Module: Higher Advanced English Language Skills 1

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Higher Advanced English Language Skills 1
Module Code	ESL1008 (ITS: EN333)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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. Minimum exit level for this module is C1(CEFR)

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	90	reading for assignments; writing assignments; practising and extending language; correcting
Lecture	24	No Description
Assessment Feedback	1	No Description
Online activity	10	No Description
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	20438	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Fiona Gallagher	Module Teacher	Catherine Geraghty, Martin Toal

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Completion of online activity	n/a	20%	n/a
Digital Project	n/a	80%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None