Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Dana Skopal
Contact via dana.skopal.mq.edu.au
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MAppLing or PGDipAppLing or MAppLingTESOL or MTransInterMAppLingTESOL
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
APPL742
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit will provide you with an understanding of the features of academic discourse, focusing on the genres used by different disciplinary communities, and the way these communities use the lexico-grammatical resources of academic English to achieve their purposes. We examine the identities projected by academics in their writing, and the ways in which student writers develop their understanding of and ability to project appropriate identities. This understanding provides the basis for consideration of approaches to needs analysis, course and materials development and assessment. The problems faced by both native and non-native speakers of English will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to follow their own interests in their selection of assignments.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
How to apply for a late submission of an assignment
All requests for special consideration, including extensions, must be submitted via ask.mq.edu.au and provide suitable supporting documentation.
Late Assignment Submission
• Late submissions without an extension will receive a penalty of 5% of the total mark available for the assignment per day.
• Late submission of an assignment without an extension will not be permitted after marks have been released to the rest of the class.
• Extensions will only be given in special circumstances, and can be requested by completing the Special Consideration request at ask.mq.edu.au and providing the requisite supporting documentation.
• For more information on Special Consideration, see the university website https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
• Assignments submitted after the deadline, regardless of the reason, will be marked and returned at a date determined by the unit convenor.
• Extensions cannot continue beyond the start of the following semester, and students should be aware that long extensions may impact graduation dates.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Summary | 20% | No | 19 Aug 2018 |
Essay | 40% | No | 23 Sep 2018 |
Materials review | 40% | No | 11 Nov 2018 |
Due: 19 Aug 2018
Weighting: 20%
Summarise the main ideas in a chapter or article on academic discourse.
Due: 23 Sep 2018
Weighting: 40%
An essay on a topic of your interest related to EAP
Due: 11 Nov 2018
Weighting: 40%
Critically analyse teaching materials taken from published sources.
Class Time: Monday 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
Room: 14 Sir Christopher Ondaatje Ave - 163
iLearn: https://ilearn.edu.au
Lectures will be recorded on ECHO
Week |
Topic |
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Introduction to EAP: What is academic discourse? |
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Genre in EAP |
3 |
The language of Academic English: Nominal groups, nominalisation and abstraction |
4 |
Stance and identity in professional academic texts |
5 |
Developing expression of stance and identity in student writing |
6 |
EAP, intertextuality and plagiarism |
7 |
Multimodality and the use of social media in academic discourse |
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Mid-Semester break |
8 |
Approaches to EAP: study skills, literacy or literacies |
9 |
Needs analysis in EAP |
10 |
Course design in EAP |
11 |
Materials selection and design in EAP |
12 |
Assessment in EAP |
13 |
EAP teachers and professional identity |
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