English in practice (EPR511S)

Course Outline Semester 1, 2024

Welcome to English in Practice (EPR511S)

This course aims to enhance the learning of advanced grammar aspects to improve the language usage skills
necessary to communicate effectively and accurately in writing. Upon completion of this course, you are expected
to be able to:
 demonstrate the correct use of advanced grammar aspects such as active and passive voice, reported speech
and conditionals.
 apply reading techniques such as reading for facts, reading for understanding, speed reading and cluster
reading to increase reading speed.
 integrate new vocabulary found in the course resources, specifically in academic texts, in writing and speaking.
 summarise texts in note and prose form in their own words, capturing the important ideas in a text.
 apply critical reading and thinking skills through academic texts and infer meaning from and analyse texts to
answer questions.
 apply essay writing skills and strategies to write focused, lucid, and cohesive opinion and argumentative
essays.
 engage with emerging technologies to improve online reading and discussion.

WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4

05-09 FEB 2024
Face to face Lectures begin GRAMMAR:
Monday 05- FEB 2024. (BOS)
Intro to EPR511S: (See Syllabus
on MyNust Platform)
Allocation of groups
WEEK 5
04-08 MARCH 2024
 Reading
comprehension
 Opinion essay writing
12-16 FEB 2024 19-23 FEB 2024 26-01 FEB 2024
GRAMMAR:
 Revision of all tenses  Direct and reported  Subject-verb
– self study speech. agreement
 Active and Passive
 Participles, gerunds,  Conditional
voice
infinitives sentences
WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8
11-15 MARCH 2024 18-22 MARCH 2024 25-29 MARCH 2024
TEST: Fri 29- Good Friday
 Argumentative essay * Essay test (50 marks) – TEST:* Grammar and
writing Tue/Wed: 19Th/20Th Reading Comprehension
(100 marks) – Tue/Wed
21 THURS-INDEPENDENCE 26th/27th
DAY CRITICAL READING:
 Previewing,
 Contextualizing
 Questioning
 Reflecting

WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12

01-05 APRIL 2024 08-12 APRIL 2024
12 Fri- Submission of Draft to 15 MONDAY-BOS 14H00
01-Easter Monday
exams.
MID-SEMESTER BREAK CRITICAL READING:
 Outlining,
05 FRI- RESEARCH DAY summarising
 Evaluating an
argument
15-19 APRIL 2024 22-26 APRIL 2024
TEST Week:
Critical Reading and
summarising (100 marks) –
CRITICAL READING: Tue/Wed –23rd /24 th
 Comparing and 25&26 GRADUATION Submission
of Final Moderated Question
contrasting
Papers and Memorandum

WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 WEEK 16

29-03 MAY 2024 06-10 MAY 2023
13-16 MAY 2024 20-24 MAY 2024
Presentation Skills: Unit 5
Supplementary test (Wed –
01st)
Exam revision
09-Ascension Day
Make-up test (Tue – 07 th)
Exam revision 20 MAY- LAST DAY FOR
SUBMISSION OF SEMESTER
CASS MARKS TO BE VIEWED
MARKS: EXAM BASED COURSES
Fri 16th - Lectures end
27 MAY – Exams begin

Class attendance is compulsory: face-to face classes or MS Teams sessions. ALL scheduled tests are compulsory.

Dear students, please take ownership of your studies by seeing to it that you have enough data for online sessions and
activities.
Continuous Assessment:
Assessment 1: Reading Comprehension and grammar = [100 marks]
Assessment 2: Opinion Essay OR Argumentative Essay = [100 marks]
Assessment 3: Critical Reading and Summarising = [80 marks + 20 marks = 100 marks]
EXAM ORDINARY: 27 MAY-14 JUNE 2024 SUPPLEMENTARY EXAM: 08 JULY 2024
Assessments weights to final mark:
Final mark: Assessment 1 [50%] + Assessment 2 [25%] + Assessment 3 [25%] = [100 marks]

NB: Supplementary test for all the student who missed any of the assessment with or without a reason, but each
student will only be given one chance to write the supplementary test.

Makeup test for students with a failed mark of 37% - 39% only.

Please note: All scheduled assessments will be written on campus. The venue and time will be communicated to you by
your lecturer. Students may only write one supplementary test. If you miss more than one of the scheduled
assessments, you will only be allowed to write the one carrying the highest weight and you will get no marks for the
other assessments that you missed. Hence class attendance is very important.
Good luck with this course and with your studies!