Short Courses
Rationale for the Programme
This course is a result of the survey commissioned by BOCODOL in 2000. Peer Consultants established the need to develop a course in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) aimed at upgrading communication skills of professionals in Botswana. ESP is the general term used to refer to courses designed to raise the language awareness level of professionals in different situations. To distinguish it from other courses on the market, for example, Business Communication or Business English, the title English for Professional Purposes was preferred. It specifies unambiguously its relevance to particular vocations. Taking guidance from consultants, BOCODOL, in turn, carried out its own survey to assess the current state of language use by officers of a given profession, then designed the course in consultation with stakeholders.
Programme Structure
There are two parts, namely, Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 is specific to a particular profession, and the study material is written to address communication circumstances identifiable in that profession. Part 2, on the other hand, singles out for discussion language and communication themes common to all professions. The two parts are, therefore, complementary thereby constituting a composite package that leads to a nationally accredited qualification. The duration of the course shall be two semesters, being the equivalent of 400 study hours.
EPP Curriculum Structure
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Module Title and Contents |
Credit Points |
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PART 1 |
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Module 1: Communication Skills And Statement - Writing Section 1: The Basic Communication Skills Topic 1 – Language and communication Topic 2 – Listening, speaking, reading, and writing Section 2 : Statement – writing Topic 3 – Question types and note-taking Topic 4 – Compiling the statement |
20 |
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Module 2: Investigation Procedures And Report – Writing Section 3: Investigation Procedures Topic 5 – Approaching informants Topic 6 - interrogating and translating
Section 4: Report – Writing Topic 7: Report types Topic 8: Stages in report – writing |
20 |
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Module 3: Court Procedures And Cross-cultural Language Issues Section 5 : Court Procedures Topic 9 – Presenting evidence Topic 10 – Cross – examination Section 6 : Cross- Cultural Language Issues Topic 11 : Barriers to communication Topic 12 : Case Studies |
20 |
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PART 2 |
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Module 4: Purposeful Reading and Message Processing Section 7: Purposeful Reading Topic 13 – Types of reading Topic 14 – Skilled reading Section 8 : Sending and Receiving Messages Topic 15 - Some communication issues at the workplace Topic 16 – Meeting procedures and message editing |
20 |
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Module 5: The Spoken Word and Professional Speech-making Section 9: Participating in formal discussion Topic 17 – Preparing for a seminar / tutorial Topic 18 – Planning and presenting a seminar paper Section 10: The spoken word and speech - making Topic 19: Speaking in the workplace Topic 20: Preparing and delivering a speech |
20 |
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Module 6: Carrying out Research And Preparing for Examinations Section 11: The Research Project Topic 21 – Carrying out basic research Topic 22 – Language and reference skills in research Section 12: Preparing For Examinations Topic 23 : The language of examinations Topic 24 : Examination types |
20 |
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Total Credits |
120 |
