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EL0411 University English: Social English
Part I Course Duration: | 24 hours | | No. of Credit Units: | 1 | | Level: | A, B | | Medium of Instruction: | English | | Prerequisites: | NIL | | Precursors: | NIL | | Equivalent Courses: | NIL | | Exclusive Courses: | NA | | Assessment: | 100% | | Examination: | NA |
Part II Course Aims
This course aims to develop your ability to use English to engage in social conversation accurately, confidently and appropriate to the cultural context.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs)
On successful completion of the course, you should be able to: CILO |
| | 1 | accurately use a range of particular words, phrases and expressions in conversation, when engaged in functions such as making offers and requests | | 2 | adjust your language to different levels of politeness and friendliness | | 3 | chat effectively in a variety of situations |
Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs)The following are designed to help you achieve the CILOs: CILO | In this course you will work individually, in pairs and in groups to: | | 1,2,3 | practise words and phrases relevant to the theme of the lesson. Themes include making social arrangements, dining out, shopping, telephoning, socializing at work, travelling and dealing with difficult people and situations | | 1,2,3 | participate in role plays to practise the target language in appropriate situations |
Throughout all teaching and learning activities you will be expected to participate actively in evaluating your own and other people's work, receiving and providing feedback, and using this to help you improve.
Assessment Tasks/Activities
There are three assessments. The following assessment tasks are designed to assess how well you achieve the CILOs.
Assessment One (20%)
i. | Assessment Task Description | | | This assessment takes the form of a quiz. Five quizzes will be conducted over Lessons 2-11. Each member of the class will respond to one quiz question, based on Key Language studied in the previous lesson. The quiz will involve restating a sentence, (which is inaccurate or inappropriate in some way) in an accurate and appropriate form, either using a sentence from the Key Language or another that is equally accurate and appropriate. | ii. | CILOs Assessed |
| This task assesses your ability to:
§ identify and correct errors of accuracy and appropriacy in social English words and phrases (CILO 1)
§ adjust your language to different levels of politeness and friendliness (CILO 2) | iii. | Assessment Criteria |
Accurate and appropriate usage of a range of particular words, phrases and expressions | (CILOs 1,2) |
Assessment Two (40%)i. | Assessment Task Description | | | You and your classmates will form groups of 4 (or 3 if no 4th person is available) and video a role play lasting 5-7 minutes.Material should include key phrases and any other aspects of social discourse as recommended in at least three of the units. | ii. | CILOs Assessed |
| This task assesses your command of key elements of English in social contexts as taught in this course, including the ability to:
§ identify and correct errors of accuracy and appropriacy in social English words and phrases (CILO 1)
§ adjust your language to different levels of politeness and friendliness (CILO 2)
§ chat effectively in a variety of situations (CILO 3) | iii. | Assessment Criteria |
| Comprehensibility | Accuracy and Appropriacy of Language Use | | CILOs 2,3 | CILOs 1,2 |
Bonus | § Task correctly identified, introduced and concluded | Bonus | § Auxiliary features (acting, props, location, camera work, etc.) add value to end product |
Assessment Three (40%)i. | Assessment Task Description |
| You will take an online multiple choice test which will assess your knowledge of social English words and phrases and cultural differences. You will receive a computer-generated result. | ii. | CILOs Assessed |
| This task assesses your ability to:
§ identify and correct errors of accuracy and appropriacy in social English words and phrases (CILO 1)
§ adjust your language to different levels of politeness and friendliness (CILO 2) | iii. | Assessment Criteria |
Ability to identify the accuracy and appropriacy of social English words and phrases | CILOs 1,2 |
Grading of Student AchievementP or F
Part III
Keyword Syllabus: | NA | | Recommended Reading Text(s): | NIL | | Online Resources: | e-Learning Platform |
Related Links
English Language Centre
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