LANG472 – Developing Reading and Writing
Module code
LANG472
Module title
Developing Reading and Writing
Prescription
Students will develop the reading and writing skills required to communicate independently and effectively in familiar and some less familiar situations with fluency and flexibility in academic settings.
Programmes
- EL2104
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
LO1: Locate, analyse and synthesise the main ideas and supporting details of moderately complex texts of an academic nature.
LO2: Write a crafted text appropriate to audience and purpose, synthesising and evaluating information and arguments from researched material. - Content
- • Identify purpose and features of academic texts
• Identify inferred, implied and literal meaning in moderately complex written texts
• Describe and analyse visual information (e.g. diagrams, graphs, maps etc.)
• Search for sources on library catalogue and databases
• Produce coherent writing in academic genres (e.g. compare and contrast essays, cause and effect essays)
• Synthesise information from a range of sources
• Integrate research into written work (quoting, reporting, paraphrasing and summarising)
• Accurately use APA referencing and formatting
• Use similarity checking software (e.g. Turnitin)
• Use appropriate academic style and conventions
• Analyse and use a range of complex sentence structures and cohesive devices
• A range of specialised vocabulary relevant to the academic and/or professional field
• Read extensive texts
• New General Service List, first 2500 words; New Academic Word List - Assessment Criteria
- In order to pass a course, students must:
• Meet all course learning outcomes
• Pass all summative assessments
• Achieve all unit standards
• Attend at least 85% of scheduled classes (on campus) - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- May include:
• Experiential and task-based learning
• Online activities
• Group/collaborative projects Downloadable pre-recorded lectures
• Online forums and discussion groups
• Presentations with or without voice-over
• Worksheets and other directed tasks
• Demonstrations
• Role plays
• Cultural awareness activities - Learning and Teaching Resource
- • Moodle
• Online facilitator
• Scenarios and simulations (may be used)
• Online resources
• Library including resources
• E-textbook
