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Archived Version 2003 - 2004

Module Title Oral Skills Advanced
Module Code EN321
School SALIS

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Level 3 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Module Aims
7 to promote oral fluency at native-speaker level 7 to highlight some of the more difficult areas of syntax and vocabulary associated with advanced fluency 7 to develop students' awareness of register and appropriate language in spoken situations. 7 to improve and develop oral presentation skills.

Learning Outcomes
7 the student should be able to participate effectively in discussions and defend a point of view coherently 7 have an acceptable standard of pronunciation and intonation 7 deliver a well planned and researched oral presentation 7 acquire appropriate oral summarising and reporting skills.

Indicative Time Allowances
Hours
Lectures 0
Tutorials 0
Laboratories 0
Seminars 0
Independent Learning Time 75

Total 75
Placements
Assignments
NOTE
Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus
Assessment
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Indicative Reading List
Essential Supplementary: Regular reading of a 'quality' newspaper in English
Programme or List of Programmes
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