Module: English Integrated Skills 2

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	English Integrated Skills 2
Module Code	EN307
School	SALIS
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Fiona Gallagher Semester 2: Fiona Gallagher Autumn: Fiona Gallagher
Module Teachers	Barra Oseaghdha Fiona Gallagher Martin Toal
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

None
As for initial assessment

Description

To increase all language skills to upper intermediate level; to equip the student to participate effectively in discussions; to widen the students' structural and lexical choices in all settings; to enable students to write appropriately in a variety of contexts. The minimum exit level for this module is B2:2(CEFR).

Learning Outcomes

1. Express themselves orally and in writing at level B2 of the CEFR.
2. Use appropriate communicative strategies in oral and written situations.
3. Express themselves orally without hesitation in a range of contexts.
4. Write with a good degree of accuracy on a range of topics.
5. Extract information from texts.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Assignment Completion	30	No Description
Independent Study	71	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Content
Students will examine a range of authentic material for both content and the grammatical structures used to convey meaning.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	Students complete a language awareness assignment at the end of the semester which focuses on aspects of language examined during the module.	100%

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Paul Hancock, Annie McDonald,: 0, English Result Upper-intermediate: Student's Book with DVD Pack, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19- 412957-2
Oxford University Press: 0, Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, 978-0194799003

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

HMSAO	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
IFCBC	IFC Int. Business & Languages (Chinese)
IFCBE	IFCInter.Bus&Lang(English with Fr/Ge/Sp)
IFCCES	Int Foundation Cert (Science)
IFCMS	Int Foundation Cert (Mathematics)
IFPBMD	Pre-Masters Intl. Foundation Programme
IFPFIM	Pre-Masters Intl. Foundation Programme
IFPMBE	Pre-Mast Inter Found Prog Biopr Engin
SMPEC	Single Module Programme (Eng & Comp)

Date of Last Revision

07-JUN-11

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