Module manager: Geoffrey Nsanja
Email: g.w.nsanja@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
- Restricted to international students whose first language is not English. - You must have an upper-intermediate level of English at or below IELTS 6.0, or equivalent. - If the Language Centre is not able to identify your level of English, you may be contacted before the start of the semester or be asked to complete a placement English Language Test before being accepted onto the module. - This module is available to incoming Study Abroad students.
| ELU1003 | English for Communication |
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module aims to give you increased confidence in communicating in 'real' English. Through the use of video, the internet and project work you will extend your vocabulary, and pronunciation ability and develop communication strategies. - You will analyse and learn about different British dialects and have the opportunity to interview the people of Leeds. - You will also study aspects of British life and culture and how this influences the language used. - By the end of the module you will have developed the confidence and ability to better understand and be better understood when speaking English.
On completion of this module, students can be expected to be able to communicate with a greater degree of appropriacy and success in English, in both formal and informal situations in the University and in the wider community.
Students should have developed an awareness and understanding of a large range of native-speaker accents, and should have developed the ability and confidence to initiate communication and respond appropriately. They will have a greater appreciation of modern English in context, and gained valuable insights into current aspects of British life and culture.
- Familiarisation with modern British English, including regional accents and changes in current language usage
- An introduction to topical aspects of British life and institutions, examining relevant language and thought
- An emphasis on communication as a life skill.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Tutorial | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent online learning hours | 49 | ||
| Private study hours | 124 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Private study tasks relate to the content of the course and to the preparation of the assessed piece of coursework. Students are expected to develop their research skills and critical thinking skills when preparing for their assessed piece of work and of refining their communication skills in the pursuit of essential information, which requires them to have contact with local people in their own time. They are also expected to spend private study time in improving their grammatical skills and vocabulary acquisition.
Students’ progress is monitored throughout the course via peer assessment and by informal (non-assessed) tutor feedback through their participation in class activities (and required goals requiring preparation in private study time). This monitoring addresses various aspects of communication skills.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Poster Presentation | Poster Presentation and further oral assessment - viva | 60 |
| Written Work | Poster | 40 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
There is no reading list for this module
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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