develop sub-skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing
learn the meaning and use of language associated with discipline-related text types, using appropriate strategies to work out meaning
write discipline-related academic texts
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
Prerequisites
Yes(HENG243)
Recommended Optional Programme Components
yok
Course Description
HENG 244 is an English for Specific and Academic Purposes course at B1+ level, whose pre-requisite course is HENG 243. The course is designed to improve four main skills and academic and discipline-related language in an integrated manner. Learners are encouraged to study independently and apply the course content to their chosen discipline.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the course
2nd Week
Unit 7: Listening- Understanding speaker emphasis
3rd Week
Unit 7: Speaking ? Asking for clarification and responding to queries
4th Week
Unit 8: Reading- Practising reading skills with focus on language use
5th Week
Unit 8: Writing- Recognizing different academic essay types and structures
6th Week
Unit 9: Listening- Using different note-taking systems
7th Week
Unit 9: Speaking- Making effective contributions to a seminar and referring to other peoples? ideas in a seminar
8th Week
Unit 10: Reading- Recognising the writer?s stance and level of confidence or tentativeness, Inferring implicit ideas
9th Week
Unit 10: Writing- Writing different types of academic essays by using direct quotations and compiling reference list
10th Week
Unit 11: Listening- Recognising the speaker?s stance, Writing up notes in full
11th Week
Unit 11: Speaking- Building an argument in a seminar (Agreeing/ Disagreeing)
12th Week
Unit 12: Reading- Understanding how ideas in a text are linked
13th Week
Unit 12: Writing- Writing research reports
14th Week
General Revision
Recommended or Required Reading
(1) Supplementary Materials (BUSFL-CDU)
Additional self-study materials related to the students? field of study are suggested.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
40
Oral Exam
1
5
Other
1
5
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
