ENGL 2244Teachers: Gary Betney & Lisa Roughsedge

To make the course more interesting and relevant to you as I.T. majors we will be using a website for many of the activities.

So please bring your laptop to every class as well as the relevant books(s)

The course website: http://eapforitstudents.wikispaces.com/home

Bring your laptops!

This course is intended and designed for students with IELTS equivalence of 5.5-6.0.

Covers reading, speaking, listening and writing.

Classes are for 8 hours each week, you should also carry out at least 6 hours of independent study each week covering vocabulary, grammar, writing, speaking, pronunciation and spelling skills.

ENGL 2244

If you want to get a good grade for the assessed work and the exam then you must do the independent study.

This means reading the textbooks, taking notes, checking the course website regularly and doing your own research in the LRC and on the internet.

Independent Study

You must take notes in each class.

This will help you with the project.

It will also help with revision for the exam.

Note taking

Students should be able to:

Follow and participate in a classroom discussion of an academic topic in which they are required to advance and argue a simple case.

Follow and participate in lectures through strategic listening, note-taking and clarification.

ENGL 2244- Objectives

Read and reflect on short academic texts using a range of reading strategies and an understanding of academic lexis.

To compose longer academic essays.

To carry out simple research tasks.

ENGL 2244- Objectives

Inside Reading 2 (SECOND PART).

Effective Academic Writing 3 (SECOND PART).

Lecture Ready (SECOND PART)

Course website.

PLUS your own sources.

ENGL 2244- Materials

You must attend all classes

Absence of more than 12 hours (10%) in a semester = written warning.

More than 24 hours (20%) = suspension.

Being more than 5 minutes late for an 8.00 a.m. class or ANY lateness for any other class = 2 hours absence and non-admission.

ENGL 2244- Attendance

All assessment tasks must be completed on time.

Continuous assessment: Project 10 minute presentation – 20% 1000-1200 word report –30%

Final Exam:Listening – 10%

Reading - 10% Speaking - 10% Language Knowledge – 5% Writing - 15%

ENGL 2244- Assessment

Project presentation:

The order of presenting will be decided by the teacher.

Presentations will be co-educational.

If you are not ready when called then you go to the end of the list and lose 10%.

ENGL 2244- Assessment

You will:

Complete a small-scale piece of primary and secondary research.

Present your research through an oral presentation AND…

Submit a written report of 1000-1200 words (SafeAssign).

ENGL 2244- Project

Each of you must undertake a small-scale piece of primary and secondary research.

Primary research involves YOU conducting original research and creating original data.

This could be by the use of interviews, structured observation, questionnaire, experiments, etc…

Overview

Secondary research involves reviewing other people’s work by reading what they have said about a topic. This could be in books, newspapers, journals, magazines, the internet, etc.

E.g. ‘What is Twitter and how/why do people use it?’

Overview

It will be a topic of your choice, and MUST be related to your major.

You will need to produce spoken and written outputs that you can plan, draft and revise over time with the support of both your classmates and myself.

Overview

You will need to use your:

Subject knowledge

Research skills

Reading, writing, listening and speaking skills

Overview

MUST contain, (i.e. be in the form of) a QUESTION.

MUST be specific enough to be researched in the time-frame.

Topics

Submit topic and research question by Week FOUR at the latest .

Deadline 1

Plagiarism MUST be avoided.

I will give you support in this but ultimately it is YOUR work and YOUR responsibility.

Plagiarism

Task 1 Choose a research topic from the list provided:

This must be a specific question NOT a general topic.

Must be researchable over the period allowed and must be coverable in a 10 minute presentation and a 1000-1200 word report.

INSTRUCTIONS

The topic must relate to your major studies.

It must involve both primary and secondary research.

Task 2

Plan a work schedule, what you need to do, how and when you are going to do it.

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 3 Gather the information you need to answer the

question.

Identify resources to read in the LRC or the internet.

Read and make notes on the sources Think about what you have read and what your

opinions are… Create your primary research instrument and

gather data.

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 4 Organize your information:

Review all of the information you have found (and any data you have collected) and decide what you want to say.

INSTRUCTIONS

Submit your 1000-1200 word draft report into SafeAssign by week EIGHT at the latest.

I will give feedback on the draft ONLY if it is submitted on time.

You should use the feedback to help improve your presentation.

Deadline 2

Plan your presentation:

Three main stages- introduction, main body, conclusion.

List and sequence the points you want to make in the main body.

INSTRUCTIONS

Introduce the topic in your introduction.

Sum up your conclusions in the conclusion.

Practice delivering the presentation.

Include your references at the end.

Plan your presentation cont..

Task 6

Deliver the presentation using PowerPoint in week 10, this is the week of :

In front of whole class, includes delivery of information and answering questions.

Deadline 3

Task 7 Plan and draft your report:

Use the feedback on the presentation.

Write the presentation as a report.

Avoid plagiarism.

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 7 Submit your report:

Put your report through SafeAssign.

Hand it in with the SafeAssign report by (No report will be accepted without the SafeAssign report)

Deadline 4

Saturday: Inside Reading

Sunday: Effective Academic Writing

Monday: Lecture Ready

Wednesday: Project work

Class routine – Gary’s group

As informed by Mrs Lisa Roughsedge and subject to change.

The initial weeks will focus on the AWL from Inside Reading.

Class routine – Lisa’s group

I will also be available during the following times in my office, room 115, teacher’s block:

Sunday, 10.00-12.00

Tuesday 12.00- 14.00

Office hours – Gary’s group

I will also be available during the following times in my office, room 111, teacher’s block:

Tuesday 08.00-10.00

Wednesday 08.00-10.00

Office hours – Lisa’s group