English Language 2B

Course aim

To extend students’ capability in spoken and written communication in English as an additional (second or foreign) language, at an intermediate-advanced level with a focus on performance in English of a range of tasks in their fields of interest.

Course content

This course introduces students to English as an Academic Language for the Professions. The course focuses on the development of English language skills required for particular professions, such as education, health and business. This course is useful to students who are specialising in the study of English and who intend to work in English-speaking countries. The course will extend students’ expertise in critical reading, writing and analysis, and other dimensions of research writing in English. The course includes intercultural strategies; professional vocabulary and terminology; grammatical concepts and structures; development of hypotheses and arguments; and text-types related to professional contexts e.g. memos, correspondence, oral and multimedia presentations.

Textbook(s)

Murphy, R. 2008, English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English with answers, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 2
LANG 1053	English 1B
Group 1
LANG 1052	English 1A

Available to students for whom English is an additional (ie second or foreign) language only and who have achieved an IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5 or TOEFL 570 or one of the courses above, or equivalent.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Seminar	3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Oral Presentation, Portfolio, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.