MED3003 - runs in Sem A and B, 2hrs a week
This module will provide students with an understanding of UK academic culture, and help them develop the linguistic, analytic and argumentative skills, in both written and spoken work, necessary to succeed on an undergraduate medical sciences degree programme. It will help them produce linguistically sophisticated work, including under exam conditions, which demonstrates a clear line of argumentation. The students will be exposed to different styles of planning, organising and writing essays (both shorter timed exam essays of 500-600 words and more extended essays of 2000 and 5000 words) within a standard medical sciences framework. The students will be encouraged to employ strategies to reflect on their writing styles. Regular formative feedback on writing produced on the module will be imperative in ensuring learning outcomes.
The module aims to introduce students to the English language requirements of undergraduate level study in medical sciences, and to provide practice in academic written and spoken discourse, in order for students to acquire the linguistic and analytical skills necessary to succeed on an undergraduate medical sciences programme.The pass mark for this module will be 60% or above to qualify for progression to MBBS Year 1 (equivalent to IELTS 7.0). The final piece of assessment is the extended essay on a project which must be passed in order to pass this module.
Module Convenor: Mark Heffernan
EAL7801 - runs in Sem A, 2hrs a week
EAL7802 - runs in Sem B, 2hrs a week
These modules help students to deliver what is expected from them in their Global Health masters' programmes. After consultation with the programme leaders, the academic skills needed to succeed in the Global Health MSc have been itemised and will be presented in three main strands, namely ‘study skills’, ‘reading and demonstrating knowledge’, and ‘critical thinking and writing’. Students will be given the tools to manage their time efficiently and plan their work accordingly. They will be guided through the process of understanding and successfully delivering Essay assignments, in the light of the implications of their immediate context. Students will be encouraged and expected to reflect upon their own practice, and will be provided with formative feedback to ensure the learning outcomes are achieved.
Reading List
Baglione, L. A. (2011) Writing a Research Paper in Political Science: A Practical Guide to Inquiry, Structure, and Methods. London: Sage PublicationsCottrell, S. (2005) Critical Thinking Skills. London: Palgrave Study Guides.Eastwood, J. (1999) Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford. OUP.Peck, J. and Coyle, M. (2005) The Student’s Guide to Writing (2nd Edition). London: Palgrave Study Guides.Vince, M. (2003) Advanced Language Practice. Oxford. Macmillan.
Module Convenor: Debra Hills
EAL7881 Semester 1 only
This module will help students to deliver what is expected from them in their Dental Science masters' programmes. After consultation with the programme leaders, the academic skills needed to succeed in the Dental Science MSc have been itemised and will be presented in three main strands, namely ‘study skills’, ‘reading and demonstrating knowledge’, and ‘critical thinking and writing’. Students will be given the tools to manage their time efficiently and plan their work accordingly. They will be guided through the process of understanding and successfully delivering Essay assignments, in the light of the implications of their immediate context. Students will be encouraged and expected to reflect upon their own practice, and will be provided with formative feedback to ensure the learning outcomes are achieved.
Cottrell, S. (2005) Critical Thinking Skills. London: Palgrave Study Guides.Eastwood, J. (1999) Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford. OUP.Peck, J. and Coyle, M. (2005) The Student’s Guide to Writing (2nd Edition). London: Palgrave Study Guides.Vince, M. (2003) Advanced Language Practice. Oxford. Macmillan.
Module Convenor: Stella Smyth