Credit-rated Insessional programme 2023/24
Courses
These courses will enable you to improve your communication skills in English for academic purposes and gain credits at the same time. They are intended primarily for undergraduate students on either Exeter degree programmes or study abroad programmes, e.g. students on exchange programmes such as Erasmus. As they are credit rated courses, enrolment will be restricted to students requiring credits for Exeter degrees or by their home universities.
All teaching takes place face-to-face, although you will also have some asynchronous tasks to do. Each course has a dedicated ELE page.
If you would like to take a credit-rated module in academic English, please email e.k.sweeney@exeter.ac.uk
Available modules
The following modules can be taken for credit. Each module has a credit value of 15 (7.5 ECTS). All our credit-rated modules are available in both terms 1 and 2.
ELC2727 – Academic Listening and Speaking
You will find this module very useful in learning how to use your English in specific academic contexts. This includes developing strategies for academic listening and note-taking, and actively helping you extend your presentation and seminar skills. You will have ample opportunities to complete practice in academic listening and speaking, and you will receive regular tutor and peer feedback on class tasks and homework. As a result, the module also offers opportunities to develop language skills that are transferable to other modules and future employability.
ELC2728 – Academic Reading and Writing
This module will focus on reading academic texts and writing in academic English. Students will study and develop reading strategies for academic material, including notetaking, and identifying key and subsidiary points. Students will expand their academic writing ability, focusing on structure, vocabulary and grammar, as well as how to effectively engage with sources and incorporate them into their work. The module will emphasise critical engagement and the development of a response and/or argument. The language skills and critical focus of this module should complement and enhance students’ performance in their other university modules.
These modules will be available in semesters 1 and 2.
ELC2730 – Professional English
Students taking this module will develop their English skills for business and other professional contexts. This will include a range of oral contexts such as meetings, negotiations, presentations and pitching, in addition to formal and informal written communication such as reports, proposals, emails and social media posts. A key theme throughout is the importance of developing communicative skills for working successfully in diverse teams. In addition to providing opportunities to build language and communication skills transferable to the workplace, this module also emphasises criticality and critical reflection, and maintains the academic rigour expected of an RQF5 module
ELC2731 - World Englishes
World Englishes are complex, fascinating and constantly evolving. Students should consider taking this module if they are interested in the English language within different social, political and cultural contexts. Englishes in Western, postcolonial and non-Western contexts will be analysed, exploring examples from media, arts and culture. This module enhances intercultural awareness, language knowledge and critical academic skills, including essay writing and presentations.
Important information
- We ask all students wishing to take these modules to register as insessional students.
- All students registering on credit-rated courses must be committed to the programme and be prepared to meet the assessment and attendance criteria (80% attendance). For each course there will be 4 hours of classes per week (2 X 2 hours). Out of class, students will be required to undertake assigned tasks and self-directed study.
