Module manager: Milena Marinkova
Email: M.D.Marinkova@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: 1 Jul to 15 Sep (2.5mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
ELU3011
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module aims to develop the academic literacy, language skills, knowledge and understanding required for postgraduate study in the fields of Education and Linguistics. It is taught in partnership between academics from the Language Centre, and the Schools of Education and Languages, Cultures and Societies, allowing the learning of language to be integrated and built around key content areas, and for you to develop a deeper understanding of how knowledge is communicated in your discipline.
The aim of this content-based pre-sessional module is to prepare you to integrate into your postgraduate programme with confidence, as you gain familiarity with the academic language, literacy and skills required to study at postgraduate level within the diciplinary areas of Education, Linguistics, and Translation.
The Language for Education and Linguistics module aims to help you meet the language requirements of your chosen academic programme, by displaying linguistic and literacy skills to a level that will enable you to communicate competently at postgraduate level within the discipline. The module aims to develop your awareness and understanding of the cultures, contexts and discourses of academic study and ethical academic practices in their disciplines. This increased awareness and understanding in turn aims to enhance your learning both during and beyond the module by contributing to your ongoing development as autonomous and reflective learners.
On successful completion of the module students will:
1. Recognise and apply knowledge of academic literacy, language and skills required in your future MA programme.
2. Demonstrate audience and discourse awareness, including an understanding of typical genres in the disciplines of Education, Linguistics and Translation Studies.
3. Display an understanding of ethical academic practices, including the use of Generative AI.
On successful completion of the module students will:
4. Use English to communicate competently within your subject-specific fields.
5. Apply appropriate academic integrity conventions and practices within your own studies.
6. Employ effective strategies to approach your academic studies in English.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Fieldwork | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Lecture | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| Practical | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Seminar | 25 | 2 | 50 |
| Private study hours | 126 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 84 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 210 | ||
Progress will be monitored through:
- Checking and formative feedback on weekly performance on written tasks, class discussions, and reflective logs.
- In-class informal observation by teachers on ’use of language and level of engagement.
- Written formative feedback on drafts for Coursework 1 and 2.
You will have the opportunity to attend:
- In-class feedback sessions on drafts and practice assignments.
- 1:1 optional consultations on their ongoing performance, engagement and feedback.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Portfolio Part 2: Oral | 30 |
| Coursework | Portfolio Part 1: Written | 70 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 27/06/2025
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