{"id":78379,"date":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T23:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writemyessayfree.com\/english-language-for-undergraduate"},"modified":"2017-08-18T07:30:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T07:30:05","slug":"english-language-for-undergraduate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/english-language-for-undergraduate\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language for Undergraduate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Who is this module for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This module is for non-native speakers of English studying at undergraduate level (Level 4) and whose level of English is equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or above.&nbsp; The module is for students studying towards the Certificate in Higher Education in Business, Management &amp; Law and Art, Design &amp; Media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>What are the module aims?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The module aims to improve and develop your overall English language level to IELTS 6.5 or equivalent (CEFR C1) so that you can enter university at level 5.&nbsp; The course will cover grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, writing and speaking.&nbsp; The module carries 30 CAT points.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you study in this module?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The module focuses on developing the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Your grammar and vocabulary for general and academic English.<\/li>\n<li>Your writing skills including planning, organisation, accuracy, layout, referencing<\/li>\n<li>Your speaking skills (fluency, accuracy and pronunciation) to help you to participate in discussions and group presentations.<\/li>\n<li>Your reading skills of longer, extended texts for general and detailed understanding.<\/li>\n<li>Your listening skills of longer, spoken texts for general and detailed understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>What will I do in the sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each session focuses on the development of the either reading, listening, speaking or writing and grammar and vocabulary. &nbsp;Sessions are based around topics related to academic study and the course subject of Business, Management &amp; Law and Art, Design &amp; Media.&nbsp; The sessions are communicative and you are expected to participate in a range of different activities including individual, pair and group work in order to allow your skills to develop.&nbsp; The sessions will also prepare you for the three assessments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What materials will we use in sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The core textbooks are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thaine, C. (2012) <em>Cambridge Academic English Int<\/em>, Cambridge: CUP<\/li>\n<li>Paterson, K. &amp; Wedge, R. (2013) <em>Oxford Grammar for EAP,<\/em> Oxford: OUP<\/li>\n<li>Espinosa, T., Walsh, C. &amp; McNair, A. (2012) <em>Language for Study Level 2<\/em>, Cambridge: CUP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We will also use a variety of sources at upper intermediate (CEFR B2) to advanced (CEFR C1) level.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What should I be able to do by the end of the course?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By the end of the course you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Communicate with better grammatical accuracy and with a wider range of vocabulary for both general and academic English.<\/li>\n<li>Plan, organise and produce well-structured academic texts.<\/li>\n<li>Speak with more confidence with a good level of fluency and accuracy in general and academic contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Understand a range of semi-authentic spoken texts from general and academic contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Understand a range of semi-authentic reading texts from general and academic contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Show that your level of English has improved and is suitable for entry into level 5 (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When are the sessions? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The module runs for three semesters. &nbsp;There are two sessions per week (2 x 2 hours).&nbsp; All of the sessions are in the Teaching Centre at the Park Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are expected to attend all of the sessions. If you miss a session because of illness you should look at the course Moodle to see what was covered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>What support is available outside the module sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The university uses Moodle as a virtual learning environment (VLE). &nbsp;The Moodle page for JV4001 has information about each session and will have any materials put on it after the each session.&nbsp; The Moodle page is a useful resource for the module, but the information should not be used as an alternative to attending the sessions. &nbsp;The best way to improve your language is through the practice which takes place in the sessions.&nbsp; There are English language support materials available in the University of Gloucestershire library area at the Park Campus\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is this module for? This module is for non-native speakers of English studying at undergraduate level (Level 4) and whose level of English is equivalent to IELTS 5.5 or above.&nbsp; The module is for students studying towards the Certificate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/english-language-for-undergraduate\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}