Module manager: Denise de Pauw
Email: d.b.depauw@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: 1 Jul to 15 Sep (2.5mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This 6-week pre-sessional module will help you develop the language skills, knowledge and understanding required for postgraduate study in the disciplines of Engineering, Transport and Computer Science. You will study subject specific content to help you develop your language and literacy skill to a level that will enable you to communicate competently and confidently on your chosen postgraduate programme.
In alignment with the aims of the Language Centre’s Pre-sessional programmes, the pre-sessional content-based provision aims to prepare you to integrate your postgraduate programme with confidence and familiarity with the English literacy and skills required. The module aims to help you meet the language requirements of your future academic programme and to display linguistic and literacy skills to a level that will enable you to communicate competently within your discipline-specific academic context at postgraduate level. You will develop an awareness and understanding of the culture, context and discourse of academic study in your discipline and an understanding of ethical academic practices in your discipline. You will develop into autonomous and reflective learners.
1. Recognise and apply knowledge of English academic literacy (including verbal and visual), language and skills required in your MSc programme.
2. Demonstrate audience and discourse awareness, including of typical genres in the discipline of engineering.
3. Display awareness of ethical academic practices, including in relation to the use of Gen AI.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
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.
This is a full-time course. On average students will have 16 hours of tuition per week, however, this may vary each week. You will also be expected to do up to an additional 19 hours or more of independent study each week.
Independent online learning:
Discipline-specific academic content & language
Preparation for group work
Private study:
Vocabulary and language development
Study skills development
Preparation for assessments
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Seminar | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Seminar | 33 | 2 | 66 |
| Private study hours | 126 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 84 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 210 | ||
-Checking, and formative feedback of your weekly performance on tasks, presentations and seminar participation -Checking, assessing and giving feedback on your progress with weekly written tasks. -In class informal observation by teachers on your use of language and level of engagement. -The final assessments will be based specifically on the core areas of academic language and subject specific literacy.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Reading into writing assignment | 50 |
| Coursework | Oral Assignment | 50 |
| 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: 26/06/2025
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