LG102-4-FY-CO:
Language in Use
2015/16
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
30
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Requisites for this module
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BA QX31 Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL),
BA QXH1 Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) (Including Year Abroad),
BA QQ13 English Language and Linguistics,
BA QQ3D English Language and Linguistics (Including Year Abroad),
BA QQ23 English Language and Literature,
BA QQ32 English Language and Literature (Including Year Abroad),
BA Q100 Linguistics,
BA Q101 Linguistics (Including Year Abroad),
BA RQ93 Modern Languages and English Language
The first term of this module focuses on developing academic awareness, research and study skills (input skills) and writing, referencing, and presenting skills (output skills) critical for success in higher education. You will also be introduced to various electronic and on-campus further resources that will support your UG career.
The second term of this module looks at the relationship between language meaning and language use in society from various perspectives.
Whe the year long module is reuired for LG students, it will also be of interest to those studying other subjects, such as Sociology or Psychology.
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No additional information available.
Term 1
This term consists of a weekly 1-hour lab co-run by a lecturer and GTA. There are no tutorials for this module, but both of the lecturers and the two GTAs will hold regular office hours for further discussion/specific inquiries. There are weekly Moodle quizzes about the UG Handbook and the course booklet, which you are expected to read and digest independently. Two larger assignments will build from the skills you acquire in labs, and are focused on developing your information gathering, analytic and writing skills, important for all future modules.
Term 2
This term consists of a weekly 2-hour lecture and discussion run by a lecturer and one 1-hour follow-up class, run by a GTA. Each lecture will introduce a different socio/linguistic topic. Follow-up classes are designed to clarify any questions students may have about the content of the lectures, to discuss the issues raised in the lecture in more detail, and to develop skills necessary for the coursework and exam. Revision tutorials will be offered by GTAs during Summer term prior to the exam. The exam will only cover Term 2 materials.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Assignment 1 |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Assignment 2 |
|
20% |
| Coursework |
Exercise 2 |
|
6.67% |
| Coursework |
Exercise 3 |
|
6.67% |
| Coursework |
Essay |
|
13.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 8 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 9 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 10 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 2 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 3 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 4 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 5 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Moodle Quiz Week 6 |
|
3.33% |
| Practical |
Exercise 1 |
|
6.67% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr. V. Chand, Prof. A. Spencer, Prof. P. Patrick Dr. D. Arnold & Dr. E. Al-Wer
Dr Doug Arnold, office: 4.142, telephone 01206 872084, email doug@essex.ac.uk
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No
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Dr Cathleen Moira Waters
The University of Leicester
Lecturer
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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