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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
1. Course
Code
C49EN
5. School
Management and Languages
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Approved Learning Partner
Sem 2.
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Name…………………….....Sem..…...
Name …………………………………Sem………..
8. Pre-requisites
2. Course
Title
English as a Foreign Language 2
3. SCQF
Level
6. Course
TBC
Co-ordinator
9
4. Credits
15
2 years undergraduate study in English as a Foreign Language or equivalent
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
11. Replacement Courses
Code:
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
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To consolidate and enhance advanced non-native speakers'’ understanding of, and skill in the comprehension and production of written and oral discourse in
English.
To further develop students’ presentation and communication skills in English as a foreign language.
To consolidate and enhance students’ lexical and pragmatic skills in English as a foreign language .
To explore the ways in which language is used to express culture in English .
To make student’s more aware of what is involved in being an advanced learner of a second or foreign language.
To enable students to focus on recurring problems of grammar and language use (including stress, pronunciation and rhythm)
To increase spontaneity of language production in “authentic situations.
16. Syllabus
Advanced Written English
Lectures on various types of writing (formal reports and critical reviews as well as advanced vocabulary development, the various styles and registers of social interaction
focusing on the English-speaking world beyond the UK.
Advanced English Workshop
The ‘workshop’ sessions, will be used for practising various kinds of group work, oral presentations and also supervised self-study (also involving use of internet facilities
and, towards the end, a series oral assessment sessions.
Advanced Spoken English
This (apart from the oral assessment sessions as described above) will consist of lectures focusing on the development of various kinds of public speaking. This will include
a programme of oral presentations by individuals or groups
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Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
Skills
 Demonstrate both knowledge and understanding of range of different styles and registers of spoken and written English.
 Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex ideas in fluent spoken and written English at a near-native level.
 Demonstrate a sensitivity to uses of English that broadly reflect regional differences across the English speaking world
Personal Abilities
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
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Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
Convey complex information in fluent English to a range of audiences and for a range of purposes.
Exercise autonomy and initiative.
Take continuing account of own and others’ roles, responsibilities and contributions
Demonstrate sensitivity to different cultural norms
18. Assessment Methods
Method
19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Duration of Exam
(if applicable)
Continuous Assessment
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20%
Written Exam 1 (Description of
English)
Assessed Oral Presentation
2 hours
40%
10-15 minutes
40%
Resubmission of assessed
work (in the case of nonsubmission)
Written exam
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
Version
Number
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Diet(s)