| Unit name | Text Response |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LANG00010 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | QCA-3 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Miss. Newton |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
IELTS: min. 5.5 overall; min 5.0 in writing and 4.5 in other components or equivalent |
| Co-requisites |
Academic Writing (LANG00006) |
| School/department | Centre for Academic Language and Development |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Text Response is a 30-credit unit within the International Foundation Programme which is designed to prepare international students for undergraduate study in the UK. It is one of a number of complementary units whose overall aims are to improve the language, academic literacy and subject knowledge required to succeed at a British university.
Text Response aims to develop reading, listening and speaking skills and strategies, as well as critical questioning and academic vocabulary. Skills developed include summarising, analysing and evaluating texts, and responding critically to them in writing and orally through seminars and presentations. It complements written work done in Academic Writing to improve the students' overall academic literacy.
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
1. recognise and recall the meaning of words from the Academic Word List (Coxhead, 2000);
2. use a range of strategies for unpacking meaning of academic texts and lectures;
3. distinguish fact from opinion;
4. write critical reviews including description and evaluation;
5. prepare and deliver effective academic presentations and reflect critically on performance.
Students will attend 5 hours of study per week. Learning is facilitated in small group sessions. Individual and group-based work is integrated as appropriate. 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 assessment:
Summative assessment:
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. LANG00010).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
