Modulbeschreibung

English for Academic Purposes

Kurzzeichen:
M_boek.EFAP
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
ECTS-Credits:
3
Arbeitsaufwand (h):
90
Leitidee:

Being able to use academic English confidently is crucial for all students who study abroad and are envisaging an international career. However, it usually takes several semesters before stu-dents feel entirely at ease with academic language. EFAP, therefore, aims to give students the opportunity to engage actively with academic English, showing them how to use an appropriate, formal academic tone and how to continue to develop their own 'academic voice'.

Modulverantwortung:
O'Neill AnneMarie
Lehrpersonen:
Dr. Giger Robinson Esther
Standort (angeboten):
Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen (Standard)
Zusätzliche Eingangskompetenzen:

English level B2

Modultyp:
Wahl-Modul für Betriebsökonomie VZ STD_23(Empfohlenes Semester: 3 | Niveau S: Specialised level course)
Besuchspflichtmodul für International Management VZ STD_23 (SR)Kategorie:PflichtAusserhalbAssessment (PAA_Mod_WI)
Bemerkungen:

Workload[h]

Contact hours: 24

Guided self-study: 34

Independent self-study: 32

Modulbewertung:
Note von 1 - 6

Leistungsnachweise und deren Gewichtung

Modulschlussprüfung:
Schriftliche Prüfung, 90 Minuten
Bemerkungen zur Prüfung:

No aids allowed

Während der Unterrichtsphase:
  • Schriftliche Prüfung
Bewertungsart:
Note von 1 - 6
Gewichtung:
  • Writing portfolio: 24 points
  • Written test: 90 minutes, 76 points
Bemerkungen:

Inhalte

Angestrebte Lernergebnisse (Abschlusskompetenzen):

Professional competences:

Participants can:

  • use common academic words and phrases with confidence,
  • describe and comment on research data using academic language,
  • report on surveys using academic language,
  • summarize an academic text using formal academic English and appropriate para-phrasing techniques,
  • write self-reflective texts,
  • write an argumentative essay.

 

Methodological competences:

Participants can:

  • recognize informal language and amend texts to make them suitable for an academic con-text

 

Self-competences:

Participants can:

  • develop strategies of their own to improve their academic English using a variety of sources.
Modul- und Lerninhalt:

Topic area I: Introduction

  • Academic discourse, formal language

 

Topic area II: Elements of Academic Writing

  • Referring to sources
  • Paraphrasing
  • Summarising
  • Describing and discussing findings
  • Argumentative Essays
  • Self-reflective writing

 

Topic area III: Writing Clinic

  • Individual coaching sessions

 

Topic area IV: Revision

Lehr- und Lernmethoden:

Individual work, pair work, class discussions, other class activities, e-learning tasks

Lehrmittel/-materialien:

Mandatory:

  • EFAP Reader (Moodle)
  • Worksheets on Moodle

 

Optional:

  • Bailey, S. (2020). Academic Writing for International Students of Business and Economics. New York: Routledge.
  • De Chazal, E. & Moore, J. (2013). Oxford EAP. A course in English for Academic Purposes (4th edition).Oxford: OUP.
  • DeVito, J. (2015). The Interpersonal Communication Book (14th edition). Pearson.
  • Paterson, K.(2013). Oxford Grammar for EAP. Oxford: OUP.
  • Wallwork, A. (2013). English for Academic Research: Vocabulary Exercises. New York etc.: Springer.