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Module Title	Oral Skills Advanced
Module Code	EN321
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Mr Martin Toal	Office Number	C2105
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To promote oral fluency at an advanced level; to highlight some of the more difficult areas of syntax and vocabulary associated with advanced fluency; to develop students' awareness of register and appropriate language in spoken situations;to improve and develop oral presentation skills at individual and group level as a transferable skill.

Learning Outcomes

1. Participate effectively in discussions.
2. Defend a point of view coherently.
3. Demonstrate a good standard of pronunciation and intonation.
4. Research a topic thoroughly and present it orally in a coherent, structured manner.
5. Summarise information orally.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Tutorial	24	No Description
Group work	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 be provided with a list of discussion topics during the course and one topic per session will usually be dealt with. Participants will be divided into pairs and groups which will change several times. The initial emphasis will be in promoting fluency and this emphasis will then shift to techniques of oral presentation, leading towards the preparation and delivery of a talk by each group. There will be an evaluation of oral presentation skills before the final assessment consisting of the team oral presentation.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
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
Unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BSSA	Study Abroad (DCU Business School)
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ECSAO	Study Abroad (Engineering & Computing)
HMSA	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
HMSAO	Study Abroad (Humanities & Soc Science)
SHSAO	Study Abroad (Science & Health)

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