English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit Portfolio

English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit
(EAPB3017)
Name:
Student Number:
Lecturer name:
This is your English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit Portfolio which you must submit on Tuesday,
7th August 2018 by 2pm via the Student Portal. This should be completed throughout the 9
weeks, so you can show your work in progress to your tutors in the drop-in sessions. Make sure
you save your work regularly (e.g. on your computer, on a USB stick, on email or on the Cloud
drive).
Please refer to suggested word counts for each task included within in this portfolio.
Summer18
Assessed Learning Outcomes:
1. Produce elements of a cohesive and coherent researched essay
2. Listen to an academic lecture whilst taking coherent notes
3. Read, compare and summarise a number of written academic texts.

Week Table of Contents Page Learning
Outcome
Completed?
()
Portfolio Tasks
(These tasks should be developed throughout the term but completed by
Tuesday, 7th August 2018by 2pm)
5 Organising your ideas
(150 – 200 words) 3 LO 1 & 3
6 Making notes with confidence
(200 words) 4-5 LO 2
7 Developing your arguments
[suggested word count: varies per task] 6-7 LO 1, 2 & 3
8 Writing your argumentative essay
(900 words +/- 10%) 8 LO 1 & 3
9 Final Checks: Getting a First! 9 LO 1 & 3
Track your progress by ticking off each task as you complete it, in the final column.
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PORTFOLIO TASK
Organising your ideas: Noting down the main points
In the space below, create an outline for your essay by making notes about any information you
find from seminars in week 4 and 5 (and drop-ins in week 7 and 8) or Reading List sources and
from the two sources you found. Use bullet points and not full sentences. Include in-text citations
where necessary. You should add to this throughout the term.(150 – 200 words)
Arguments in Favour (YES) Arguments against (NO)
Point 1
______
 The NHS is the primary healthcare
organisation in the majority of the
nations and it is generally seen
that the majority of the people
take the help of the healthcare
services provided by the NHS.
 The major reasons why the people
opt for the services provided by
the NHS is because of the fact that
it is relatively inexpensive and also
the standard of the services
provided by them is very good.
 Thus, if extra amount of funds is
being provided to the NHS then it
is likely to help the healthcare
organisation to offer better quality
services to the patients.
 The allocation of extra amount of
fund to the NHS would put an
extra amount of burden on the
national government.
 The national government at the
present moment is already
burdened with various kinds of
welfare activities which are
ennobling the majority of the
taxes paid by the citizens.
 Therefore, it can be said that the
extra amount of fund made
available to the NHS would mean
extra economic burden on the
national government.
Point 2
_____
 Allocation of extra amount of fund
made available to the NHS would
mean that the NHS does not have
to depend on the public funding
and take into consideration the
interests of the shareholders.
 Furthermore, allocation of extra
funds would mean that the NHS
will be able to spend the extra
amount of capital on research and
development activities.
 The allocation of the extra
amount made available to the
NHS is likely to discourage the
national government to invest in
the areas which are really
important for the development
of the nation.
 Therefore, it can be said that the
allocation of extra amount of
funds made available to the NHS
would be at the cost of the
development of the nation.
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PORTFOLIO TASK
Making notes with confidence
This is the space for you to upload the photo of your notes from the listening activity. The video
will be made available for you to watch at home as many times as you like. You will be able to
access the video directly from the link which you can find on the GSM website (EAP 2 resit module)
under Listening Activity.
Please upload a photo of your notes in the space below:
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