I. Time-management, organisation and motivation
J. Critically assessing resources
K. Essay planning
L. Exam strategies
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
You will be given the opportunity to develop a range of knowledge and skills, supporting your introduction to academic expectations in higher education. You will be involved in learning activities such as seminars, presentations, and discussions. Lectures will develop your ability to process and summarise information: Other teaching and learning methods will include class teaching; real life and videoed lectures; individual, pair and group work in class; discussions in small groups; set tasks to be completed outside class; self-directed independent study and group tutorials.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Independent Study | 234 |
| Teaching | 216 |
| Total study time | 450 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
The Academic Skills Library page for study skills support.
Learn English- professionals pocasts.
Learn English - listen and watch.
Ted.
BBC.
Harvard citing and referencing support including citethemright online resource.
Textbooks
Anderson, Maclean, Lynch (2004). Study Speaking.
Heathfield David ( (2005)). Spontaneous Speaking.
Cottrell, S. ( (2008)). The Study Skills Handbook..
Beglar, D. and Murray, N. ((2009)). Contemporary Topics: Academic Listening & Note taking Skills Book 3.
Berman, David. ((2008)). Do Good: How Design can Change the World. New Riders..
Kisslinger, E. and Rost, M. ((2009)). Contemporary Topics: Academic Listening & Note taking Skills Book 2..
Bailey, Stephen ( (2011)). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students.
Campbell, C. and Smith, J (.2009). English for Academic Study: Listening. Reading..
Collins, H: ( (2010)). Creative Research: The theory and practice of research for the creative industries.. AVA.
Cullen, Pauline ((2009)). Cambridge Vocabulary..
Blanchard & Root ((2010)). Ready to Write 1..
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Each assessment is weighted at 25% of the whole module mark. You will need to pass each 25% weighted assessment to pass the module.
Students remaining on the WSA programme at DPU are required to achieve a mark of 40 in each component.
Students who wish to progress to WSA UK are required to achieve a mark of 50 in each component.
Students will have the right to refer in any component where the relevant pass mark has not been achieved.
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Oral presentation Research essay Listening and note-taking taskSummative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Reading | 25% |
| Oral presentation | 25% |
| Research essay | 25% |
| Listening and note-taking task | 25% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Reading | 25% |
| Listening and note-taking task | 25% |
| Oral presentation | 25% |
| Research essay | 25% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Oral presentation | 25% |
| Research essay | 25% |
| Reading | 25% |
| Listening and note-taking task | 25% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal