Pre-sessional Academic English for Undergraduate Studies(20 teaching weeks)

Year 1

Learning outcomes

On completion of Level 3, you should be able to:
• use and understand good written and spoken general and academic language to suit a clear communicative purpose;
• demonstrate a good lexical resource and range of structures, and a developing ability to use these coherently, accurately and fluently in academic communication;
• demonstrate a good understanding of the expectations of study in the UK, including a developing ability to think critically;
• demonstrate an emerging understanding of the culture, context and discourse of academic study in your future field.

On completion of Level 4, you should be able to:
• use and understand very good written and spoken general and academic language to suit a clear communicative purpose;
• demonstrate a comprehensive lexical resource and range of structures, and an ability to use these coherently, accurately and fluently in academic communication;
• demonstrate a very good understanding of the expectations of study in the UK, including an ability to think critically;
• demonstrate an understanding of the culture, context and discourse of academic study in your future field.

Transferable (key) skills

On Level 3 you should begin to develop the following transferable skills:
• evaluation of sources and selection of information with minimum guidance;
• taking effective notes and integrating sources into your own work;
• use of paraphrasing and referencing skills to avoid plagiarism;
• managing your study time mostly effectively;
• identifying personal strengths and weaknesses, and setting independent learning goals;
• using independent learning resources with minimum guidance;
• working with others to realise learning tasks with minimum direction.

On Level 4 you should begin to develop the following transferable skills:
• evaluation of sources and selection of information;
• taking comprehensive notes and integrating sources into your own work;
• efficient use of paraphrasing and referencing skills to avoid plagiarism;
• managing your study time effectively;
• identifying personal strengths and weaknesses, and setting independent learning goals;
• using independent learning resources;
• working with others to realise learning tasks.

Assessment

Level 3 will be assessed by achievement in:
• researching and writing an essay;
• delivering an individual presentation;
• academic listening and reading texts.
Level 4 will be assessed by achievement in:
• researching and writing a report or essay;
• delivering an individual presentation;
• academic listening and reading texts.