Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
Due to Covid-19 students should refer to the module Blackboard pages for assessment details
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Oral presentation within a Seminar with Q & A – 10 minutes | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Listening 90 minutes | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Answer general and detailed questions and take notes on an extended listening text (a talk/lecture) on a familiar topic with complex lines of argument
Summarize the main points based on their notes
Understand short listening texts of standard spoken language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics likely to be encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life
Understand standard spoken language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics likely to be encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life
Give a 10-minute presentation – present information orally and identify coherent arguments in support of points made
Take a series of follow-up questions with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in a way which poses no strain for either the presenter or the audience
Discuss in a seminar type situation topics related to the course and topics with which they have some familiarity
Use appropriate sources to find information for presentation purposes and adequately cite and reference these sources in the presentation
Apply their academic listening and speaking skills sufficiently to be able to deal effectively with the demands of first-year undergraduate study at a UK university
Brief description
This module will develop, extend and consolidate the general & academic listening, speaking and study skills needed for successful study at AU.
Aims
2. To develop, extend and consolidate students’ general & academic speaking skills for university
3. To give practice in the independent learner study skills required to function effectively in a higher education learning environment
Content
The outline below is indicative of the skills that this module will cover.
Key listening skills to be developed:
• Extensive and intensive listening
• Listening for gist, main points, specific details
• Following academic lectures
• Note taking techniques
Key Speaking skills to be developed:
• Speaking and discussion skills for different audiences
• Pronunciation and intonation
• Taking part in academic discussions
• Making academic presentations
Week 1,2,3,4 Course Introduction
Developing and improving listening skills for example - prediction skills, listening for gist, main ideas & points in a lecture, details and understanding connected speech, recognising sign posts, different forms of note taking, developing personal styles of note taking etc
Developing speaking fluency & competency - offering advice and suggestions, encouraging communication from others, shifting the topic, preparing and giving academic presentations, developing seminar skills, preparing notes for speaking, using sources in presentations, acknowledging sources etc
Week 5,6,7,8
Developing and improving listening skills for example - listening for discourse markers, understanding vocabulary in context, distinguishing cause and effect, problems and solutions, using prior knowledge to predict the content of the presentation/lecture, listening to interpret the speakers attitude & bias, listening for supporting statements and examples etc
Developing speaking fluency & competency – asking for clarification, agreeing and disagreeing, paraphrasing, managing questions, expressing agreement and disagreement with ideas, expressing interest in the ideas, challenging ideas, the validity of an idea etc
Week 9, 10,11,12
Developing and improving listening skills for example -listening for details, the order of events, the order in a process, how an argument is supported, understanding the speaker’s attitude, focusing on your purpose for listening, developing the above skills with more demanding texts etc
Developing speaking fluency & competency – being an effective public speaker, using and referring to visual aids, refuting an argument, debating an issue etc
Week 13 Revision and exam preparation
Module assessment
Week 14 Further teaching
Week 15 Module feedback + tutorial support
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | This module develops communication and literacy skills through weekly presentations and vocabulary extension activities |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | This module incorporates targeted individual learning tutorials to encourage students to assess and analyze their own learning and performance. |
| Information Technology | The multimedia language laboratory will develop students’ ability to use listening & pronunciation software to improve their language skills. It will provide an engaging and interactive learning environment. Students will also be encouraged to search the web for sources of information and use presentation software for the presentations. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | |
| Problem solving | Developing listening sub skills involves problem solving to find and record the key information required to comprehend texts |
| Research skills | This module will involve students actively and independently researching topics for presentations |
| Subject Specific Skills | Academic English study skills |
| Team work | This module involves students working in pairs and teams to develop their listening and presentation skills |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 3