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Semester 2

Academic English for Visiting Students 2 (AEVS 2) (ENAI07013)

Subject

English Language Education

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must meet the required English language proficiency level by the start of the semester: AEVS 1 is designed for students at overall CEFR level B2 - C1 or IELTS 6.5 -7.0.**The deadline for enrolments in this course in Semester 2 will be the middle of week one of the semester so visiting students who wish to take this course must request this course prior to that date. Requests for late enrolment are not guaranteed. Additionally, please note that this course cannot take place if there is not sufficient interest from visiting students. There is therefore no guarantee that the course will take place if insufficient students request it before the deadline, and a decision will be made to run/cancel the course during Week 1 of each semester** Please note that this course may incur additional costs for materials and/or field trips.

Course Summary

AEVS2 is a course in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for Visiting Students. AEVS2 builds on work done in AEVS1, developing your English language and study skills to enable full participation in courses offered on your Visiting and Exchange programme. AEVS2 comprises four main strands: presentation skills; discussion skills; text analysis and vocabulary; as well as work on two research projects - one joint project and one individual project- which are the formative and summative assessments for the course.

Course Description

The discussion and presentation skills developed in AEVS1 are built on through practice and use in both formal and informal academic learning contexts, developing both fluent and accurate spoken English. The text analysis and vocabulary strand aims to extend and develop your knowledge of academic vocabulary by studying a variety of texts, and using resources such as the Academic Word List. Vocabulary likely to be used by other students in academic and social settings is also considered. The aim is that you will be better able to understand and respond to academic texts, as well as to what other students say inside and outside the classroom. For both the Joint and the Individual Projects, you will be planning, researching and writing up a research project. This involves: drawing up an outline; searching for sources; reading for detail, making notes on content; organising and integrating your notes into your text; writing the first draft; using in-text citations correctly; accurately listing references and proofreading. You will use feedback you receive for the Joint Project to improve your writing before submitting the Individual Project. Both the JP and IP also involve delivering a short oral presentation on some aspect of your project. You will be given detailed instructions and guidance throughout the course as to: your choice of topic; the structure of your projects; the components that must be included and any linguistic or academic issues arising at the feedback stage. The aim is that these supported and guided projects will enable you to perform more effectively on similar assessed projects here at Edinburgh and in your future studies.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

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