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 Academic Year:
| 2011/2 |
| Owning Department/School:
| English Language Centre |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To prepare students for Cambridge First Certificate examination (taking the Cambridge examination at the end of the unit is optional and separate from the unit's assessment). Learning Outcomes: Having successfully completed this unit students will: * have reached a level of English equivalent to level B2 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages * have a wide grasp of vocabulary * be able to construct an argument and use appropriate communication styles for a variety of situations * show an awareness of register and of the conventions of politeness and degrees of formality as they are expressed through language * be able to deal with routine letters and telephone enquiries, and to cope with some non-academic training courses and simple textbooks and articles in English * be able to write simple letters and other texts. Skills: Having successfully completed this unit students will be better able to: * learn independently. Content: This integrated language course covers the four language skills and includes the following: * Reading authentic texts * Focus on register recognition * Grammar * Vocabulary development * Listening * Oral discussion * Writing compositions, letters and other texts * Examination practice. |
| Programme availability: NB. Postgraduate programme information will be updated when the postgraduate catalogues are published in August 2011 |
EL10697 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.
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