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English and Academic Preparation (EAP) 20-weeks
20 Week EAP Course UNIT CODE & TITLE: XA 101 CRITICAL LITERACY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AUTHOR: Talia Barrett SCHOOL: School of Behavioural & Social Sciences & Humanities COURSE: English and Academic Preparation TEACHING PERIODS: 1 & 3 PRE-REQUISITES: Status as a Non-English Speaking background (NESB) Fee-paying student with a minimum IELTS score of 5.0 COREQUISITE: XA 102 and XA 103 DURATION: 20 weeks CRICOS Code 050427C DESCRIPTION: This unit focuses on developing the academic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as they apply to tertiary study in Australia, specifically academic writing, research skills, text analysis and oral presentations. OBJECTIVES: Knowledge: The unit aims to: • Enhance students’ knowledge about structures, systems and processes within the Australian education system, as they relate to the students’ future goals • Make students aware of the essential elements of argument analysis • Demonstrate the conventions of good academic writing such as clarity, consistency, convincing arguments, originality and referencing • Develop students’ knowledge of research resources such as the library, the internet, journals, databases, books, and visual materials Skills: This unit aims to: • Enable students to make effective notes from written and oral discourse for a variety of academic purposes • Enable students to extract relevant information quickly from a given text (skimming, scanning, glossing and speed reading techniques) AACC 5/05 Attachment 1b 2 • Develop students’ recognition of the use of different styles of written language in different contexts • Develop students’ presentation skills using appropriate referencing techniques • Enable students to develop as independent learners and work effectively in group situations • Enable students to master grammatical discourse and correct practices in English grammar Attitudes and Values: This unit aims to: • Foster students’ awareness of the role of critical and analytical skills in a range of academic forums. • Develop an appreciation of the importance of original thought in western academic and non-academic discourse.
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