Program Overview

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EAP0002 Academic English B

Overview

Today's 21st century work and learning environments demand an accurate, fluent, and flexible range of contextually appropriate communication skills. This course develops students' capacity to communicate effectively in simple English, to meet the English language development requirements at a B1 level, in both face to face and digital environments, with support at an emerging independent level (CEFR B1 level, IELTS 6.0). It also aims to enable students to engage in the academic requirements of a range of UniSQ degree programs and to enable articulation to ACS 1.

Course Details

• Units: 3
• School or Department: USQ College
• Grading basis: Pass/Not Pass
• Course fee schedule: Not specified

Staffing

• Course Coordinator: Heejin Chang

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Communicate using the English language in clear, simple, and connected spoken and written texts on familiar integrated academic content, with support at an emerging independent level.
2. Comprehend aural and written Standard English in structured integrated academic texts on familiar topics with some confidence, with support at an emerging independent level.
3. Apply the English language with support at an emerging independent level on familiar academic topics across a range of simple academic spoken and written genres.
4. Produce simple integrated academic texts in English on familiar topics for a range of academic purposes, showing routine use of organisational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices with accuracy at an emerging independent level.

Topics

Description	Weighting(%)

1. | Academic reading development for early independence | 20.00
2. | Academic speaking development for early independence | 20.00
3. | Academic listening development for early independence | 20.00
4. | Academic writing development for early independence | 20.00
5. | Academic vocabulary and grammar for early independence | 20.00

Texts and Materials

The following texts and materials are required to be purchased or accessed:

• Lansford, L, Lockwood, RB, and Sowton, C 2019, Unlock Level 4 Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking Student's Book, Mob App and Online Workbook with Downloadable Audio and Video, 2nd Edition edn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
• Sowton, C & Kennedy, A S 2019, Unlock Level 4 Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking Student's Book, Mob App and Online Workbook with Downloadable Video, 2nd edn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Assessment Details

Approach | Type | Description | Group | Assessment Weighting (%) | Course Learning Outcomes
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Assignments | Written | Essay | No | 25 | 1,4
Assignments | Oral | Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 25 | 1,4
Assignments | Written | Quiz 1 | No | 25 | 2,3
Assignments | Written | Quiz 2 | No | 25 | 2,3

Acknowledgement

The University of Southern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways where the University is located. Further, we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present and future.