Module description
This core English module will give you the ability to understand the academic English used in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Throughout this English for Academic Purposes module you’ll develop skills that are essential for university study, including the ability to express yourself orally and in writing in these same contexts.
You will receive input on and practise English skills such as:
- identifying the key points in academic articles
- taking effective notes on academic lectures
- using academic articles, books and lectures while avoiding plagiarism
- structuring and writing critical assignments, including essays
- integrating and synthesising a range of sources
- taking part in discussions using a range of discussion language
- delivering academic presentations
- ethically using Generative AI to support your studies
Your improved English skills will help you to get better marks in your other compulsory and optional modules. By the end of the programme, you’ll be able to engage confidently with your tutors and peers and excel in your undergraduate studies.
Assessment details
You’ll be assessed for this English for Academic Purposes module through coursework (80%) and a final exam (20%).
Educational aims & objectives
This English for Academic Purposes module will:
- develop your ability to write critically, fluently and accurately for a variety of academic contexts in the arts, humanities and select social sciences
- increase your ability to read and listen critically and selectively in order to inform academic writing and speaking
- help you learn to communicate appropriately and effectively in a variety of academic contexts, including seminars, presentations and tutorials
- ensure that you can understand and use a wide range of academic vocabulary and grammar relevant to the arts, humanities and select social sciences
- further your ability to learn creatively, independently, responsibly and reflectively.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
- use a range of strategies to extract general and specific information from authentic academic sources (both written and oral) from the arts, humanities and social sciences for a given purpose
- produce written and oral work that adheres to disciplinary conventions in the arts, humanities and social sciences
- find, critically evaluate, select and use appropriately the work of others in your own work
- demonstrate control of a range of academic lexis and grammar