Postgraduate Module Descriptor


EFPM837: Teaching and Researching English for Academic Purposes

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Progress report on summative assessment, presented both orally and in writing to tutor and peer feedback groups.300-500 word report; 5 minute presentationDepending on choice of topic: 2 or 4Oral feedback from peers and tutor

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Written paper presenting, with reference to the relevant academic literature, either: a) an analysis of the potential role for needs analysis in the process of course design for a particular group of learners and a plan for conducting a suitable needs analysis; or b) an analysis of a collection or corpus of (spoken or written) academic texts and discussion of the implications of the analysis for teaching1003,750 wordsDepending on choice of topic: 2 or 4Written feedback from tutor.

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Written paper presenting, with reference to the relevant academic literature, either: a) an analysis of the potential role for needs analysis in the process of course design for a particular group of learners and a plan for conducting a suitable needs analysis; or b) an analysis of a collection or corpus of (spoken or written) academic texts and discussion of the implications of the analysis for teachingWritten paper presenting, with reference to the relevant academic literature, either: a) an analysis of the potential role for needs analysis in the process of course design for a particular group of learners and a plan for conducting a suitable needs analysis; or b) an analysis of a collection or corpus of (spoken or written) academic texts and discussion of the implications of the analysis for teachingDepending on choice of topic: 2 or 4As agreed with module leader