This unit is intended to be run in the first semester of the first year of undergraduate degree programmes, focusing on the more academic functions of the language.
English I is an introduction to the fundamentals of EAP (English for Academic Purposes), focusing specifically on improving learners’ awareness of, and familiarity, with the core skills necessary for successful academic reading and writing in English, especially preparing them for the rigours of extended writing by research and the reading of academic sources of information.
Learners will become familiar with academic features of style and the principles and mechanics of good text structure. They will also learn how to consult, understand and use secondary material from academic sources within their field of study and effectively integrate it as part of a larger argument or body of work.
