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English for Academic Purposes

HES 101

Course CodeHES 101
ECTS10

Course Description

Students learn the conventions of academic texts, write formal paragraphs and take structured notes from lectures, building the core academic English used in every other unit.

Course Objectives

To develop the academic reading, writing and listening skills needed for undergraduate study taught in English.

Key Topics

  1. LO1: Understand the conventions of academic texts.
  2. LO2: Be able to produce academic writing at paragraph level.
  3. LO3: Be able to comprehend spoken academic English.

Course Outline

WeekTopics
1How a non-fiction article is organised
2Reading for the main idea: skimming
3Finding information fast: scanning
4The parts of an academic article
5Formal and informal English
6Building a paragraph: the topic sentence
7Supporting your point with evidence and examples
MidtermMidterm evaluation
9Linking ideas with connectives
10Listening to a short lecture
11Taking notes that work
12Summarising in your own words
13From lecture notes to a summary
14Checking and improving your writing
15Review and coursework completion
FinalFinal assessment and submission

Learning Outcomes

  1. LO1 Understand the conventions of academic texts.
  2. 1.1 Identify the structure of an academic article (abstract, introduction, body, conclusion).
  3. 1.2 Apply skimming and scanning techniques to extract key information.
  4. LO2 Be able to produce academic writing at paragraph level.
  5. 2.1 Construct a topic sentence and supporting paragraph.
  6. 2.2 Use formal register and avoid colloquial language.
  7. LO3 Be able to comprehend spoken academic English.
  8. 3.1 Take structured notes from a recorded lecture.
  9. 3.2 Summarise key points accurately in own words.
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