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1. English as a Sec. Lang., Faculty of Arts (v3, p62) : Next:145-121
Credit points: 12.5 first year.
Prerequisite: All applicants will be required to sit a test to determine their level of language proficiency before they are able to enrol in this subject. Students who are native speakers of English or whose language proficiency is near-native are not eligible to enrol.
Contact: 5 contact hours per week.
Timetable: Either semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should have improved their ability to:
- understand and recognise the differences between formal and informal styles of English used in academic settings;
- take selective and salient notes in lectures;
- speak appropriately in educational contexts;
- read a range of texts effectively and critically;
- synthesise and organise material from spoken and written sources;
- write reports, essays and other assignments fluently, accurately and in a way that addresses the task;
- understand some major features of contemporary Australian society and their origins;
- be independent learners.
Content:
Extension of academic language skills through a syllabus drawn from themes in Australian history.
Assessment:
Continuous assessment in oral and written work; two written assignments of approximately 1,000 words each; a spoken presentation of five minutes' duration; one three-hour exam.
Prescribed texts:
1. English as a Sec. Lang., Faculty of Arts (v3, p62) : Next:145-121
2. English as a Sec. Lang., Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p104) : Next:145-121
Credit points: 12.5
Prerequisite: All applicants will be required to sit a test to determine their level of language proficiency before they are able to enrol in this subject. Students who are native speakers of English or whose language proficiency is near-native are not eligible to enrol.
Contact: 5 contact hours each week
Timetable: First or second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should have improved their ability to:
- understand and recognise the differences between formal and informal styles of English used in academic settings;
- take selective and salient notes in lectures;
- speak appropriately in educational contexts;
- read a range of texts effectively and critically;
- synthesise and organise material from spoken and written sources;
- write reports, essays and other assignments fluently, accurately and in a way that addresses the task;
- understand some major features of contemporary Australian society and their origins; and
- be independent learners.
Content:
Extension of academic language skills through a syllabus drawn from themes in Australian history.Assessment: Continuous assessment in oral and written work; two written assignments of approximately 1,000 words each; a spoken presentation of five minutes' duration; one three-hour exam.
Prescribed texts:
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2. English as a Sec. Lang., Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p104) : Next:145-121
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