Welcome to ES 1102, English for Academic Purposes. This module aims to help you deal with your academic English language and
study skills needs. These needs include
§ sourcing
for and understanding academic texts;
§ synthesising
and integrating information into your writing;
§ writing
essays and other assignments;
§ acknowledging
sources in essays using an accepted documentation style;
§ using
grammar and other language conventions accurately in context.
This module adopts a
reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for your
writing and provides opportunities for analysing and internalising ways of
organising academic texts.
ES1102 runs for 12 weeks with two
two-hour tutorials a week.
a) Learning Outcomes for the main skill areas
Reading
You should be able
to understand the meaning and organisation of a text by
§ analysing
the writer’s thesis, thesis-paragraph connections, and connections between
paragraphs;
§ exploring
strategies, including those from your first language, which can be effectively
used to access the meaning of texts.
Writing
You should be able to
§ extend
concepts from your reading for organisation into your writing;
§ analyse
and interpret essay prompts/examination questions;
§ develop
a thesis, support it with evidence, acknowledge others’ opinions or views, and
write with authority;
§ summarise
and synthesise information from reading and integrate this into your writing;
§ practise
academic integrity by using in-text citations and end-of-text references appropriately.
Grammar
You should be able to
§ develop
and demonstrate a clear understanding of grammar conventions;
§ develop
an awareness of why you tend to make frequent errors in particular areas of
grammar;
§ provide
meaningful explanations of grammatical conventions for correcting grammatical
inaccuracies in various texts.
b) Mode of Learning
This module presupposes that with your tutor’s
instruction and guidance, you should be able to take charge of your own learning.
Therefore, while you will learn through in-class instruction, tutor feedback
and tutor-student consultation, you are also expected to learn through class
discussions, peer reviews of your writing assignments, grammar tasks, small group
discussions, and online grammar exercises. Your active interaction within all aspects of the course is essential.
c) Awarding of marks
While your work will be continuously reviewed and
you will be awarded marks for your efforts throughout the course, you will also
have an opportunity to demonstrate your learning at the end of it with a Final
in-class Essay. The marks are allocated as follows:
Continuous Review
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70%
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Final
in-class Essay
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30%
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Total 100%
The weighting of the Continuous Review components are
as follows:
Component
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Weighting
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Summary
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5%
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Reader
Response
|
10%
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Critical
Reflection
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10%
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Problem-solution
Essay
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25%
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Online
Grammar Exercises
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10%
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Interaction
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10%
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Final
in-class Essay
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30%
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100%
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d) Important Information about the Final in-class
Essay and Final Course Grade
You must make sure you sit for the Final in-class Essay
as there will not be any chance to re-do that portion of the course in the same
semester. You will be required to re-take the whole
module in the following semester if you do not obtain a “Pass”, i.e. Grade “D” or above. You will not be allowed to graduate from NUS until you pass this
module.
Semester 1, AY2013/2014 Final in-class Essay: 22nd November 2013, Friday
The Registrar’s Office will announce the Final in-class Essay venue at
the Examination Timetable URL:
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e)
Course
Policies and Expectations
Class
Participation
Classes begin with
the First Tutorial in Week 2.
You are
expected to participate actively in class.
Participation
includes accessing the course readings from the course website or from ES1102 IVLE Library e-Reserves
workbin and completing the
requested reading assignments before each tutorial. If you have not done this
your interaction grade may be lowered.
Participation does
not include arriving late, doing work unrelated to ES1102 during tutorials,
sleeping in class, or using computers or other electronic devices for matters
unrelated to ES1102.
Punctuality
Please take
not that
§ you will be considered absent if you arrive more
than 20 minutes late.
§ you should not leave a tutorial before the class
officially ends without notifying your tutor.
Your tutor may allow you to leave early if you have a valid reason for
doing so.
§ classes will begin on the hour and end 25 minutes
to the hour. For example, a class that is scheduled as 8:00 to 10:00 am will
begin at 8:00 am and end at 9:35 am.
Excessive Absence
It is your responsibility to inform your tutor if you will be absent. If you have
two consecutive
absences or a total of two absences or more, the Vice Dean of your faculty will
be informed.
Leave of Absence
If you apply for
leave or attend university events for reasons considered valid by your faculty,
you must complete your leave application at the Vice Dean’s office of your
faculty and give your tutor an official notice of the approval and inclusive dates
of your leave.
Withdrawal
It is your
responsibility to handle the requirements for withdrawal from any university
course yourself.
You must complete the full paperwork for your withdrawal with your faculty Vice
Dean and the Registrar’s Office. Your tutor and the ES1102 coordinators
do not handle “Withdraw” and “Drop” matters. The Add /Drop module
guidelines are on the Registrar’s
Office website.
IVLE ES1102 and Course Website
You must regularly consult
the ES1102 website and your IVLE Workbin for ES1102
and other online
resources assigned by your tutor, such as class blogs or Facebook site.
NUS Email Inbox
Please check your NUS
email regularly for course-related messages.
Late
Submission
Assignments which are
submitted late will receive a deduction of
3 to 5 marks.
Academic Integrity
Make sure you have a
clear understanding of the following resources which provide information on
academic honesty and plagiarism:
Plagiarism,
collusion, other unethical text borrowing practices, and scholastic dishonesty
are subject to university/faculty proceedings.
Make-up Assignments
If you are going to miss
any assignment for legitimate and foreseeable reasons, email your tutor at
least one week before to request the opportunity to make alternative
arrangements. For legitimate and
unforeseeable reasons, email your tutor no later than one week after the assignment
to request the opportunity to do the assignment. Your reason must be supported with written
confirmation (e.g., medical certificate or official communication from the
faculty Dean or Vice Dean). Otherwise, you will not be allowed to do a make-up assignment.
Note on links to
websites:
The URLs provided
here may be updated by office webmasters, in which case you will need to
conduct a web search, or look for the link at the Registrar Office's website
(http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/) or the main NUS website (http://www.nus.edu.sg/).
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