Module manager: Harry Harrop
Email: G.E.Harrop@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: 1 July to 30 Sep(3mth)(adv yr), 1 Jun to 31 Jul View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
On this module, you will develop your English language and academic study skills. This module will help you to cope with the demands of your future undergraduate course and develop your ability to work independently. You will also learn about the facilities available to students as part of an introduction to life and study in the UK.
This module provides students with the opportunity to:
- Develop a thorough foundation in the use of English for Academic Purposes;
- Revise and develop study skills such as note-taking and research skills, so that they can cope with the language demands of their future academic courses;
- Acquire strategies to become independent learners;
- Demonstrate an understanding of living and studying in the UK.
On completion of this module, students should be developing their ability to
1. Use and manipulate written and spoken general and academic language to suit a clear communicative purpose, including having a wide lexical resource, a range of appropriate structures and the ability to use these coherently, accurately and fluently.
2. Participate in seminars, discussions and presentations.
3. Extract the main message of listening texts or lectures without significant loss of detail or subtlety.
4. Read texts identifying main ideas, specific details, referring words, functions of sentences, and applying strategies for unknown lexis.
5. Evaluate sources and select appropriate information.
6. Take effective notes and integrate sources into their own work.
7. Demonstrate appropriate academic style.
8. Paraphrase, reference and avoid plagiarism.
9. Understand the expectations of study in the UK, including the ability to think critically.
10. Manage their study time effectively.
Weeks 1-4 Culture Theme: These 4 weeks include content related to effective reading, argument building, critical thinking, summarising and preparing for lectures. Students take part in seminars and lectures, and produce diagnostic writing, learning logs and videos.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practicals | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Seminar | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Seminar | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Private study hours | 76 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 84 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 160 | ||
This is a full-time course. On average students will have 21 hours of tuition and will be expected to do an additional 19 hours or more of private study each week, which includes variable independent online learning, also activities such as reading and preparing for seminars, projects and assessments using both online digital and print resources, and completing learning tasks.
Students receive regular oral and written feedback on writing tasks in class and through weekly consultations which allows them to improve their writing and language skills. They are also supported through classes and consultations in terms of their speaking skills in preparation for their presentations.
Formative assessments include:
- Summary writing to support the development of LOs 1 & 4-8 (week 3);
- Learning log (6 pieces submitted: 2 marked) to support the development of LOs 1 & 7-10 (week 3);
- Group presentation to allow for further development of LOs 1-3 & 5-10 (week 4)
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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