QCF212 Academic English 2
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| Unit code: | QCF212 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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Unit Outline: College 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | QCF212 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Jessica Croft | j5.croft@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit continues to develop your academic language skills in preparation for tertiary study. Through ongoing exposure to language in academic contexts, Academic English 2 promotes your knowledge and use of high frequency academic text structures and their associated linguistic features as well as develop the skills related to the critical selection and evaluation of academic texts. There is an ongoing focus on the complex language forms which characterise high quality academic texts. This unit will also equip you with an understanding of the nature of argumentation and how language can convey the stance of the author, discipline and academic community.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Use high frequency academic text structures and genre conventions and language features to justify and argument.(CLO1, CLO2, CLO6)
- Select, organise, and synthesise subject matter to support an evidence-based argument. (CLO1, CLO2)
- Use increasingly complex cohesive devices and language choices to emphasise ideas and connect parts of texts. (CLO3)
- Establish and maintain the role of writer/speaker in the context of high-knowledge audiences. (CLO4)
- Locate and retrieve information and evaluate the quality, suitability, and credibility of the located information. (CLO5, CLO6)
Content
In this unit, you will be exposed to a range of academic text types in preparation for your study at university. You will also be required to create and construct a variety of academic texts and genres. The language features salient to cohesion, coherence, high-quality academic writing and speaking as well as argumentation form the basis of this unit. The focus will be on:
- understanding analytical academic text types and conventions
- understanding and using the linguistic features of academic texts to construct an academic argument
- creating academic texts.
- expanding your own academic writing style and voice
- understanding and creating argument in academic texts.
Learning Approaches
This unit creates a supportive learning environment in which you can develop confidence and independence as you develop mastery over an extensive range of academic language skills. In this environment, you will complete activities and tasks which will expose you to a diversity of academic text types and explore the reasonings and mechanics of their construction. Activities and tasks will also require you to produce academic language in increasingly complex and creative ways suitable for undergraduate study.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback techniques include expert modelling of academic language form, teacher and student consultations, revision and editing techniques, self-evaluation checklists and corrective written feedback.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit provides you with opportunities to demonstrate your development of academic English as per the unit's learning objectives. Assessment focuses on the production of academic language across a wide range of academic text types and linguistic features. Due to the construction of high frequency academic texts, the assessment items in this unit are interrelated and connected, and, thus, contribute to your overall development.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Annotated Bibliography
You will be required to write and format three annotations in the style of an annotated bibliography.
Your annotated bibliography will prepare you for your presentation in Week 6.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Presentation
In this task, you will prepare and present a presentation based on prescribed topics. You will be required to develop and support an argument which will engage and inform. Your presentation should follow the structure taught in this unit. You will be required to use the words of others and citation and referencing conventions to support the development of ideas in your oral presentation.
Assessment: Research Report
You will be required to write a research report that responds to a provided scenario. You will be required to develop and support an argument in response to the scenario. Your report should follow the structure taught in this unit. You will be required to demonstrate your research processes as part of this assignment and use the words of others with the application of accurate citation and referencing conventions to support the development of arguments in your research report (secondary data only).
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Examination
You will be required to write a critical review of unseen text material. Your critical review should follow the structure taught in this unit. You will be required to demonstrate your evaluative and academic argumentative skills.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There is no set text for this unit. All learning resources will be available to you via the unit's course site or provided to you in class.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.QC08 Standard Foundation Program
- Apply critical, creative and analytical thinking and effective problem solving in a range of contexts
Relates to: Examination - Use academic language to suit the intended purpose and audience in written, oral and multimodal genres
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination - Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and cultural awareness appropriate to collaborative and classroom contexts
Relates to: Presentation - Apply academic, information and digital literacy skills appropriate to undergraduate study
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination
QC18 University Preparation Program
- Apply critical, creative and analytical thinking and effective problem solving in a range of contexts
Relates to: Examination - Use academic language to suit the intended purpose and audience in written, oral and multimodal genres
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination - Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and cultural awareness appropriate to collaborative and classroom contexts
Relates to: Presentation - Apply academic, information and digital literacy skills appropriate to undergraduate study
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination
Unit Outline: College 2 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | QCF212 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Coordinator: | Jessica Croft | j5.croft@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit continues to develop your academic language skills in preparation for tertiary study. Through ongoing exposure to language in academic contexts, Academic English 2 promotes your knowledge and use of high frequency academic text structures and their associated linguistic features as well as develop the skills related to the critical selection and evaluation of academic texts. There is an ongoing focus on the complex language forms which characterise high quality academic texts. This unit will also equip you with an understanding of the nature of argumentation and how language can convey the stance of the author, discipline and academic community.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Use high frequency academic text structures and genre conventions and language features to justify and argument.(CLO1, CLO2, CLO6)
- Select, organise, and synthesise subject matter to support an evidence-based argument. (CLO1, CLO2)
- Use increasingly complex cohesive devices and language choices to emphasise ideas and connect parts of texts. (CLO3)
- Establish and maintain the role of writer/speaker in the context of high-knowledge audiences. (CLO4)
- Locate and retrieve information and evaluate the quality, suitability, and credibility of the located information. (CLO5, CLO6)
Content
In this unit, you will be exposed to a range of academic text types in preparation for your study at university. You will also be required to create and construct a variety of academic texts and genres. The language features salient to cohesion, coherence, high-quality academic writing and speaking as well as argumentation form the basis of this unit. The focus will be on:
- understanding analytical academic text types and conventions
- understanding and using the linguistic features of academic texts to construct an academic argument
- creating academic texts.
- expanding your own academic writing style and voice
- understanding and creating argument in academic texts.
Learning Approaches
This unit creates a supportive learning environment in which you can develop confidence and independence as you develop mastery over an extensive range of academic language skills. In this environment, you will complete activities and tasks which will expose you to a diversity of academic text types and explore the reasonings and mechanics of their construction. Activities and tasks will also require you to produce academic language in increasingly complex and creative ways suitable for undergraduate study.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback techniques include expert modelling of academic language form, teacher and student consultations, revision and editing techniques, self-evaluation checklists and corrective written feedback.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit provides you with opportunities to demonstrate your development of academic English as per the unit's learning objectives. Assessment focuses on the production of academic language across a wide range of academic text types and linguistic features. Due to the construction of high frequency academic texts, the assessment items in this unit are interrelated and connected, and, thus, contribute to your overall development.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Annotated Bibliography
You will be required to write and format three annotations in the style of an annotated bibliography.
Your annotated bibliography will prepare you for your presentation in Week 6.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Presentation
In this task, you will prepare and present a presentation based on prescribed topics. You will be required to develop and support an argument which will engage and inform. Your presentation should follow the structure taught in this unit. You will be required to use the words of others and citation and referencing conventions to support the development of ideas in your oral presentation.
Assessment: Research Report
You will be required to write a research report that responds to a provided scenario. You will be required to develop and support an argument in response to the scenario. Your report should follow the structure taught in this unit. You will be required to demonstrate your research processes as part of this assignment and use the words of others with the application of accurate citation and referencing conventions to support the development of arguments in your research report (secondary data only).
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Examination
You will be required to write a critical review of unseen text material. Your critical review should follow the structure taught in this unit. You will be required to demonstrate your evaluative and academic argumentative skills.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
There is no set text for this unit. All learning resources will be available to you via the unit's course site or provided to you in class.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.QC08 Standard Foundation Program
- Apply critical, creative and analytical thinking and effective problem solving in a range of contexts
Relates to: Examination - Use academic language to suit the intended purpose and audience in written, oral and multimodal genres
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination - Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and cultural awareness appropriate to collaborative and classroom contexts
Relates to: Presentation - Apply academic, information and digital literacy skills appropriate to undergraduate study
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination
QC18 University Preparation Program
- Apply critical, creative and analytical thinking and effective problem solving in a range of contexts
Relates to: Examination - Use academic language to suit the intended purpose and audience in written, oral and multimodal genres
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination - Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills and cultural awareness appropriate to collaborative and classroom contexts
Relates to: Presentation - Apply academic, information and digital literacy skills appropriate to undergraduate study
Relates to: Annotated Bibliography, Presentation, Research Report, Examination