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Communication Skills for Health Science 1 (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 900126.1

Discipline: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: Z

Credit Points: 10

Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at The College in 9019 - University Foundation Studies Standard – 2 Terms – Health Science/Nursing Stream


About this Unit
This unit is designed to introduce students to academic culture as a culture of critical debate and equip students with the academic literacy skills necessary to perform successfully in this culture. In particular, the unit aims to help students access the conventions of academic English by focussing on attitudes to knowledge, and the ways in which ideas are structured and presented in academic texts and speech. The unit assists students to comprehend academic texts, identify key ideas and concepts, and identify and use the rhetorical moves used in academic texts. It also aims to help students compare and contrast ideas across texts, improve grammatical skills that relate to academic writing, summarise and synthesise information, and understand why, when and how to reference information.


Courses
9018.5University Foundation Studies Standard - 2 Terms (WSTC)CURRENT
9019.5University Foundation Studies Standard - 2 Terms (WSTC)CURRENT
9020.4University Foundation Studies Extended - 3 Terms (WSTC)CURRENT


Specialisations

SQ9056.1Health Science/Nursing Sequence - Foundation StudiesCURRENT




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