LC0200AEnglish for Academic Purposes 1

What you will study

Course overview

This course focuses primarily on academic writing and reading skills, with a secondary focus on speaking in academic contexts. Students are taught the necessary language and skills for written academic communication across disciplines, including the use of citation, summary and paraphrasing. An important element of the course is the Independent Learning section aiming to strengthen students’ language learning skills.

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Course content

Academic reading; academic writing; Academic Word List; academic grammar; summary; argumentative essay; citation; independent language learning; academic honesty

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Intended learning outcomes

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CILOs                                              Weighting (if DEC-A1          DEC-A2          DEC-A3
                                                                  app.)
1              demonstrate an appropriate reading ability, to                     x             x
               comprehend, analyse, synthesise and evaluate
               texts used in academic settings
2              select and appropriately integrate relevant                        x             x
               information from a variety of sources into
               written texts
3              write coherent academic texts using lexico-                                      x               x
               grammatical choices appropriate to the task
4              demonstrate the ability to reflect on, and                          x             x               x
               orally communicate academic language
               learning experiences
5              select and appropriately exploit resources for                     x             x               x
               self-directed language learning

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Before you take this course

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Prerequisites

Grade 3 in English subject of the HKDSE

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Precursors

Nil

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Corequisites

This edition of the official syllabus does not state this item.

Additional course requirements

This edition of the official syllabus does not state this item.

Equivalent courses and conditions

EL0200A English for Academic Purposes 1 Students who have completed EL0200 (6 credits) are deemed to have completed EL200A (3 credits) and EL200B (3 credits)

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Exclusive courses and conditions

Nil 2 LC0200A: English for Academic Purposes 1

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Assessment and passing the course

Assessment

Continuous Assessment (%): 40; Examination (%): 60; Examination Duration (Hours): 2.38

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ATs                   CILO No.             Weighting (%)        Remarks ("-" for     Allow Use of
                                                                                     nil entry)           GenAI?
1                    Coursework Essay,     1, 2, 3, 5            30                  Refer to             Yes
                     based on written                                                assessment task
                     sources                                                         instructions to be
                                                                                     provided by the
                                                                                     course instructor
                                                                                     for parameters of
                                                                                     use

4      LC0200A: English for Academic Purposes 1
2                       In-class             1, 2, 3, 4, 5     10                   Refer to             Yes
                        participation                                               assessment task
                                                                                    instructions to be
                                                                                    provided by the
                                                                                    course instructor
                                                                                    for parameters of
                                                                                    use

Official PDF, page 4 · Continuous Assessment (%),Examination (%),Examination Duration (Hours)

Passing requirements

This edition of the official syllabus does not state this item.