This week’s topics
Review and coursework completion
- Reviewing the learning outcomes
- Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
- Self-assessment
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Use present, past and future verb forms accurately.
- 1.2 Build and use vocabulary (word families, collocations, dictionary skills).
- 2.1 Apply reading strategies (skimming, scanning, guessing meaning from context).
- 2.2 Listen for gist and specific detail and take simple notes.
- 3.1 Speak with appropriate pronunciation, stress and conversation strategies.
- 3.2 Write well-structured sentences, paragraphs and short texts (emails, short reports).
Activity
Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.
Study materials
Further resources
- Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.7: Reviewing the final draft · PDF · OpenStax (2021), a checklist for checking coursework before you submit it; pp. 269–271 · for registered students
- Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 20: Portfolio Reflection – self-assessment · PDF · OpenStax (2021), reflecting on your progress and judging your own work; pp. 663–687 · for registered students
- A Critical Review of Research on Student Self-Assessment · Open-access article · Andrade (2019), Frontiers in Education. How to judge your own work against criteria before you submit it. · for registered students
- A Review of Self-regulated Learning: Six Models and Four Directions for Research · Open-access article · Panadero (2017), Frontiers in Psychology. Overview of how successful learners set targets, plan study routines and monitor progress. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.