Paper Profile

ESLA301-10B (HAM)
Academic Text: Understanding Meaning

20 Points

Aim/Objectives

This paper provides EAL students enrolled in any school of studies with a focus on the critical analysis and understanding of meaning in academic listening and reading texts with a focus on theoretical and research-reporting content. In relation to the types of investigation undertaken, this paper introduces approaches to the analysis of meaning that draw upon theories of semantic and pragmatics.

Requisite(s)

Restriction(s):	only students for whom English is an additional language may enrol in this course
Equivalent(s):	at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level in any subject(s)
Prerequisite(s):	--
Corequisite(s):	--

Assessment

Internal assessment/examination ratio: 1 : 0

This course will be 100% internally assessed.
20% in class activities
20% on-line tasks
60% assignments

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Lecturer:	Dr Diane Johnson
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