LANG1001H is a reading and writing course for first year Engineering and Science students who have a high level of proficiency in English. In this course you will develop your critical reading skills, and your essay writing skills. You will research topics related to the environment, and provide verbal reports and written outlines prior to writing an informative essay on your chosen topic. You will then discuss various arguments related to your topic, and present another verbal report before writing an argumentative essay. Finally, you compile your work into a portfolio. Throughout the course, you will be given many readings, through which you will learn aspects of organisation and language style which you can apply to your writing.
The course is graded and carries three credits. There are 42 contact teaching hours. Lessons are conducted for 3 hours per week, in two 1.5-hour lessons.
Course Objectives 
- To develop students' analytical skills through researching specific topics related to their interest or major, and presenting these in a professional format
- To enhance students' communicative knowledge through reading professionally written essays
- To improve studentsˇ¦ understanding of the various types of writing genres by comparing specific writersˇ¦ styles and language techniques
- To deepen studentsˇ¦ knowledge through reflection on content, after giving and receiving reasonable criticism.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes |
By the end of this semester, you will be able to: |
Competency-building |
Reading skills
- Implement top-down and bottom-up reading strategies and skills in the reading of general and technical genres.
- Identify the textual features of description, illustration, comparison and contrast, cause and effect and definition.
Writing skills
- Use an academic writing voice to critically evaluate positions on issues related to a number of topics.
- Display professional features of writing through organization and use of language.
Language skills
- Implement specific figures of speech.
- Appreciate the use of syntax and lexis in creating sentences.
Research skills
- Develop data collection and analysis skills.
- Formulate professional documentation of references.
Critical thinking skills
- Demonstrate an awareness of basic features of rhetoric in argumentation.
- Identify syllogistic structures in arguments, and informal fallacies.
- Evaluate arguments while providing alternatives.
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International outlook |
- Respond effectively to various cultural and national perspectives which influence the implementation of your research.
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Vision and orientation to the future |
- Demonstrate the ability to manage time and organise learning.
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Ethical standards & Compassion |
- Understand individual and societal concerns surrounding studentsˇ¦ research.
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