Overview

This course is only available to students whose native language is not English.

Optional for second year students on any course.

This module is a wide-ranging topic-based course which utilises a multi-media approach to language learning. Various techniques and materials are used, including video tapes and authentic reading texts. The course places particular emphasis on Writing skills, Reading skills, Vocabulary development and Communicative grammar. The six broad topics around which this language work takes place are the Media, Learning & Teaching, Science & Technology, Entertainment, Crime & Punishment, and Stranger and Fiction. Handouts of materials are provided for students.

Learning Outcomes

• On successful completion of the module, a student will: 1. Be able to use English in listening, speaking, reading and writing at a level equivalent to IELTS 6.0 and above. 2. Be able to read authentic texts with speed and accuracy in order to extract and discuss important points. 3. Be able to make observations on the use of style, grammar and vocabulary in authentic English texts. 4. Be able to use grammatically accurate English. 5. Be able to distinguish between different registers of written English (formal/informal, academic/non-academic etc.). 6. Be able to write appropriately in a variety of registers in English.