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COURSE FACTSHEET
Advanced Level Foundation — Communication and Study Skills module Who is this course for?
Recognised by widest choice of quality universities
The Kings Advanced Level Foundation is based on A-level syllabuses, taught by A-level teachers, assessed against A-levels and moderated by an independent Advisory Board of external examiners. As such, it is one of the most highly academic and successful pathways to leading UK universities.
Kings works with a wide range of university partners. This is because our Advanced Level Foundation is based on, and linked to, A-levels. It is therefore automatically recognised and accepted by the widest choice of universities. Out of the top 25 universities listed in the Times and Sunday Times 2018 rankings, 21 have accepted Kings’ Foundation students.
Key Facts
The Kings Advanced Level Foundation is inspected by Pearson and assured as preparation for Higher Education study in the UK. Pearson assures the quality of the processes underpinning the design, delivery, quality assurance and/or assessment of the organisation’s own education or training programme. Pearson do not assure specific qualifications or programmes offered by Kings.
Pearson assured
Start dates: 2018: 8 January, 9 April*, 25 June*, 10 September, 29 October; 2019: 7 January, 8 April*, 24 June*, 9 September, 28 October; 2020: 6 January, 6 April*, 29 June*, 14 September, 2 November Locations offered: Oxford
Benchmarking against A-Level grades
London
Bournemouth Brighton
Level: Minimum IELTS 5.5 (standard version); IELTS 4.0 (extended version). Completed 11 – 12 years of schooling. Minimum age: 16.5 Length: 1 Academic Year (3 terms). Or Extended Advanced Level Foundation of 4 – 7 terms (including 3-term Advanced Level Foundation) Lessons: Average 21 hours per week (plus homework and private study) Class size: 8 – 12 Learning outcomes: à Raise academic qualifications to UK university entrance level à Raise English to university level à Develop learning and self study skills for degree level
Typical top 30 university offers to students following the Programme are based on their normal A-level offers. The Programme is benchmarked against A-level grades as follows: Typical A-level offer
Typical Kings Foundation offer
AAA
80%
AAA
75%
AAB
70%
ABB
65%
BBB
60%
CCC
50%
Advisory Panel
Extended option
Standards for the Programme are set by an external and independent Advisory Board which meets three times each year to ensure best practice, moderate marks where required and hear appeals.
It is also possible for students with lower language levels to join an extended programme of 4 – 7 terms (included the 3-term Advanced Level Foundation), from IELTS 4.0. The Extended Foundation includes practical content designed to provide a bridge into UK academic life. It includes: à English language development à Maths enrichment à Information Computer technology à General academic enrichment à Elective modules: Humanities, Business and Enterprise or Scientific Investigation.
*Extended version only
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Sample pathways
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Advanced Level Foundation IELTS 4.5
Extended Foundation IELTS 5.0 IELTS 4.5
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COURSE FACTSHEET
Course structure and content The programme is highly flexible, and able to adapt to the needs and academic aspirations of each student. It does this through a combination of core modules and a series of elective modules which can be combined in different ways to create main subject streams: Main subject streams à Business à Engineering à Life Sciences and Pharmacy à A rchitecture à Media and Communications à Humanities and Social Sciences à Mathematics, Computing and Science
Core modules are: à Communication and Study Skills à Data Handling and Information Technology Elective modules are: à A rt and Design à Biology à Business Studies à Chemistry
à Economics à History à Human Geography à Law à Mathematics à Media à Physics à Psychology à Politics and Government
Communication and Study Skills module structure and content General Study Skills à Self-organisation: study planning; timetable planning; prioritising; categorising; filing and recording à Selecting sources: reading lists and bibliographies; Internet searches and key word scanning. à Note-taking and summarising: outlining; mind-mapping; marking texts à Organisation of academic texts: contents, bibliography, appendices, citations, presentation, layout, graphics à Quoting and paraphrasing: identifying the main idea, identifying sources; distinguishing quoting from plagiarising à Debating, dictionary work, finding your way round a library, keeping vocabulary notebooks and learning vocabulary Term 1 Academic Writing and an Introduction to Note-taking for Listening and Reading à The process of writing: organising material coherently and effectively; incorporating material from several sources; credibility of source; considering the reader’s expectations à Functional areas: description, clarification, narration, generalisation, argument à Text construction; thesis, support, argument, conclusion à Register
Listening, note-taking and vocabulary à Understanding the structure and organisation of lectures and talks à Listening for the main idea, specific information and attitude à Developing the skills of prediction, summarising and filtering information à The character of spoken English in lectures and talks à Developing topic specific vocabulary for academic subjects Presentation Skills à Strategies and techniques for presentations: planning structure, making talk-notes; using visual aids. à Linguistic, paralinguistic and phonological devices: framing; signposting; summarising; rephrasing; pausing; articulation and voice quality. à Teamwork; asking and answering questions Assessment Time
Weighting
Term 1: Assignment
7 – 8 weeks
30%
Term 2: Presentation
10 days
35%
Term 3: Examination
2.5 hours
35%
Term 2/3 Effective Reading à Understanding text organisation and function. à Understanding vocabulary from contextual clues. à Evaluating the writer’s purpose and attitude à Techniques for rapid reading. à Techniques for detailed reading.
1609 11/17
Learning outcomes On successful completion of the CSS module, students should be able to: à Research information for assignments using a wide range of written and verbal sources à Use the Library system and IT resources à Refer to source material, extract relevant information and incorporate this information into a well-organised piece of work à Present written work correctly, observing the conventions of essay writing. à Demonstrate the ability to address the topic clearly, develop it in a clear and rational way and take account of the needs of the reader à Write/speak using the language appropriate to the particular functions required e.g. present argument, analyse data etc à Plan, formulate, organise and convey his /her own ideas clearly, coherently and succinctly in short or extended prose/speech à Become a critic of his/her writing/speech, evaluating his/her own performance à Read a range of academic texts appropriate to the level of a student embarking on undergraduate studies, adopting relevant strategies to deal with the information presented à Gauge the relevance of a written source to his/her academic requirements à Have an awareness of written discourse and the impact verbal markers may have on a text à Listen to a range of spoken English used in lectures, presentations and seminars and adopt relevant strategies to deal with the information presented à Focus on the main features in a lecture and talk clear and relevant notes à Present ideas in a clear and logical manner in seminars and tutorials à Demonstrate an awareness of the phonological features of spoken English à Use aids such as PowerPoint to reinforce his/ her presentations