University EAPB3017: English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit Portfolio

This document is a student's portfolio for the English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAPB3017) resit module. The portfolio includes various tasks designed to develop academic writing skills, such as organizing ideas, making notes from listening activities, paraphrasing, and combining sources to build arguments. The central component is an argumentative essay (900 words +/- 10%) discussing the privatization of the National Health Service (NHS). The essay examines economic and social arguments for and against privatization, supported by research and in-text citations. The portfolio also includes self-reflection on strengths, weaknesses, and target goals for improvement in areas such as presentation, writing, and communication skills. The student outlines the key arguments, provides summaries, and constructs body paragraphs to form a cohesive essay. The student also uses sources to support their arguments and provides a detailed analysis of the NHS privatization debate, emphasizing the importance of considering the perspectives of all stakeholders. The assignment demonstrates an understanding of academic writing conventions and the ability to synthesize information from various sources to support a well-reasoned argument.

English for Academic Purposes 2 Resit
(EAPB3017)
Name:
Student Number:
Lecturer name:

Week Table of Contents Page Learning
Outcome
Completed?
()
Portfolio Tasks
(These tasks should be developed throughout the term but completed by
Tuesday 10 April 2018 by 2pm)
5 Organising your ideas
[suggested word count: varies per task] 4 LO 1 & 3
6 Making notes with confidence
(200 words) 6 LO 2
7 Developing your arguments
[suggested word count: varies per task] 8 LO 1, 2 & 3
8
Writing your argumentative essay
(900 words +/- 10%) 10 LO 1 & 3
9 Getting a First! 11 LO 1 & 3
Track your progress by ticking off each task as you complete it, in the final column.
PORTFOLIO TASK
WEEK1 PDP
Strength knowledge of various field, Writing skill
Weakness Presentation skill Writing skill and communication skill
TARGET GOAL ACTION SUCCESS CRITERIA COMPLETED BY
1 To improve
Presentation skill
The presentation skill
need to be effective.
This will help to make
understand people
and bring positive
impact of my speech
to motivate them 2 to 3 months
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2 Effective writing The writing skill is the
main task to improve
with the help of
faculty and friends.
This skill will help to
show my ability and
influence people after
reading.
3 to 4 Months
3 Communication skills
improve
To build the better
relationship with the
society and colleague.
It will asst to make
my message clearly
without any barrier.
1 to 5 months
PORTFOLIO TASK
Organising your ideas: Are my sources reliable?
In the space below, create an outline for your essay by making notes about any information you
find from class 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 course. (150 – 200 words)
Should the NHS be privatised?
Arguments in Favour (YES) Arguments against (NO)
ECONOMIC
The private and voluntary sector are
quite evident.
The budget allocation by the
government required to improve.
The economy point of view that
healthcare with its upfront costs and
importance to mankind must leave
outside the domains of the normal
market.
Policies Maker in healthcare face
major challenges.
Global economy is the major challenge.
The present of politic sector which is key
account for ending of unappropriated or
not necessary services out of market.
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h
Social Benefits to the citizens which will
help to get best health services
treatment.
Conflicts between shareholder of NHS
and Patient
Cost of various treatment will be
increase that will be burden on the
Society.
PORTFOLIO TASK
Making notes with confidence – WEEK 6
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 week 6.
Please upload a photo of your notes in the space below:
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Write a summary about what you have just listened to. (no more than 100 words)
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Write a response to the opinions given. (no more than 100 words)
PORTFOLIO TASK
Developing your arguments: Paraphrasing/Summarising
Choose one aspect (e.g. Point 1 or 2) and summarise and/or paraphrase the main points you noted
in the outline on page 2. Use complete sentences and include in-text citations where necessary.
(150 – 200 words)
Arguments in favour (YES):
Economic: The private and Voluntary organisation are quite evident in which the upcoming year of
the NHS and the impact will be on the future privatisation of the healthcare system in the United
Kingdom have been augmentative.
Policies Maker in healthcare face major challenges in which to acquire an optimum balance thin
available market and their respective. The market can be deliver real advantages hence these can
be overall depend on an environment which is not only committed to allow development.
Social:Benefits to the citizens which will help to get the best health services treatment due to
privatisation of NHS. The recent healthcare system of the United kingdom is not able to give the
quality services. But after such step it will give benefit to the society and other stakeholders.
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Arguments against (NO):
Support from the government to provide more fund which can the against key feature the
privatisation of NHS. On the other hand the global economy is also a major concern for the nations.
Cost of various treatment will be increase that will be burden on the Society also the major factor
which can be against on the step of privatisations of the NHS.
PORTFOLIO TASK
Developing your arguments: Combining sources
Using the summaries you wrote in the previous task, combine them below to create the first body
paragraph of your essay. Use the guide below to help you and highlight each part with the same
colour. (250 – 300 words)
Body paragraph 1
Say why this is a key issue (e.g. Economic/Social)
It is a key issues in term of economic the major sector is the
healthcare which required to be develop effectively. To contribute
in the nation budge which will help to improve to bring the growth
and development of the society if the NHS will be privatised. While
on the other hand the additional burden will be bring as per
increasing the cost of treatment.
What is the counter-argument of this issue?
The counter argument of these issues is the society which required
to be the part of end user of various services. If the privatisation
will be done for the effective treatment than huge burden on the
people who are not able to afford their services of various diseases
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such as cancer and Mental health will be more expensive.The total
health spending. On the recent plan of action, the National
Health Services budget is arrears to increase by just 0.7% in a
year between 2017-18 and 2022-23.
What is the main argument of this issue?
(this is your opinion)
 The main argument is the stronger than the couter
argument because its associated with the public welfare and
development.
 The budget allocate by the government for the effective
healthcare to to the NHS.
 The various NHS firm in deficiency and important
execution standardized are also ignored. The demand
for health care is increasing for various reason in which
the total population is increasing and technologies
upgrading which is the opportunity for new treatment
It can be easily nclude from this NHS should not be privatatise
beacue the government control will be ignore from the
organisaiton once the implications of privatisation for NHS.There
are transactions between government, NHS bosses and BMA
occurred in connection with new junior specialist's agreement
and it should start in October 2013. In any case, BMA were not
is support of this, because of which the agreement was not
shaped. Keeping in mind the end goal to conquer the
condition, it is essential to ensure every one of the issues that
are looked by every one of the gatherings ought to be
considered.
You should use at least 2 sources in this paragraph.
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PORTFOLIO TASK
Writing your argumentative essay
Using the same process as you did for the first body paragraph, complete your essay below.
(900 words: +/- 10%)
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'The NHS should be privatized. Discuss?'
Privatisation will give benefits to the services which are not effective and the control of government can be
reduce. The Spending on the National health Services have been protected while other budget such as those
for domestic government services and policing are more important to cut. Further the health services are
facing major financial issue and operational impact. The various NHS firm in deficiency and important
execution standardized are also ignored. The demand for health care is increasing for various reason in
which the total population is increasing and technologies upgrading which is the opportunity for new
treatment. The recent financial planing, National health services budget will increase by an average of 1.1%
in between the year 2009-10 and 2020-21 as compared to the long period average of nearly 4% in a year
since the National Health Services was set up for operation(Paltridge and Starfield, 2012. ). But the
counterpart in between need for services and funding is the leading objection. Each and every aspect of the
NHS is affected with intense care taker, common activity, intellectual well-being and community services
all under force. The UK department of health presented a report a non-ring- enclosed earning overspend of
only 55 million pound or 0.05% of its overall budget in the year 2016-17 though it is an effective change of
state on the last year, a importance fundamental insufficiency remains with them. Similar time period The
key indicator target are not achieved. The standard of four hours terati9jg to the patient A&E in the year
2015 not met. The quality of care is decreasing due to less management and wastage of government fund.
The NHS is productivity growth is outperforming the wider economy, but there is still scope to improve
NHS productivity advance. The existing information from the acquiring it accurate basic period
announcement with the objectives to enhancing quality of care and increase the productivity in more than
30 medical institution strong point highlighted the growth and development to decrease the waste, change
medical institution activity and paraphernalia baseless fluctuation in care(Bolton and Kuteeva, 2012).
Hence, even with improvement in productivity, the National health service can no longer keep quality of
precaution and fitting execution impelling manner with its recent fund. In short period, the government will
require searching extra budgeting if the National Health services is capable to delivered the recent scope of
services to its present regular of precaution. While in the long period, the national health services payment
required to enhancing importance to ignore patient care degenerate. There are transactions between
government, NHS bosses and BMA occurred in connection with new junior specialist's agreement and it
should start in October 2013. In any case, BMA were not is support of this, because of which the agreement
was not shaped. Keeping in mind the end goal to conquer the condition, it is essential to ensure every one
of the issues that are looked by every one of the gatherings ought to be considered.
There need a typical delegate who can furnish legitimate data in connection with the issues that are looked
by the gatherings. At that point it requires to have transaction so the fitting advances can be taken with the
assistance of which the suitable advance is taken. Because of this issue, there are around 129000 working
days lost and this has caused significant issue(Morrow, 2012). At the point when this issue is tackled, at that
point every one of the gatherings will have the capacity to play out their work in powerful way. In order to
convey legitimate nature of administrations it requires to have appropriate coordination in which every one
of them can centrer around the nature of administrations that must be conveyed by NHS and when
individuals are associated with strife then the nature of administrations gets adversely influenced.
Furthermore, there are sure arrangement of objectives and destinations that create by NHS when there are
appropriate help from the side of government and BMA, at that point it ends up sufficiently great to play
out the arrangement of parts in viable way. Therefore, the government announce an increasing in National
Health Services England overall budget of 10 billion pound in a year between the 2014-2015 and 2020-21,
it is arguyi9ng that is had been provided NHS funding it asked for implement the National Health Services
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five year progressive position. The 10 billion pound consist new funding given to the DOH but also
considered 2 billion pound of addition financial support that had already been pledged for 2015-16. It is
also found the NHS budget only and mistrust on monetary resource merchandise direct cuts in unprotected
areas if the department budget, consider education and training, capital budgeting and investment in public
health(Flowerdew, 2014). The total health spending. On the recent plan of action, the National Health
Services budget is arrears to increase by just 0.7% in a year between 2017-18 and 2022-23. In the year
2018-2019 specific will be a situation year for the National Health Services with the financial support
development deceleration to just 0.4% slower which one of the lowest rate of growth in National Health
Service History. On the basis of King funds the health background and the Nuffield trust assume this will
leave NHS budget at least 4 billion pound little of what is requirement in upcoming year bead on their
evaluation the effective budget allocation required to the National health Services. Therefore, the
government need to increase the fund of NHS which will help to improve the various care taker services in
the different part of nations and privatisation will give more positive impact on the NHS.
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REFERENCE
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Castillo, J. M. and et.al., 2016. Relationships between ongoing professional development and educators’perceived
skills relative to rtI. Psychology in the Schools. 53(9). pp.893-910.
Stoddart, G. L. and Evans, R. G., 2017. Producing health, consuming health care. In Why are some people healthy
and others not? (pp. 27-64). Routledge.
Folland, S., Goodman, A. C. and Stano, M., 2016. The Economics of Health and Health Care: Pearson International
Edition. Routledge.
Cotlear, D. and et.al., 2015. Overcoming social segregation in health care in Latin America. The Lancet. 385(9974).
pp.1248-1259.
Drummond, M.F and et.al., 2015. Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes. Oxford
university press.
Revill, P. and et.al., 2015. Cost-effectiveness thresholds: guiding health care spending for population health
improvement. A report by the Centre for Health Economics, University of York, for the International Decision Support
Initiative (iDSI). Centre for Health Economics, University of York.
Wenzl, M., McCuskee, S. and Mossialos, E., 2015. Commissioning for equity in the NHS: rhetoric and practice. British
medical bulletin. 115(1). pp.5-17.
Pollock, A. M. and Roderick, P., 2018. Why we should be concerned about accountable care organisations in
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Frith, L., 2016. The changing face of the English National Health Service: new providers, markets and morality. British
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Lee, K. and Holmes, N., 2015, November. To formulate or escalate? Ethics and how to respond when relationships
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PORTFOLIO EVIDENCE
Week 7: Getting a First!
Tick () the appropriate column to check that your essay has included the necessary parts to help
it get as high a grade as possible!
Good
evidence
Some
evidence
Insufficient
evidence
Knowledge and understanding
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A. Have you worked through the tasks in
this portfolio?
B. Have you paraphrased/summarized ideas
effectively?
C. Do your portfolio tasks show
understanding of the essay writing
process?
D. Have you researched and supported your
ideas with evidence and examples?
Cognitive/Intellectual Skills
E. Does your essay include an introduction
and conclusion?
F. Do your body paragraphs contain a
counter-argument, argument &
evidence/ examples, using appropriate
linking words?
G. Have you used at least 4 sources (they
can be from class or reading list) &
combined your sources effectively?
H. Have you made your opinion clear?
Graduate: Transferable Employability & Practical Skills
I. Are you within the word count?
J. Have you checked for spelling, grammar
and punctuation mistakes?
K. Have you used appropriate academic
style and appropriate vocabulary?
L. Have you included in-text citations and a
reference list that follow Harvard Style?
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