English for Academic Use in Australia

Course aim

To develop students’ spoken and written communication skills in English for use as an academic language for undergraduate university study.

Course content

This course is designed to develop students’ proficiency in English at a level necessary for university study and employment in Australia and other English-speaking countries. The distinctive features of Australian English are examined in short literary and visual texts. Students will learn how to use their existing knowledge of language(s) to advance their proficiency in English. The course includes a strong focus on the reading and writing of reflective, biographic and descriptive texts, in parallel with enhanced listening and speaking skills’ development in English.

Textbook(s)

Cutts, M 2020, Oxford guide to plain English, Oxford University Press.

Prerequisite(s)

Available to students for whom English is an additional or native language.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	3 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	3 hours x 12 sessions (4 weeks)
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	3 hours x 12 sessions (4 weeks)
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Online (Seminar)	3 hours x 12 weeks

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

Assessment

Portfolio, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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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.