Unit of Study ENGL1001 General English (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Scheduled Hours Unit - Non-Award/Non-Reportable
Credit points

0
Faculty & College

SCU College
Placement

No

Enrolment information

* This unit is normally offered in 5 week blocks throughout the year. Students may enrol in 4 to 50 weeks depending on their English language proficiency on entry and the level aimed for at completion. This unit is only available to International students only on the approval of SCU College and SCU International. Students cannot self-manage enrolment.

Unit description

Introduces students to a range of activities designed to improve English Language communication and fluency.

Unit content

Pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary

Beyond the sentence and discourse structures

Conversations and presentations

Reading and Listening for information and the main idea

Varieties of English including English on the Internet

Styles of writing

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	N/A	Year Long
Lismore	Year Long	Year Long

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of a range of spoken and written texts

Use a range of functional vocabulary to communicate ideas in speech and writing

Use a range of grammatical structures (simple present, past, future aspect) to communicate ideas in speech and writing

Sustain simple spoken and written communicative exchanges with other speakers of English, share information, request information and signal opinions

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Seminar 20 hours (10 weeks)

Assessment
Presentation	SR
Exam: Proctored, Online	SR
Short written response	SR
Viva voce	SR
Exam: Proctored, Online	SR
Exam: Proctored, Online	SR

Teaching method

Seminar 20 hours (10 weeks)

Assessment
Presentation	SR
Exam: Proctored, Online	SR
Short written response	SR
Viva voce	SR
Exam: Proctored, Online	SR
Exam: Proctored, Online	SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
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