Module: Higher Advanced English Language Skills 1

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Higher Advanced English Language Skills 1
Module Code	EN333 (ITS) / ESL1008 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
Module Co-ordinator	Fiona Gallagher
Module Teachers	Catherine Geraghty, Martin Toal
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module will focus on developing students' vocabulary range and mastery of grammatical structures and functions in English at CEF level C1+ and C2 so that they can communicate with a very high degree of precision, accuracy and ease in even the most complex and sensitive situations. There will also be a focus on all four language skills so that students can operate to a very high degree of sophistication and fluency in their use of English, using English with due attention to appropriacy and register. Materials used in this module are mainly pitched at CEFR level C1+

Learning Outcomes

1. convey finer shades of meaning precisely and accurately for social, academic and professional purposes
2. identify and use a range of cultural allusions and idiomatic expressions
3. employ a range of reading and listening strategies in order to fully understand the finer points of arguments and opinions contained in complex written and oral texts with relative ease
4. demonstrate an ability to manage collocational and connotative features of language effectively
5. identify and adopt a variety of stylistic features of language appropriate to a particular language register and genre
6. manage, interpret and create meaning using a variety of digital devices and tools

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Independent Study	71	reading for assignments; writing assignments; practising and extending language; correcting
Lecture	24	Participation in and engagement with tasks during weekly timetabled sessions
Directed learning	30	Post-class review of materials and learning focus; completion of set tasks
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

Language course which contains topics of general interest and which seeks to enhance lexical and grammatical use

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	memoir	50%	Sem 1 End
Oral Examination	n/a	50%	Sem 1 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

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