English for Academic Use in Australia
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
LANG 1052
Undergraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
100504
4.5
Yes
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
UniSA Education Futures
To develop students’ spoken and written communication skills in English for use as an academic language for undergraduate university study.
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.
Cutts, M 2020, Oxford guide to plain English, Oxford University Press.
Available to students for whom English is an additional or native language.
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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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.
Portfolio, Project
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.