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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Foreign Languages Centre |
| Credits:
| 3 |
| Level:
| Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Reassessment not allowed |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| NB. Students wishing to take this unit should visit the Foreign Languages Centre website for information regarding enrolment. Aims: The course aims to further develop a sophisticated use of language, both orally and in writing. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course students will be able to * Engage with ease in spoken interaction on complex and abstract topics using an appropriate range of grammatical structures, vocabulary and discourse markers. * Relate their presentations and contributions in a discussion skilfully to those of other speakers. * Understand most of the implications and intentions of spoken language, including humour and irony, delivered in a range of accents and registers and at any natural speed. * Understand with relative ease most styles, registers and nuances of speech. * Understand with relative ease lengthy texts in most registers, with recourse to reference materials for specialised topics. * Write clearly in a range of appropriate styles on complex topics in a range of genres. * Write coherent, cohesive and accurate texts where errors and slips do not compromise the communicative effectiveness of the writing. Skills: Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing in the target language - all assessed Interpersonal skills, communication, team skills - facilitated IT skills - facilitated Intercultural skills - facilitated and taught Autonomous learning - facilitated Research and organisational skills - facilitated Cognitive - taught. Content: This course provides a framework for developing a sophisticated use of language through use of challenging and interesting reading and audio-visual material on topics not encountered in Semester 1 to stimulate discussions and debates. Factual texts will extend students' knowledge and appreciation of various cultural, social, economic and political issues in countries where the target language is spoken. |
| Programme availability: |
FL30184 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.Foreign Languages Centre
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