AES Terms 2&3 Module Map 28 weeks IFY IY1 Kingston ISC

MODULEMAP

AES

TErm 3

WEEK 11

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• Receive feedback on the first draft of your Coursework 1assignment
• Respond to feedback on the first draft of your Coursework 1 assignment

Academic conclusions

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• respond to feedback received for academic work
• prepare for and participate effectively in tutorial meetings.
• write effective conclusions for academic essays
• take critical notes from texts
• identify conclusions and recommendations in academic lectures
• recognise elements of good practice in academic presentations.

WEEK 1

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• apply different concepts of criticality to your own study
• critically express a viewpoint
• use the language of criticality with confidence and accuracy
• recognise lines of argumentation in speeches and presentations
• use evaluative language structures in your written and spoken work.
• recognise and develop the key components of academic argumentation
• develop effective rebuttals to counterarguments in academic writing
• evaluate a range of arguments, exposing logical flaws and inappropriate appeals
• prepare for and participate in feedback tutorials.
• be able to use different forms of cautious language effectively in your academic writing

WEEK 2

By the end of the week you will be able to:

• understand basic principles governing organisation of academic essays and main body paragraphs
• write effective main body paragraphs with strong topic, supporting and concluding sentences
• write effective introductions and conclusions for academic essays
• improve textual cohesion of your written work
• integrate evidence into your academic writing
• report numerical and statistical data in written and oral assignments
• recognise speaker attitude and viewpoints in lectures
• use intonation to deliver shades of meaning and emphatic structures in presentations.

WEEK 3

By the end of the week you will be able to:

• understand basic principles governing organisation of academic essays and main body paragraphs
• write effective main body paragraphs with strong topic, supporting and concluding sentences
• write effective introductions and conclusions for academic essays
• improve textual cohesion of your written work
• integrate evidence into your academic writing
• report numerical and statistical data in written and oral assignments
• recognise speaker attitude and viewpoints in lectures
• use intonation to deliver shades of meaning and emphatic structures in presentations.

TErm 2

WEEK 1

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• Receive feedback on the first draft of your Coursework 1assignment
• Respond to feedback on the first draft of your Coursework 1 assignment

WEEK 2

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• apply different concepts of criticality to your own study
• critically express a viewpoint
• use the language of criticality with confidence and accuracy
• recognise lines of argumentation in speeches and presentations
• use evaluative language structures in your written and spoken work.
• recognise and develop the key components of academic argumentation
• develop effective rebuttals to counterarguments in academic writing
• evaluate a range of arguments, exposing logical flaws and inappropriate appeals
• prepare for and participate in feedback tutorials.
• be able to use different forms of cautious language effectively in your academic writing

WEEK 3

By the end of the week you will be able to:

• understand basic principles governing organisation of academic essays and main body paragraphs
• write effective main body paragraphs with strong topic, supporting and concluding sentences
• write effective introductions and conclusions for academic essays
• improve textual cohesion of your written work
• integrate evidence into your academic writing
• report numerical and statistical data in written and oral assignments
• recognise speaker attitude and viewpoints in lectures
• use intonation to deliver shades of meaning and emphatic structures in presentations.

WEEK 5

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• demonstrate understanding of the essay writing process
• plan and outline a range of academic essays
• understand the structure of a problem solution essay and evaluate a number of different solutions effectively
• understand the structure of cause and effect essays
• understand the structure of compare and contrast essays
• use different strategies to incorporate your own voice in academic writing
• identify arguments and counterarguments in academic debates
• participate in informal academic debates

WEEK 6

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• recognise the role of presentations in academia
• understand the structure of academic presentations
• identify key features of academic presentations
• use different types of visual data effectively in presentations
• identify the language used to refer to visual data
• participate effectively in Q and A sessions, asking and answering critical questions
• identify conclusions and recommendations in academic lectures

WEEK 7

By the end of this week you will be able to:

• use various editing strategies to help improve your writing
• incorporate different proofreading methods to help develop your writing
• use proofreading techniques to improve academic style in writing
• use your classmates to help you review your work
• create your own personal proofreading and editing checklists
• develop your listening for gist and detail
• provide constructive criticism during speaking activities.

WEEK 4

By the end of the week you will be able to:

• understand basic principles governing organisation of academic essays and main body paragraphs
• write effective main body paragraphs with strong topic, supporting and concluding sentences
• write effective introductions and conclusions for academic essays
• improve textual cohesion of your written work
• integrate evidence into your academic writing
• report numerical and statistical data in written and oral assignments
• recognise speaker attitude and viewpoints in lectures
• use intonation to deliver shades of meaning and emphatic structures in presentations.

WEEK 9

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• recognise the role of presentations in academia
• understand the structure of academic presentations
• identify key features of academic presentations
• use different types of visual data effectively in presentations
• identify the language used to refer to visual data
• participate effectively in Q and A sessions, asking and answering critical questions
• identify conclusions and recommendations in academic lectures

WEEK 8

By the end of this week, you will be able to:

• recognise the role of presentations in academia
• understand the structure of academic presentations
• identify key features of academic presentations
• use different types of visual data effectively in presentations
• identify the language used to refer to visual data
• participate effectively in Q and A sessions, asking and answering critical questions
• identify conclusions and recommendations in academic lectures

WEEK 10

Argumentation & Seminar Assessment B

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• recognise and develop the key components of academic argumentation
• develop effective rebuttals to counterarguments in academic writing
• plan and organise argumentative essays
• recognise lines of argumentation in academic talks
• use emphatic structures in presentations.

CW1 tutorials and revision week

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• receive feedback on Draft 1 of CW1 in a live feedback tutorial
• revise key concepts studied in the first part of the module.

Supporting claims & CW1 Final Submission

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• evaluate information presented in academic texts
• understand the structure and purpose of case studies
• understand basic principles governing organisation of academic essays and main body paragraphs
• improve textual cohesion of your written work
• understand the structure of academic presentations
• recognise speaker attitude, discuss viewpoints and evaluate support.

Proposing and evaluating solutions

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• evaluate a number of different solutions effectively
• understand the structure of a problem-solution-evaluation essay
• use effective strategies when listening for gist and detail in PSE lectures
• suggest and evaluate solutions in academic discussions.

Criticality and Mock CW2 presenations

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• evaluate a range of arguments, exposing logical flaws and inappropriate appeals
• critically express a viewpoint
• identify arguments and counterarguments in academic debates
• participate in informal academic debates.

Assessment praparation week

Synthesising sources

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• apply different strategies to avoid plagiarism
• identify supporting evidence, agreement and contrast in academic texts
• synthesise sources in writing
• combine and compare information from two lectures
• engage in discussions held in response to a lecture.

Academic comparisons

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• assess the credibility of a range of online sources
• understand the structure of compare and contrast essays
• use effective strategies when listening for gist and detail in comparison lectures
• prepare and give an oral summary of a text.

Academic caution and speculation and CW3 Draft Submission

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• understand the role of hedging in academic work
• be able to use different forms of cautious language effectively in your work
• understand the purpose and structure of an annotated bibliography
• employ effective strategies while listening for gist and specific detail
• provide opinions, speculate and reflect during presentations.

CW3 Tutorials & Editing and proofing your work

Academic presentations

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• determine authorial credibility of academic sources
• recognise the difference between fact and opinion in texts
• write effective introductions for academic essays
• identify features of strong thesis statements
• identify irrelevant information and digressions in lectures
• recognise the role of presentations in academia

CW2 Final Presentations & CW3 Final submission

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

• confidently deliver a researched presentation
• complete the second part of your AES Coursework Portfolio.

Causal relationship & Critical ap[proach & Seminar Assessment C

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Providing constructive criticism to your peers in written and spoken form
• understanding the structure of cause and effect essays
• use effective strategies when listening for gist and detail in cause and effect lectures
• ask critical questions in academic discussion.