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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Speaking Skills
Module Code	EN101
School	SALIS
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

To increase oral fluency and confidence; to widen the students' structural and lexical choices in spoken situations; to enable the students to prepare and deliver short oral presentations as part of a team and to discuss their ideas; to enable the students to participate effectively in discussion; to promote group work in an intercultural setting as a transferable skill

Learning Outcomes

1. Employ appropriate verbal strategies in a conversation or discussion.
2. Offer an opinion using a reasonably wide range of vocabulary and structure.
3. Plan and deliver a short talk as part of a team.
4. Display a satisfactory level of pronunciation and intonation.
5. Use English in an intercultural setting.
6. Participate effectively in discussion

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecturer supervised learning	24	Class discussions and group work
Independent learning time	101	Consulting websites, coursebooks, preparing for discussions
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative content.
A strong emphasis will be placed on the promotion of fluency and confidence in speaking in the course. The aim will be to maximise students' participation in discussion of chosen topics through the provision of a variety of pair work and group work activities. The course will include a consideration of presentation techniques for the production of a short talk as part of a group presentation and discussion..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

1092, Websites, current affairs media, etc., 0, Irish newspapers,

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Programme or List of Programmes

BSSA

Study Abroad (DCU Business School)

BSSAO

Study Abroad (DCU Business School)

ENGLIC

BA Languages for Int. Communication(Eng)

HMSA