English for Tertiary Studies (10127.2)

Please note these are the 2027 details for this unit
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English for Tertiary Studies
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-campus
 UC College, Bruce, ACT
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
University Of Canberra College Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
The context for English for Tertiary Studies is the university. The focus of this unit will be academic skills development in order to achieve the more demanding learning outcomes for tertiary studies. It gives international students the opportunity to develop and systematically apply academic literacies and research skills in the English language academic environment. In addition, the unit builds scaffolds in research and writing around unit-specific materials from the students? area of study. It is intended that these academic skills are transferred and applied to the other units during the final term of the foundation program.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the ability to summarise sources, write a critical analysis, and use citations effectively and appropriately in bibliographic writing;
2. Work collaboratively to initiate, maintain, and end coherent academic discourse naturally with effective turn taking;
3. Utilise listening skills to understand summary, speaker bias, the strength of a speaker's argument, and discourse markers in a linguistically complex academic discussion; and
4. Apply reading skills to scan, recognize discourse markers, predict content, and guess the meaning of unfamiliar words, and critically evaluate long complex texts.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Enrolment in 100CC University of Canberra International Foundation Studies.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2027 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2026 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 1 02 March 2026 On-campus Mr Saeed Uz Zaman Khan
2026 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 3 26 October 2026 On-campus Mr Saeed Uz Zaman Khan
2027 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 1 01 March 2027 On-campus Mr Saeed Uz Zaman Khan
2027 UC College, Bruce, ACT UC College Trimester 3 25 October 2027 On-campus Mr Saeed Uz Zaman Khan
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

The following texts are mandatory:

  • Student book and Workbook: Mooney-Smith, P., & Goss, C. (2014). Key to EAP foundation: A complete English for Academic Purposes Program. Oxford Univesity Press.
  • Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. (2007). Longman Academic Writing Series. (5 ed.). New York: Pearson Longman.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Special assessment requirements

In order to pass this unit, ALL assignments must be submitted and students must achieve an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass. 

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

If you are an International Foundation Programs student on a student visa, you must attend at least 80% of the scheduled classes, as this is a condition of your student visa to study in Australia.

 

If your projected attendance falls below 80% the University of Canberra is required to advise the Department of Home Affairs, unless you have evidence of compelling or compassionate circumstances that directly affected your attendance. You will be contacted if your projected attendance falls to 90% and again at 85%.

 

It is your responsibility to contact your unit convener if you are going to be absent from a class and provide the appropriate evidence of the compelling or compassionate circumstance.

 

Under the terms of your student visa, you are also required to maintain satisfactory academic progress.

To stay informed about your academic progress in this unit, please check the Gradebook on Canvas regularly.

Your grades provide a clear indicator of your current standing towards achieving the learning outcomes required to pass.

Remember to review the additional feedback on your assessment submissions, as this complements your grades by highlighting areas of strength and opportunities for improvement.

For further discussion on your progress or to seek additional support, you are encouraged to attend the unit convener's consultation sessions or book a separate appointment.

 

Required IT skills

Students will require access to their own device for all classes e.g. laptop, ipad, etc or at the very least access to a desktop computer at home. If you do not have a device then please use the computers available to students on Level B of the library. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

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