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Learning Outcomes

TopES1103 serves as a bridging course for students who have taken the university’s Qualifying English Test and are deemed to require additional language support for the academic context. It aims to equip students with the knowledge of the academic genre and the ability to apply such knowledge in academic communication. The module adopts a reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for students’ writing and provides opportunities for analysing and internalising ways of organising academic texts. Students will acquire essential academic skills required to cope with the rigour of academic writing at a tertiary level.
Welcome to ES1103, English for Academic Purposes. This module carries 4 modular credits and aims to help you deal with your various academic English language and study skills needs.

Course Aims

ES1103 aims to

Develop your proficiency in reading and writing in an academic context
Enhance your discourse ability and audience awareness
Prepare you to better meet the language requirements in your university programme

Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
On successful completion of ES1103, you should be able to:

CILO
1	read critically and select appropriately from a range of texts and paraphrase/ summarise/ synthesize to integrate into own writing
2	demonstrate an awareness of the process of writing academic texts, including appropriate metacognitive strategies
3	write coherent and accurate academic texts using discourse semantic and lexico-grammatical choices appropriate to the task and context
4	demonstrate an awareness of academic integrity and citation conventions
5	develop some understanding of your discipline discourse specificity and how ES1103 knowledge might be applied in your undergraduate modules

Prerequisites

Top1. Placement through the Qualifying English Test or a pass in ES1000. 2. Only students who matriculated in AY2016/17 and onwards can take ES1103

Teaching Modes

TopES1103 is taught in weekly tutorials: 2 x 2 hours over 12 weeks. The first class meeting is in Week 2 (starting on Monday 22 January 2018).

Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)

To help you achieve the intended learning outcomes, the following TLAs have been designed:

TLA
CILOs	In this course, you will work individually, in pairs or in groups to:
1, 2, 3, 4	Produce context-appropriate, cohesive and accurate writing through a process of drafting, revising, peer and tutor feedback. In particular, writing a range of academic genres: a synthesis, a problem-solution essay and a critical reflection
2, 5	Analyse assignment prompts from various disciplines
5	Explore the texts/genres used in various disciplines at the university
1,2, 3, 4, 5	Complete text analysis activities to increase your awareness of common academic language features and how these contribute to the meanings made in various disciplines and contexts
1, 2,3,4	Search, evaluate and select sources to support your arguments/claims
1, 4	Practice paraphrasing and synthesizing skills
4	Practise using APA as a citation style and learn how to use source management platforms
5	Relate your knowledge and skills to the expectations of your disciplines (and other modules)
1, 2, 5	Analyse various academic writing contexts to make the appropriate genre and register choices in your writing
1,2,3,4,5	Investigate your disciplinary context and reflect on your learning experience and how this may assist you in future writing contexts
1,2,3,4, 5	See texts from the reader’s perspective by engaging in guided peer reviewing tasks

Throughout the semester, you will be required to engage actively in all tasks both in and out of the classroom. With your active engagement, you will learn through in-class instruction, tutor feedback and tutor-student consultation, as well as through class discussions, presentations, peer reviews of your writing assignments, and text analysis. Your active interaction within all aspects of the course is essential.

Schedule

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	Session 1	Session 2	Tasks/Reminders/Assessment
Week 1 15-19 Jan	No tutorial		Access the IVLE and read the course information
Week 2 22-26 Jan	Introducing ES1103 Overview of Academic Discourse: Genre and Language Building Genre awareness	Reading and note-taking strategies Overview of Academic Discourse: Genre and Language	HW: Write a short introduction on the Forum, reply to 2 or 3 peers (optional)
Week 3 29 Jan-2 Feb	Using Citations: Paraphrasing Summarizing and Stance (1) Avoiding plagiarism /APA-in text mechanics (1)	Using Citations: Paraphrasing Summarizing and Stance (2) Avoiding plagiarism /APA-in text mechanics (2) Synthesizing (1) Reporting verbs\Evaluative language for sources	Complete Plagiarism Quiz Work on the Synthesis task Complete the Synthesis Task by Sunday 4, run a Plagiarism check and consult the report.
Week 4 5 – 9 Feb	Synthesizing (2)	The Essay Writing Process Analyzing Essay/Task prompts From brainstorm to outlines Gathering sources	Search for sources and think of a topic for your essay
Week 5 12-16 Feb CNY Friday 16	Writing cohesive texts Essay sample deconstruction	Writing an introduction Writing workshop	Prepare for the presentation of your essay outline.
Week 6 19-23 Feb	Presentations of essay outlines and sources	Expressing logical relations between ideas	Work on your essay
24Feb-4 March	Recess Week		Write Essay draft 1 and share the draft on Sunday 4 March (10 pm)- run a plagiarism check
Week 7 5-9 March	Peer Review of Essay Draft 1	Open session for revisions/students’ specific queries/Text analysis or joint construction of a specific text segment	Revise your draft after Peer Review *Submit Essay Draft 2 (15%)* for tutor’s feedback on Saturday 10 March (10 pm) in IVLE folder. Run a Plagiarism check and consult the report.
Week 8 12-16 March	APA/Revision and reference list Mechanics Citation Software Workshop	Expressing academic content: nominalization and noun group Analyzing disciplinary texts	Consult tutor feedback on your essay draft 2 as it becomes available and prepare for the consultation
Week 9 19-23 March	Consultations		Prepare for the consultation Revise your draft after consultation Select a disciplinary text and complete an analysis to bring to class in Week 11
Week 10 26-30 March Good Friday 30/3	Consultations
Week 11 2-6 April	Disciplinary texts analysis Transfer to the discipline	Writing a Reflection (tutorial)	Submit Essay Final Draft (25%) by Wednesday 4 April (10pm)
Week 12 9-13 April	Consultations/Revision		Write the Reflection (draft 1) Revise the course content Prepare for the exam
Week 13 16-20 April	Reflection Assignment (20%)	Course revisions
Reading Week		Exam Friday 27 April

Assessment

TopThere are 2 coursework assessments and an end-of- course examination:


Continuous assessment	70%
Final Exam Essay	30%

Total 100%

The weighting of the Continuous Review components are as follows:

Component	Weighting

Problem-solution Essay -Essay Draft 2: 15% -Essay Final: 25%	40%
Critical Reflection	20%
Participation	10%
Final Essay Exam	30%
	100%

The Final Exam consists of a timed source-based essay writing task. It is scheduled in Reading Week on the Friday

Preclusions

TopES1102

Workload

Top0-4-0-3-3

Workload Components : A-B-C-D-E
A: no. of lecture hours per week
B: no. of tutorial hours per week
C: no. of lab hours per week
D: no. of hours for projects, assignments, fieldwork etc per week
E: no. of hours for preparatory work by a student per week