EAS Basic Outline. Overview

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1 EAS Basic Outline Overview This is the course outline for your English Language Basic Course. This course is delivered at pre intermediate level of English, and the course book that you will be using is Language Leader Pre Intermediate. All the language items in this outline are not always covered on all courses. Teachers and students may agree to leave out some items, in favour of spending more time on others. There are four levels of English with Academic Skills Courses: Name of Course Language Level IELTS level Exit level Basic Pre Intermediate EAS Foundation Foundation Intermediate Foundation Study Competent Upper Intermediate Undergraduate Study Advanced Advanced Postgraduate Study Successful completion of this course will give you the level of English that you require to study Foundation level EAS course at Anglia Ruskin University. Assessment There are 7 assessments on EAS courses: 2 Speaking Assessments (Presentation & Speaking test) 2 Writing Assessments (Extended writing & Writing test) Reading test Listening test Grammar test In order to guarantee progression from one EAS course to the next, or from an EAS course into degree level study, you will need to fulfill the following criteria: Achieve a minimum of 55% in all your assessments Have no more than two Incompletes* for your assessments Have completed at least one assessment from each of the Writing and Speaking assessment elements Have been assessed as able to progress in 4 out of 5 of the key skills areas of the course (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Grammar) *An Incomplete is when you do not take one of the required mid or end of semester tests (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Grammar), or fail to produce one of your two pieces of Extended Language Practice work.

2 Language Content Present simple and present continuous: state and action verbs Present simple and present continuous: questions Past simple: time expressions Past continuous Articles Relative pronouns Present perfect (1): time expressions Present perfect (2): for and since Comparison: comparatives and superlatives, less, the least Expressions of quantity will, might and may: predictions First conditional Units 7 12: must and have to had to and could Verb patterns Future intentions: going to, hoping to, would like to used to Present simple passive Present continuous for future arrangements Past simple passive Present perfect continuous Phrasal verbs Second conditional too and enough Skills Academic writing and study skills Using your dictionary to understand meaning Linking words (1): and, but, also, when Learning styles and strategies Keeping a learning diary Linking words (2): until, at first, then, at the moment, afterwards Writing a review Guessing the meaning of unknown words Writing a comparative essay Linking words (3): in contrast, but, and whereas Correcting your writing Writing an article Linking words (4): so, as, because of, however

3 Units 7 12: Making notes Describing charts Writing a story Describing a process Writing a for and against essay Linking words (4): although, on the other hand, therefore Doing exams Understanding register Punctuation Dictionary skills Proofreading, editing and correcting written drafts Speaking and Pronunciation Discussing the weather Describing places Talking about changes Taking part in a tutorial Intonation for agreeing/disagreeing was/were, word stress sentence stress intonation in yes/no questions weak forms word linking Units 7 12: Discussing rules and regulations Talking about attitudes Exchanging opinions Problem solving Ranking criteria Taking part in a group discussion Talking about cause and effect Discussing hypothetical situations Making a presentation Voiced/unvoiced consonant pairs Intonation in Wh questions Pronouncing used to Sentence stress in proposals Pausing Emphatic stress Intonation in question tags Intonation in lists

4 Listening Units 1 12: Taking notes while listening Listening for gist Listening for specific information Predicting content Predicting vocabulary Understanding importance markers Listening to lectures Listening to TV reports, interviews and documentaries Reading Units 1 12: Taking notes while reading Reading for gist Reading for specific information Deducing meaning from context Reading newspaper and magazine articles Dealing with web based texts Understanding advertisements Reading exchanges Themes and Vocabulary The weather Modifiers: quite, very, really, extremely Time expressions Personality adjectives The media Word formation TV programmes Medical words Landscapes Adjectives to describe places Animals Ages Science and crime Nouns, adjectives and verbs with prepositions Sleep ing/ ed adjectives Work Compound nouns Business People and organizations Global warming Containers and materials Sports Personality types

5 Transferable skills Writing an informal of thanks Giving a short talk Writing a formal Analysis of working conditions and patterns of work Writing a review Improving your memory Working with others Time management Extended Language Practice As part of your course, you will be asked to do an oral presentation and a piece of extended writing. You will get further information on these from your teachers, but the basic requirements are: Presentation 2 mins Extended Writing 150 words As you will see, there is much work to be covered in this course. That is why we expect you to do at least two hours of self directed study/homework on each skill area (reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar) per week. Your teachers will give you homework, and you will be expected to do further language practice in areas that you feel you need to develop. Information about how to self study can be found in your Student Handbook in the Study Skills and Self Study Record sections.