Module Details
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Title READING AND WRITING
Code ENGL644
Coordinator Dr MLB Randles
English
L.Randles@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2020-21 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

To enable students to recognise and investigate the different demands made on producers and readers of written texts.

To offer students opportunities to explore genre, register and levels in the structure of written communication.

To enable students to develop critical thinking skills.

To enable students to explore the implications of the insights to language teaching

To enable students to select their own authentic texts and to design appropriate teaching activities relevant to their professional context.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) On successful completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the application of key aspects of reading and writing in English language teaching materials, methodology and language analysis.

(LO2) On successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand different genres and register in spoken and written texts.

(LO3) On successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify the dynamic and constructive features of written discourse in the structure of texts and the presentation of ideas.

(LO4) On successful completion of the course, students will be able to apply these insights critically in the evaluation and design of teaching materials

(LO5) On successful completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the application of key aspects of reading and writing in English language teaching materials, methodology and language analysis.

(S1) Ability to recognize and use linguistic terms specific to reading, writing and discourse analysis.

(S2) Ability to use corpus tools to analyse data, e.g. Antconc.

(S3) Effective academic writing and referencing.

(S4) Ability to analyse texts using ‘problem solution’ and other appropriate patterns.

Syllabus
 

Topics covered typically include:
Reasons for reading and writing.
The interaction between reading and writing.
Process writing and writing as product
Genre and register.
Academic writing.
Text organization. Coherence and cohesion.
Lexico-grammatical choice.
Practical guidelines on preparing teaching materials for reading and writing.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 – Workshop (online )
Description: 1 hr per week
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Seminar (face to face) in groups of up to 25
Description: 1 hr per week
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching method 2 –
Workshop (online )
Description: 1 hr per week
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Seminar (online) in small groups of up to 25
Description: 1 hr per week
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching method 3 (if no COVID restrictions)
Teaching method 3 – Workshop (face to face)
Description: 2 hrs per week
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   10

       10

20

 40
Timetable (if known)   60 mins X 1 totaling 10
  		      60 mins X 1 totaling 10
120 mins X 1 totaling 20
  		 
Private Study 130
TOTAL HOURS 170

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Assessment 1 3,000 words Assessment Schedule (When): Semester 1  2500-3500 words    100       

Recommended Texts
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