English for Academic Purposes III

Aim

Provide participants who are already experienced English speakers and writers and who are currently required to write a paper, deliver a presentation or take part in a seminar.

Aimed at

This course is for students who have successfully participated in the course English for Academic Purposes II and whose current level of English is CEF C1 or higher.

It is intended for students who want to finesse their academic writing and speaking and express their ideas more clearly in lengthy, complex compositions and presentations. Students will be learning persuasive writing, discussion techniques, citation styles, referencing, in-depth discourse analysis and editing. Students who join this course have already gained the following language qualifications:

Speaking

·	Can take part in discussions displaying confidence and credibility.

·	Can make use of various rhetorical functions in academic speaking such as reporting and narrating, comparing and contrasting and describing processes, developments and operations.

·	Can give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to their field of interest, expanding and supporting ideas with subsidiary points and relevant examples.

·	Can initiate discourse, take their turn when appropriate and end conversation when they need to.

·	Can ask follow-up questions to check that they have understood what a speaker intended to say, and get clarification of ambiguous points.

·	reach a consensus in group work.

Writing

·	Can write a critical and purposeful academic report or essay

·	Can describe things, processes, charts and diagrams

·	Can classify and categorize scientific facts, theories and ideas

·	Can provide reasons and explanations

·	Can argue and evaluate a point of view

·	Can compare and contrast theories and ideas

·	Can provide examples and evidence to support their claims

·	Can draw conclusions and offer recommendations

Learning objectives

Speaking

·	Can participate in discussions for an extended period of time and discuss scientific topics with a good degree of fluency and range of expression.

·	Can argue a formal position convincingly, responding to questions and comments and answering complex lines of counter argument fluently and appropriately.

·	Can handle interjections well, responding spontaneously and almost effortlessly.

Writing

·	Can produce clear, smoothly-flowing, complex reports, articles or essays which present a case, or give critical appreciation of proposals or literary works.

·	Can provide an appropriate and effective logical structure which helps the reader to find significant points.

·	Can integrate, in a single piece of writing, the rhetorical styles such as description, exemplification, process analysis, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, and argumentation.

·	Can apply the writing process to tasks closely equivalent to those of native speaker composition courses.

·	Can demonstrate proficiency in paraphrasing and summarizing, focusing on material from college level academic content courses.

·	Can demonstrate the ability to remediate their own specific English language competency problems through extensive editing practice and use of online resources.

Content

·	Critical analysis of written texts

·	Genre and discipline specific writing

·	Nuances in style and register

·	Revision and editing of written texts

·	Advanced discussion skills

·	Peer review

Organisation

Each lesson includes a variety of topics and learning activities, both teacher directed and student initiated. Homework each week consists of writing tasks, and preparation for presentations and discussions. Students can submit parts of their theses for weekly feedback from a qualified English teacher.

Admission criteria

Participants are required to complete a brief assessment before being accepted for enrollment in this course. This includes general information, reading, vocabulary and structures results from the online Dialang test, and a writing sample.

Study Load

Attendance at every lesson is essential. The course is held over six weeks, with one session per week, each session lasts two and a half hours. Homework is expected to take approximately two to three hours each week. The study load for this course is roughly equivalent to 1 ECTS.

Course Code

EAP3-1305

Dates

2, 16, 23, 30 May, 6, 13 June 2013

This course is cancelled due to insufficient registrations.

Time & day

13.45-16.15 on Thursdays

Place

To be advised

Course fee

UT-students: €25 (registration fee), payable at registration

ITC-students: €230, payable at registration

Non-UT students: €299, payable at registration

Course materials are included.

This course is primarily aimed at students. Other candidates who are interested in taking part in this course are advised to contact the TCP Language Centre.

Group size

Minimum 10 - maximum 15 participants

Teacher / Coordinator

Qualified English language teacher

Course materials

Provided by the TaalCoördinatiePunt

Recommended
materials

A Monolingual (English / English) Dictionary

Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

A Collocation Guide

Oxford Collocations – Dictionary for Students of English

Further information

Contact the TaalCoördinatiePunt secretary, Lianne Peper,

Ph. (053) 489 2040 or email tcp@utwente.nl

Registration

Registration is possible at the TCP Language Centre on floor 5 of the Vrijhof.

1.	Please print out the registration form and fill it in.

2.	Check whether Dialang-results are required. If so, follow the instructions for doing the Dialang test.

After completing the form, hand it in at the TCP Language Centre on floor 5 of the Vrijhof. Finalize your registration by paying your course fee, using PIN.