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| ESL1011 | University English | ||
| SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ARTS | |||
| Credit Points: 15 | |||
| Description: | |||
| The general aim of the unit is to expose the student of non-English speaking background to the various types and varieties of spoken and written discourse and communicative functions relevant to their academic study. Depending on the group of students to whom the unit is offered, the unit could focus on a specific field of study (eg Business Studies). The unit aims to assist the student to develop greater facility in the four macro skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) as well as in such study skills as note-taking, library research, essay writing and reading for inferencing as these relate to Academic English. The unit aims to do this within an Australian context and against the background of Australian culture. Full Unit Outline | |||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity | |||
Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014