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Eap at uca
Understand the purpose of your EAP course and how it is assessed
Apply research skills to your own research
Understand what is, how to find and how to use an academic source
Distinguish the features of Academic English
Session goals
by the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
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What will this module prepare you for?What are some of the key EAP skills that you will develop on this course?How much of your learning should be independent learning and how much should be structured and classroom based?
Read the handbook introduction and Unit 2 section and answer:
What is research and why is it important?How will learning research strategies help you?What are the learning objectives for unit 2?How will unit 2 support future employment?
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What will this module prepare you for?What are some of the key EAP skills that you will develop on this course?How much of your learning should be independent learning and how much should be structured and classroom based?What is research and why is it important?
They will prepare you for a degree in the UK
They will help you build confidence in writing and speaking English
60% independent study and 40% structured and classroom based
The systematic exploration of ideas and their values in helping us to interpret the world around us. This is important because it is part of developing a greater understanding of your own subject
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How will learning research strategies help you?What are the learning objectives for unit 2?How will unit 2 support future employment?
LO1 – Apply research to creative practiceLO2 – Develop ability to present academic work in spoken and written formatLO3 – Use appropriate English Skills and study skills to inform and communicate ideas development, creative solutions, and project evaluation in own area of specialist practice
They will help you to explore the work of other creative artists and to analyse characteristics, content and meaning, integrating this into your own projects and communicating this to others.
It teaches the key professional skills of research, critical thinking and reflective thinking
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What are they two types of assessment you will need to complete for unit 2?What skills will the presentation help you develop?What is the written assessment?What skills will you develop through the written assessment?How long is the presentation?
Read the assessment brief and answer:
Is it an individual or group presentation?How will you present your visuals in the presentation?What will your written evaluation be about?How long will your written evaluation be?How many sections should there be in your written evaluation, and what should they be?
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What are they two types of assessment you will need to complete for unit 2?What skills will the presentation help you develop?What is the written assessment?What skills will you develop through the written assessment?How long is the presentation?
One oral assessment (presentation) and one written assessment
Speaking skills for academic presentations including presentation structure, presentation language and the use of appropriate visuals
An evaluation
Critical analysis and reflection skills
15-20 minutes
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Is it an individual or group presentation?How will you present your visuals in the presentation?What will your written evaluation be about?How long will your written evaluation be?How many sections should there be in your written evaluation, and what should they be?
A group presentation
Slideshow (PowerPoint or other presentation tool)
500 words
5-6 paragraphs: Introduction; skills developed that will help your future work; successes and why you consider them successful; challenges and difficulties that you have experienced; looking to the future: what lessons have you learnt and what changes will you be making to your way of working, creating, studying; optional conclusion
It will be about your final semester1 project
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Get together in the groups generated from the Team Generator.Do activities 1 and 2 in the handout.
Academic styles
Generate team
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- Direct questions
- Contractions
- Dramatic/impactful/emotional language
- Colloquial words/phrases (phrases verbs, etc.)
- Addressing the reader directly
- Personal opinions (I think/I believe/I guess...)
- Statements without proof, reference or support
- Absolute statements
- Short simple sentences
non-academic style
Academic styles
- Indirect questions
academic style
- Full phrases
- Formal and objective language
- Passive voice
- Use hedging/modal verbs supported by evidence
- Academic citations for supporting evidence
- Hedging (modals and cautious language)
- Longer, more complex sentences
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find the meaning of these words
Unit Self-Evaluation
BIASED
TOO GENERAL/TOO NARROW
REPUTABLE AUTHOR / ORGANISATION
UP TO DATE
TOO BASIC / TOO COMPLEX
NEWEDITION
PEERREVIEWED
Shows clear and unreasonable preference for one side of an argument
Too general: lacks focus, impossible to analyse from all angles Too narrow: overly focused and/or too small to analyse with data
The author and/or organisation:
- Has considerable number of publications in the subject area
- Holds good reputation / is highly regarded in academic community
- Does not show bias
- Is peer reviewed
- Does not have vested interest in their research
Is currently valid and/or true
Too basic: does not have enough depth of criticality, mostly descriptive Too complex: too much data and/or information that is not possible to analyse clearly and in a timely manner
The newest version and/or publication with relevant updates/corrections
Checked and revised for errors, biases, discrepancies, etc. by other reputable member(s) of the academic community
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In your initial groups, discuss how you might decide which sources are appropriate for academic use.
evaluating sources
Now listen to the audio of a teacher discussing evaluating sources, and note down any new information.
evaluating sources
Listen to a lecturer on the evaluation of internet resources. Make notes of any differences to the previous exercise and compare themWhy do you think they may differ?
evaluating internet sources
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In your group, come up with 3 reasons why it may be important to use academic sources as references in your work.
use of sources
your point of view is supported by evidence
you are aware of the literature and opinions of experts in the field
where your idea originated from
It is important to use sources to show:
use of sources
There are many potential sources available that we can use. Some are good and appropriate to use academically. Others are not appropriate to use academically.
What ar some examples of appropriate sources?
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In your group, go online and search for the CRAAP source evaluation criteria.Make notes of each criteria.You will be asked to share some of your notes with the class.
craap
evaluation criteria
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Can the information be verified?
Accuracy
Who wrote it? Are they an expert?
Authority
Does the information help you answer the assignment task?
Relevance
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When was it written? How recent is it?
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Currency
craap test:
What is the author trying to do? Sell something? Give their opinion?
Purpose