Advanced Academic Literacy for International Students

Unit Outline (Higher Education)

Level of Unit in Course

AQF Level(s) of Course

Level of Unit in Course

Introductory

Intermediate

Effective Term:

2024/05

Institute / School :

Federation TAFE

Unit Title:

Advanced Academic Literacy for International Students

Unit ID:

HENAE2002

Credit Points:

15.00

Prerequisite(s):

(Status as a Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Fee-paying student and meeting the requirement of a minimum IELTS band score of 6.0 or its equivalent with no band less than 6.0.)

Co-requisite(s):

Nil

Exclusion(s):

Nil

ASCED:

091501

Other Change:

Brief description of the Unit

This course focuses on developing advanced academic English language skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking as they apply to non-English speaking background international students who intend to undertake tertiary study in Australia. Students will participate in group and individual learning activities to develop their teamwork skills, independent learning skills and English language knowledge.

Grade Scheme:

Ungraded (S, UN)

Work Experience Indicator:

No work experience

Placement Component:

Supplementary Assessment:Yes

Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment

Course Level:

Learning Outcomes:

Knowledge:

K1.	Reading: Recognise a writer’s point of view and conclusions in a structured text.

K2.	Listening: Recognise inferred meaning in a simple presentation, discussion or lecture.

K3.	Speaking: Express disagreement or support in a manner that shows active listening.

K4.	Writing: Use appropriate outlines to organise ideas for a piece of academic writing.

Skills:

S1.	Reading: Recognise inferred meaning and relationships between ideas in a structured text, if guided by questions.

S2.	Listening: Recognise that a speaker has paraphrased ideas in a simple presentation, discussion or lecture.

S3.	Speaking: Justify and sustain a point of view by providing relevant explanations and arguments.

S4.	Writing: Write strong topic sentences and support ideas with relevant examples.

Application of knowledge and skills:

A1.	Reading: Synthesise information from two or more basic academic texts, if guided by questions.

A2.	Listening: Recognise generalisations and their supporting ideas when listening to a simple presentation, discussion or lecture.

A3.	Speaking: Give a presentation or lead a discussion on a topical issue related to a familiar academic ﬁeld of study.

A4.	Writing: Write a simple discursive (argumentative) essay or a simple research report, including an introduction and conclusion.

Unit Content:

The following content will be covered: Advanced reading, writing and research techniques; tertiary teaching environments; individual learning styles; reading from relevant academic texts; referencing; listening and note-taking; group work; presentations; academic and discipline-specific discourse and vocabulary.

Graduate Attributes:

	Learning Outcomes Assessed	Assessment Tasks	Assessment Type	Weighting
1.	K2, S2, A2	Listening tasks in response to academic and unfamiliar spoken English conversations, interviews or lectures	Listening comprehension test	S/UN
2.	K3, S3, A3	Spoken Presentation on a topic that is researched for the writing task followed by audience generated discussion questions.	Oral Presentation or discussion	S/UN
3.	K1, S1, A1	Reading comprehension task(s) using academic texts.	Reading comprehension test	S/UN
4.	K4, S4, A4	Writing task(s) related to the production of texts on academic topics.	Essay, report or poster	S/UN

Adopted Reference Style:

APA ()

Professional Standards / Competencies:

Standard / Competency