Academic Literacy Modules

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• Academic Literacy A

  ACLT001 H1 P1

  Aim: Academic Literacy A will begin to familiarise students with academic reading and writing, including close reading and writing paragraphs. From this base they should begin to master academic genres including the essay.

  Content: In order to achieve the outcome of familiarity with the genre of the academic essay, students will read a variety of academic essays on a theme and will synthesise their own text.

  Assessment: Class Mark (Continuous Assessment) 67%, Examination 33%

  DP Requirement: 90% attendance of lectures/tutorials; 40% Class Mark

  Offered as part of the Humanities Access Programme.

  
  

• Exploring Literacies in the Humanities

  ACLT100 HB PB

  Aim: To prepare students for the key linguistic and academic competencies required to read, research and write successfully in a general Humanities curriculum.

  Content: The module explores concepts such as approaches to knowledge, world views, intercultural communication and schema theory whilst developing the writing of academic arguments, literature reviews, reading strategies, paraphrasing readings, synthesising different 'voices' in a text, identifying the 'self' in academic discourse, as well as exposure to some central linguistic constructions characteristic of academic texts.

  Assessment: Class Mark (assignments, academic essay, literature review): 60%; examinations: 40%

  DP Requirement: 90% attendance of classes; 40% minimum class mark.