LANG512 – Developing Reading and Writing
Module code
LANG512
Module title
Developing Reading and Writing
Prescription
Students will develop the reading and writing skills required to communicate independently and effectively in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar situations with fluency and flexibility in academic contexts.
Programmes
- EL2105
NZQA Level
Level 5
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: Analyse and synthesise information from complex, academic, written texts.
LO2: Write a well-structured, sophisticated, extended academic text using a range of sources. - Content
- • Critically analyse extensive academic texts (research articles, book chapters, authentic texts)
• Describe and evaluate visual and statistical information (e.g. diagrams, graphs, maps)
• Critically respond to ideas in a complex written academic texts
• Make notes, summarise and synthesise ideas
• Evaluate the reliability and suitability of sources
• Write research questions, aims and objectives
• Write a report in the format of an academic/journal article
• Evaluate evidence and arguments
• Synthesise and integrate research from secondary sources
• A range of specialised vocabulary relevant to the academic and/or professional field
• New General Service List, first 3000 words
• New Academic Word List - Assessment Criteria
- In order to pass a course, students must:
• Meet all course learning outcomes
• Pass all summative assessments
• 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
