Undergraduate Generic Skills - School of Languages & Linguistics
As
a result of attendance at scheduled classes, participation in tutorials,
timely completion of assigned reading and essays, and success in examinations,
graduates should progressively acquire general
skills in the following areas:
Research: through frequent and systematic use of the library and
other information sources, the definition of areas of inquiry and familiarisation
with research methods;
Critical thinking and analysis: through required
and recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion,
and by assessing the strength of arguments;
Thinking in theoretical and analytical terms: through lectures,
tutorial discussion, essay writing and engagement in the methodologies
of the humanities and social sciences;
Understanding of social,
political, historical and cultural contexts and international
awareness/openness to the world: through the contextualisation of judgements and
knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas
and new aspects of French and Italian culture, and by formulating arguments;
Communicating knowledge intelligibly and
economically: through
essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations;
Written communication: through essay and assignment preparation and
writing;
Public speaking and confidence in self-expression:
through tutorial participation and class presentations;
Attention to detail:
through close reading and textual analysis, essay preparation and writing,
and examination revision;
Time management and planning: through managing
and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and
assignment completion and revision for examinations.