This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
This is an English language Skills module which will help you to develop your lecture listening skills and succeed on your current degree programme. This module is intended for students for whom English is an additional language. You will attend lectures that give input on elements of the listening process including: skills and strategies for effective listening; listening to different accents and dialects; listening for structure, argument and content; and the functions of stress and intonation. In supporting seminars, you will analyse the phonological features of English and other elements of spoken language in academic contexts in more detail. Practical workshop sessions will focus on using appropriate listening skills and strategies to interact with spoken texts. During the workshops, you will also have the opportunity to recognise and overcome your own listening challenges. Tutorials focus on individual development and planning of independent learning.
Total contact hours: 22
Private study hours: 128
Total Study hours: 150
No cost- all materials included.
In Course Test 1 (45 minutes) (20%)
Assignment (Analysis of recorded text) (500 words) (20%)
Essay (1800 words) (60%)
Indicative reading:
• Campbell, C. and Smith J, (2007) English for Academic Study: Listening. Reading, Garnet Education
• Crystal, D. (2011) David Crystal's introduction to language a complete course. Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge (DVD)
• Hughes, A., Trudgill, P., & Watt, D. (2005). English accents and dialects: An introduction to social and regional varieties of English in the British Isles (4th ed.). London: Hodder Arnold.
• Salehzadeh, J. (2009). Academic listening strategies: A guide to understanding lectures. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Learning outcomes:
1.1. identify the skills and sub-skills involved in the listening process
1.2. identify and adopt appropriate listening strategies to complete a number of academic tasks
1.3. demonstrate an understanding of how stress and intonation in English can affect meaning
1.4. recognise the characteristics of a range of accents in spoken English
1.5. identify the causes of common misunderstandings in listening to spoken English
1.6. plan and manage their own learning
1.7. manage their time
1.8. communicate appropriately with a specialist and non-specialist audience
1.9. solve problems and make and evaluate decisions
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