Unit name | English Language and Academic Skills for Aspiring Clinicians |
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Unit code | LANG00030 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | QCA-3 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Ms. Vanttinen-Newton |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
IELTS 7.0 overall and attainment of academic requirements for entry into the programme. |
Co-requisites |
Enrolment on, and engagement with, the following units: |
School/department | Centre for Academic Language and Development |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
English language and academic skills for aspiring clinicians is a 20 credit unit within the International Foundation Programme for Medicine and Dentistry. It aims to complement the Personal and Professional Development unit within the programme.
Through an explicit focus on the changes in communication brought about by genre and mode switching, the unit’s overall aims are to develop the following:
By the end of this unit, students will be able to demonstrate:
Students on this unit will attend 4 hours of study per week. There will be 2 lessons of two academic hours per week. Learning is facilitated in small group classroom sessions, and individual and group-based work is integrated as appropriate. Close reference is made to the Personal and Professional Development (International Foundation) unit, and student experiences therein, including self-reflection. In addition to a range of authentic texts, use will be made of appropriate e-learning technologies for self-study and self-assessment as well as work in class.
Formative assessments will include:
Weekly submitted written assignments with feedback, and regular feedback on oral communication skills.
Summative assessments will include:
1. Comparative analysis essay of 2 pieces of work (ILO 1, 2, 4)
Word Count: 1,500
Weighting: 50%
This will draw on work done in the Personal and Professional Development unit.
2. Re-purposing (genre-switching) of 1 piece of work (ILO1, 3, 4)
Word Count: 1000
Weighting: 50%
This will draw on work done in the Personal and Professional Development unit.
• Authentic materials taken from the PPD unit
• Caplan, N. (2012) Grammar choices of graduate and professional writers. Michigan: University of Michigan
• Bailey, S. (2011). Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Millican P, Heritage J. Studying Science, second edition: A guide to undergraduate success. 2nd ed. Lantern publishing. ISBN: 9781907904509