English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAPB3017) Name: Student Number: Tutor name: This is your English for Academic Purposes 2 e-portfolio which you must submit on Thursday 27th April 2017 by 2pm via the Student Portal. This should be completed throughout the course and you must make sure you save your work regularly (e.g. on your computer, on a USB stick, on email or on the Cloud drive). Please refer to suggested word counts for each task included within this portfolio. Assessed Learning Outcomes: 1. Produce elements of a cohesive and coherent researched essay 2. Listen to an academic lecture whilst taking coherent notes 3. Read, compare and summarise a number of written academic texts. PORTFOLIO TASK Week 1: Where are you now? Using the list from EAP 1, tick (X) the same boxes for each skill in the first column, and tick () the appropriate box for each skill in the second column, according to how well you think you can do this now. Skill This is new for me I need to develop this skill I can improve this skill I can do this well Looking for information Identify which book / journals/ websites to use ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Select relevant parts of a text ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Using sources Acknowledge sources of information ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Write a reference list correctly Avoid plagiarism ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Planning/Writing Brainstorm ideas ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Plan written work ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Link ideas effectively ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Paraphrase & summarise ideas ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Write an introduction ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Write a conclusion ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Personal Study Work independently ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Manage my time ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Oral Presentation Brainstorm ideas with peers Discuss written work in a tutorial ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ IT Access the internet ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Use search engines ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Create word documents ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Use PowerPoint PORTFOLIO TASK Week 1& 10: Personal Development Plan (PDD): Specific – Measurable – Achievable – Realistic – Timescale [SMART] Write down the strengths and weaknesses you listed in EAP 1 in the box below, which can also be from your feedback. Use complete sentences. Strengths Click here to enter text. Weakness Click here to enter text. Now think about what you would like to improve. Be specific when describing your goals and how you will achieve and measure them. (100 – 150 words) Target Goal Action Success Criteria Completed by? e.g. To have clear paragraphs To produce an outline before writing The reader can identify the topic/ideas of those paragraphs June 2017 1 Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 2 Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 3 Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.   PORTFOLIO TASK Organising your ideas: Are my sources reliable? Using the sources you have found (not from GSM Learn or the reading list), answer the questions below to determine if they are reliable. Make notes. Source 1 Source 2 Who wrote/said it? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Are they qualified to speak on this topic? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Do they have a personal interest in that issue? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. What type of source is it? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Has it been verified in any way? Can it be proved? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Is there evidence to support this claim? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Was the source created to persuade, sell, entertain, inform or for another purpose? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Is the content relevant to your research? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. When was it published/last updated? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Does this impact its relevance or objectivity? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Give the full references of both your sources here in Harvard Style: Click here to enter text.   PORTFOLIO TASK Organising your ideas: Are my sources reliable? Create an outline using bullet points and not full sentences. Include in-text citations where necessary. You should add to this throughout the course. (150 – 200 words) Essay Question: _________________________________________________________? Arguments in Favour (Yes) Arguments against (No) Economic Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Social Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.   PORTFOLIO TASK Making notes with confidence [Insert a screenshot/photo of you in-class notes here]   Write a summary about what you have just listened to. (No more than 100 words) Click here to enter text. Write a response to the opinions given. (No more than 100 words). Click here to enter text.   PORTFOLIO TASK Developing your arguments: Paraphrasing/Summarising Choose one aspect (e.g. Economic or Social) and summarise and/or paraphrase the main points you noted in the outline. Use complete sentences and include in-text citations where necessary. (150 - 200 words). Arguments in favour (Yes): Click here to enter text. Arguments against (No): Click here to enter text.   PORTFOLIO TASK Developing your arguments: Combining Sources Combine the summaries from the previous task to create the first body paragraph of your essay. Use the guide below to help you and highlight each part with the same colour. (250 – 300 words). Body paragraph 1 Say why this is a key issue (e.g. Economic/Social) (this is your topic sentence) What is the counter-argument of this issue? (this is the opinion you do not agree with) What is the main argument if this issue? (this is your opinion) Why is your argument stronger than the counter-argument? What evidence/examples do you have to support this? What can you conclude from this? What are the implications? You should use at least 2 sources in this paragraph. PORTFOLIO TASK Writing your argumentative essay Complete your essay below. (900 words: +/- 10%). The NHS should be privatised. Discuss Click here to enter text. Reference List Click here to enter text. PORTFOLIO TASK Week 10: Getting a First! Tick (✓) the appropriate column to check that your essay has included the necessary parts to help it get as high a grade as possible! Good evidence Some evidence Insufficient evidence Knowledge and understanding Have you worked through the tasks in this portfolio? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you paraphrased/summarised ideas effectively? ☐ ☐ ☐ Do your portfolio tasks show understanding of the essay writing process? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you researched and supported your ideas with evidence and examples? ☐ ☐ ☐ Cognitive/Intellectual Skills Does your essay include an introduction and conclusion? ☐ ☐ ☐ Do your body paragraphs contain a counter-argument, argument & evidence/examples, using appropriate linking words? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you used at least 4 sources (2 of them can be from class or reading list) & combined your sources effectively? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you made your opinions clear? ☐ ☐ ☐ Graduate: Transferable Employability & Practical Skills Are you within the word count? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you checked for spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you used appropriate academic style and appropriate vocabulary? ☐ ☐ ☐ Have you included in-text citations and a reference list that follow Harvard Style? ☐ ☐ ☐ Do you show good awareness of your strengths and weaknesses (skills audit and PDP target)? ☐ ☐ ☐