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 145-008 Advanced ESL 1: Economics and Commerce

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Neomy Storch

Prerequisites

All applicants will be required to sit for a selection test to determine their 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.

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and 3 hours of tutorials per week

Subject Description

This subject involves the study of economics and commerce content-based English for academic purposes. Students should develop their academic skills through a study of Australia's economy and its major economic institutions. The skills focused on include the ability to speak appropriately in academic settings, communicate confidently as part of a team, read economics and commerce texts critically, take effective notes in economics/commerce lectures, and write reports and assignments fluently and accurately.

Assessment

Three integrated listening/reading/writing assignments, two written assignments, additional written tasks and tutorial participation totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.



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