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EDPJ5024: English in Academic Settings

2024 unit information

This unit is designed for students from non-English speaking backgrounds who wish to improve their English as well as understand better the setting in which it is produced. The unit has two components: the development of personal academic skills, particularly writing, and an in-depth consideration of linguistic and non-linguistic aspects of communication in academic settings.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Education

Code EDPJ5024
Academic unit Education
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. As a result of successfully completing this unit of study, you should be able to reflect on the role of literature in your academic writing.
  • LO2. As a result of successfully completing this unit of study, you should be able to introduce literature effectively within your academic writing.
  • LO3. As a result of successfully completing this unit of study, you should be able to reflect on your writing in terms of theory and practice underlying academic writing.
  • LO4. As a result of successfully completing this unit of study, you should be able to investigate context and apply it to a written assessment task.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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