Foundation English 2 (10131.2)

The content of this unit will be organised into the three modules of learning based on the following international themes:
- Our Changing World
- Education for the New Millennium
- Environmental Protection

In order to support the learning outcomes of this unit, the context of each module allows for the scaffolding of content, language structures, and functions in the four key macro skills of language learning.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Utilize knowledge of the writing process, cohesion, synthesis, and argument to produce a linguistically complex report that is organised into subsections;
2. Apply knowledge of argument, synthesis, and communication strategies to create a presentation from academic sources using comprehensible pronunciation;
3. Employ listening skills to identify specific information and distinguish between main ideas, supporting detail, fact, and opinion to follow the main points in a linguistically complex lecture; and
4. Apply reading skills to scan and identify specific information and recognize organizational patterns in a report or study to support or challenge an argument.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Enrolment in 100CC University of Canberra International Foundation Studies.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.