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English for Academic Purposes 1 (EAP 1) Portfolio (EAPA3004)
Name:
Student Number:
Tutor name:
This is your EAP 1Portfolio. Please save a copy on your computer and back it up regularly (e.g. by saving it on
your computer / in the cloud (e.g. Google Drive) / emailing it to yourself. You will receive a printed copy which
you should bring to all lectures and tutorials. However, at the end of the course, you need to submit a
completed electronic copy. Please refer to suggested word counts for each task included within this portfolio.
Assessed Learning Outcomes (LOs):
1. Produce cohesive and coherent elements of academic writing.
2. Read, compare and summarise written academic texts.
Week Contents Page Learning
Outcome
Section 1: Portfolio Evidence
(These tasks will often be drafted in class and are designed to inform the written task in section 2.
Suggested word counts are included are in brackets.)
1 Portfolio evidence I: Self-evaluation checklist 3 LO 1 & 2
4 Portfolio evidence II: Summarising 4 LO 1 & 2

(recommended word count: 100)
4-5 Portfolio evidence III: Outline
(recommended word count: 100)
6 LO 2
6 Portfolio evidence IV: Paragraph structure
(recommended word count: 250)
7 LO 2
9 Portfolio evidence V: Self-assessment
(recommended word count: at least 100)
8 LO 1 & 2
Section 2: Written Task
(The written task should be developed throughout the semester but completed in weeks 7-10.)
1 - 10 Academic writing [compare and contrast essay relevant to higher
education]
(word count: 750 words)
10 LO 1 & 2
Total word count: Written Task (750 words) + Evidence (Approx. 850 words)
(+/- 10%)
Section 1: Portfolio Evidence I
Self-evaluation checklist
Below is a list of the skills you will need when working on extended pieces of writing during your university
career. The work you do on the EAP 1 course will help you develop these skills.
Tick the appropriate box for each skill, according to how well you think you can do this at
the beginning of this course. Look again at the checklist throughout the course in order to
identify areas for independent study.
Skills Do not know
about this
Find this
difficult/ can’t
do this
Can partially
do this
Can do this
well
Looking for information
Identify which books/journals/websites to use ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Select relevant parts of a text ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Using sources
Acknowledge sources of information ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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
Discuss written work in a tutorial ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
IT
Access the internet ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Use search engines ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Create word documents ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
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Section 1: Portfolio Evidence II
Summarising (recommended word count: 100)
1. Find a text on university fees in the country of your choice (around 200 words) and paste it below, in part
1. Then, read the two texts and highlight the main points.
PART 1:
Text 1:
University fees in England
Text 2 (paste your text below):
University fees in America
“University tuition fees in England will rise to £9,250 per
year from 2017 and the increase could apply to students
who have already started courses. The inflation-linked
rise represents a 2.8% increase and if that continued
would mean fees rising above £10,000 in the next few
years. Universities face the dilemma that under
consumer protection requirements they will need to
announce the £9,250 fee before the beginning of the
next application cycle in early September. However, until
formally changed by Parliament, universities are not
allowed to charge a fee higher than £9,000, which is the
current limit.
The government says the increase can apply to
students who have already begun courses - but this
will depend on the terms of student contracts in
individual universities. The fees will increase in
subsequent years. decide on whether to charge higher
fees for current students, but expect to apply them to
new students starting in 2017, if the fee limit
increase goes ahead. The University of Surrey will
not increase fees for its current undergraduates, but
fees will increase each year for students starting in
2017.Royal Holloway and the University of Kent
have to still to
Universities minister Jo Johnson has published a
statement setting out plans to link higher fees to
better teaching. Liberal Democrat university
spokeswoman Baroness Lorely Burt said: "Linking
fees to teaching quality in this way is unacceptable.
Enabling any university that scrapes a 'meet
expectations' rating to increase fees by 2.8% shows
that this isn't about teaching quality at all. If
universities need further support then let's have a
proper discussion about where that money comes
from, rather than pretending that this is somehow a
quid pro quo for providing the quality of teaching
students should already be able to expect". Sir Peter
Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust education
America is the country where University fees are
being increasing with the rapid speed. Average cost
to study in American University is £ 22000 a year.
It depends upon the course in which individual is
getting admission. Fees can be from £15000 to
£500000 as per the length and course of education.
USA full dreams of many students by providing
them quality education. That is the main reason
that from various locations many students come in
America or the educational purposes. State
university has tuition fees around 12000-25000. On
other hand private educational institutes change
£18000-£35000 tuition fees from students.
Some of the universities of America such as Tulane
university, California state university have decided
to provide scholarship to students so that they can
complete their education easily in America.
It has similar educational changes for all students,
no matter whether individual has already taken
admission or new to the university.
America concentrates on quality of education, it
provide best educational services and knowledge to
students so that they can build their career. Though
they charges fees so that operational cost can be
recovered. But it is not linked with quality of
education. They provide same quality education to
all courses students.
From: Monica Lungu (2017). College Tuition cost
for your Master’s Degree in the USA. [Online].
Available through
[http://www.mastersportal.eu/articles/1762/college-
tuition-costs-for-your-masters-degree-in-the-
usa.html].
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