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  • Delivery

    Online, Self-Study

  • Estimated study time

    60 hours

  • Length of access

    1 year

Enhance your writing

This course has been designed to prepare students of an Upper Intermediate English level for further study, including TAFE (Tertiary and Further Education) and vocational colleges. This course also prepares students for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) A which provides a foundation for those intending to study at University.

What you'll learn

This course focuses on developing your communication and written skills for university-level documents and presentations.

  • Annotated Bibliographies (including Note-taking; Academic reading; Summarising and paraphrasing)

  • Survey Report (including Creating a questionnaire; Vocabulary and writing skills)

  • Persuasive Speech (including structure; Opposing arguments)

  • Argument Essay (including Essay research; Evidence and examples; Conclusion and Bibliography)

  • Oral Presentation (including Presentation and Listening Skills; Presentation analysis)

How you'll learn

This course is fully online and self-paced, allowing you to study when it’s convenient for you. We expect this course to take a minimum of 60 hours to complete. Learning content includes comprehensive explanations, activities and short videos. There are no formal assignments required for this course, however, all participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 1: Annotated Bibliography

    • Monday Lecture 1: Annotated Bibliography

    • Monday Lecture 1 pdf: Annotated Bibliography Assessment Briefing

    • Monday Lecture 1: powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2: Academic Reading

    • Tuesday Lecture 2: powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3: Writing Skills - Paraphrase and Summarise

    • Wednesday Lecture 3: powerpoint

    • Academic reading 1: Why exercise works magic

    • Academic reading 2: School sport helps students win

    • OPTIONAL TASKS week 1

    • COMPULSORY TASK week 1
  • 2

    Week 2: Annotated Bibliography

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Grammar

    • Monday Lecture 1: powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Academic Reading

    • Tuesday Lecture 2: powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3: Assessment - Final Check

    • Wednesday Lecture 3: powerpoint

    • Academic reading 3: Benefits of exercise for children and adolescents

    • Academic reading 4: Exercise and student outcomes

    • OPTIONAL TASKS week 2

    • COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE MONDAY WEEK 3
  • 3

    Week 3: Survey Report

    • Survey report research briefing

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Assessment Task 2

    • Monday Lecture 1 - powerpoint

    • Example survey report

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Creating a Questionnaire

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Vocabulary and Writing Skills

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY TASK week 3

    • OPTIONAL TASK week 3
  • 4

    Week 4: Survey Report

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Results: Describing Graphs

    • Monday lecture 1 - powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Writing a Conclusion and Writing Tips

    • Tuesday lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Writing an Abstract

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT: SURVEY REPORT DUE MONDAY WEEK 5

    • OPTIONAL TASK week 4
  • 5

    Week 5: Persuasive Speech

    • Persuasive speech assessment briefing

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Assessment Task 3

    • Monday Lecture 1 reading - Should public transport be free?

    • Monday Lecture 1 - powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Quoting Sources

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 reading - Benefits and costs of social media

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Structure

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY TASK week 5

    • OPTIONAL TASK week 5
  • 6

    READING TEXTS for week 5 and 6

    • TOPIC 1 reading: public transport

    • TOPIC 2 reading: social media

    • TOPIC 3 reading: video games

    • TOPIC 4 reading: space exploration

    • TOPIC 5 reading: workplace exercise

  • 7

    Week 6: Persuasive Speech

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Opposing Arguments

    • Monday Lecture 1 - reading texts

    • Monday Lecture 1 - powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Modality & Hedging

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - reading text

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Pronunciation

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY TASK PART 1 Week 6: voice recording

    • COMPULSORY TASK PART 2 Week 6: bibliography

    • OPTIONAL TASK Week 6
  • 8

    Week 7: Argument Essay

    • Argument Essay assessment briefing

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Assessment 4

    • Monday Lecture 1 - powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Essay Research

    • "Climate change science: the facts" - Tuesday reading

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Writing an Introduction

    • Wednesday lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY TASK week 7

    • OPTIONAL TASK week 7
  • 9

    READING TEXTS for week 7 and 8

    • TOPIC 1 reading: climate change

    • TOPIC 2 reading: the internet

    • TOPIC 3 reading: zoos
  • 10

    Week 8: Argument Essay

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Essay Paragraphs

    • Monday Lecture 1 - powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Evidence & Examples

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Conclusion & Bibliography

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY TASK week 8

    • OPTIONAL TASK week 8
  • 11

    Week 9: Oral Presentation

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Oral Presentation

    • Monday lecture 1: powerpoint

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Academic Reading

    • Tuesday lecture 2 - powerpoint

    • Wednesday Lecture 3 - Describing Graphs and Trends

    • Wednesday lecture 3 - powerpoint

    • COMPULSORY TASK week 9

    • OPTIONAL TASK week 9
  • 12

    READING TEXTS for week 9 and 10

    • TOPIC 1: choose a city!

    • TOPIC 2: changing food patterns

    • TOPIC 3: technology, education and COVID
  • 13

    Week 10: Oral Presentation

    • Monday Lecture 1 - Structuring your Presentation

    • Tuesday Lecture 2 - Reading and Research

    • Wednesday Lecture 2 - Academic style, emphasis

    • COMPULSORY TASK: ORAL PRESENTATION Week 10

    • COMPULSORY TASK: BIBLIOGRAPHY Week 10
  • 14

    Survey

    • Survey: Please Complete