English for Academic Purposes 2 Portfolio: Argumentative Essay

This English for Academic Purposes 2 (EAP2) portfolio, submitted on December 21st, 2017, encompasses various tasks designed to enhance academic writing skills. The portfolio includes a personal development plan, source evaluation exercises, outlining, paraphrasing, summarising, and the development of an argumentative essay on the privatization of the NHS. Tasks cover skills such as note-taking, critical thinking, research, and argument construction. The student analyses sources, develops arguments for and against the essay topic, and integrates these arguments into a cohesive body paragraph. The portfolio also addresses aspects of clear paragraph development, source acknowledgement, and the ability to ascertain and present relevant results, demonstrating the progression of the student's academic capabilities throughout the course, as well as their understanding of the importance of economic and social considerations within the chosen topic.

English for Academic Purposes 2
(EAPB3017)
Name:
Student Number:
Tutor name:
This is your English for Academic Purposes 2 e-portfolio which you must submit on Thursday
21st December 2017 by 2pm via the Student Portal. This should be completed throughout
the course and you must 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 this portfolio.
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 Pag
e
Learning
Outcome
Completed?
()
Portfolio Tasks
(These tasks
should be
developed

throughout the
term but
completed by
Thursday 21st
December 2017
by 2pm)
2

1 Where are you now? 2 LO 1, 2 & 3 ☐
1 Personal Development Plan
[suggested word count: 100 - 150] 3 LO 1, 2 & 3 ☐
2 – 9 Organising your ideas
[suggested word count: varies per task] 4 LO 1 & 3 ☐
6 Making notes with confidence
(200 words) 6 LO 2 ☐
3 – 8 Developing your arguments
[suggested word count: varies per task] 8 LO 1, 2 & 3 ☐
6 – 9 Writing your argumentative essay
(900 words) 10 LO 1 & 3 ☐
10 Getting a First! 11 LO 1 & 3 ☐
2

Total word limit:
Final task: Argumentative essay (900 words) (+/- 10%)
Track your progress by ticking off each task as you complete it, in the final column
PORTFOLIO TASK
Week 1: Where are you now?
Below is a list of the skills you will need when working on extended pieces of writing during your university
career. Using the list from EAP 1, put a cross (X) in the same boxes for each skill in the first column, and tick ()
the appropriate box for each skill in the second column, according to how well you think you can do this now.
You should refer to the checklist throughout the course and decide whether you have made any progress with
these skills.
Skill This is new
for me
I need to
develop this
skill
I can
improve this
skill
I can do this well
Looking for information
Identify which book / journals/
websites to use ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Select relevant parts of a text ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Using sources
Acknowledge sources of information ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Write a reference list correctly ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Avoid plagiarism ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Planning/Writing
Brainstorm ideas ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Plan written work ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Link ideas effectively ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Paraphrase & summarise ideas ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Write an introduction ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Write a conclusion ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
2

Personal Study
Work independently ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Manage my time ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Oral Presentation
Brainstorm ideas with peers ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Discuss written work in a tutorial ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
IT
Access the internet ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Use search engines ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Create word documents ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Use PowerPoint ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
PORTFOLIO TASK
2

Week 1: Personal Development Plan (PDP): Specific – Measurable – Achievable – Realistic – Timescale [SMART]
2

You are required to develop a Personal Development Plan (PDP), which includes goals for the development of
your academic skills after the completion of the module. This should include skills we cover on this module. To
help you, write down the strengths and weaknesses you listed in EAP 1 in the box below, which can also be
from your feedback. Use complete sentences.
Strengths
Effective brain storing ideas and opinion
Acknowledge to the all sources of information
Weaknesses
Access of the internet
Create plan with time frame
Now think about what you would like to improve. Be specific when describing your goals and how you will
achieve and measure them. (100 – 150 words)
Targe
t
Goal Action Success Criteria Completed by?
e.g. To have clear paragraphs To produce an outline
before writing
The reader can
identify the
topic/ideas of
those paragraphs
October 2017
1 To develop clear
paragraph
Produce outline before
writing
The reader can
identify the
topic/ideas of
those paragraphs
2 To demonstrate new
ways to ascertain results
Determines activities to
accomplish the task
People could easily
understand about
the relevant
results
3 To develop skills and
ability for learning in the
business
New methods for
development
Audience will
easily attract
towards the
business goals and
objectives
PORTFOLIO TASK
3

Week 3: Organising your ideas: Are my sources reliable?
2

Look at the table below. Using the sources you have found (not from GSM Learn or the reading list), answer
the questions below to determine if they are reliable. Make notes.
Source 1 Source 2
Who wrote/said it? Manager Employees
Are they qualified to speak on this topic? Yes Yes
Do they have a personal interest in that
issue?
Yes Yes
What type of source is it? Primary Secondary
Has it been verified in any way? Can it be
proved?
Yes from questionnaire No
Is there evidence to support this claim? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.
Was the source created to persuade, sell,
entertain, inform or for another
purpose?
Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.
Is the content relevant to your research? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.
When was it published/last updated? Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.
Does this impact its relevance or
objectivity?
Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text.
Give the full references of both your sources here in Harvard Style:
To format the text, highlight the word(s) or line of text you want to change and select the required formatting
option (colour change, bold, italics etc.).
Carey, R., 2014. A closer look at laughter in academic talk: A reader response. Journal of English for
Academic Purposes, 14, pp.118-123.
Cortes, V., 2013. The purpose of this study is to: Connecting lexical bundles and moves in research article
introductions. Journal of English for academic purposes, 12(1), pp.33-43.

PORTFOLIO TASK
Week 4-9: 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 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)
Essay Question:
Should the NHS be privatised?
Arguments in Favour (Yes) Arguments against (No)
Economic
 Procurement of the qualified
services.
 Proper process of needs
 Dealing within less time period
 Proper process for service delivery
 Reducing wastage for commercial
procurement (Carey, 2014.).
 Increasing in the policy and
regulations.
 Make changes according to the
country rules and regulations
 Implement procurement for
collaboration
 Politicians are aware about the
management for making continuous
changes.
Social
 Social environment consist to make
changes that are required in the
businesses
 Dealing with all ageing of people
 More care for health and social
aspects
 Increasing number of patient with
associated staff.
 Dealing with several activities
 Patients also visiting the hospital
for tracked computer.
 Do not reach with hospitality for
emergence care.
 Social environment affect to staff
 Believe work life balance.
 Spend quality time with family
member
 Implement relevant data that are
retried when it is needed.
 Social aspects will be undertaken to
assess work performances
 Taking consideration for increasing
capacity of hospital
PORTFOLIO TASK

Developing your arguments: Paraphrasing/Summarising
Choose one aspect (e.g. Economic or Social) and summarise and/or paraphrase the main points you noted in
the outline on page 5. Use complete sentences and include in-text citations where necessary. (150 - 200
words).
Arguments in favour (Yes):
Changes in patient demand and requirement create major impact on NHS. Social environment make
changes in the business which need to take for consideration of hospitality industry. It affects to the
business and employees to create balance and spend quality time at workplace. Social environment affect
the staff so that people believe work and life has balance so that the company can take proper care for each
person (Cortes, 2013).
Arguments against (No):
However, economic factors also create negative impact because its policy and regulations, NHS need to
work in the business. It enhances and diminish patient number and staff members that are associated with
the company. Therefore, changes are make accordingly. Caring of people also determines to increase
capacity at global market. Therefore, it is based on the capacity of hospital (Karimi, 2016).
PORTFOLIO TASK
Week 5: 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)
(this is your topic sentence)
What is the counter-argument of this issue?
(this is the opinion you do not agree with)
What is the main argument if this issue?
(this is your opinion)
Why is your argument stronger than the counter-argument?
What evidence/examples do you have to support this?
What can you conclude from this? What are the implications?
You should use at least 2 sources in this paragraph.
Movement of the money is the major changes that are causes to create different changes in the business
environment. With this regard, NHS need to develop their effective solution for ascertain economic
environment at workplace. With the help of fewer changes, environment able to create effective results at
workplace. However, it is very difficult for NHS to make changes so that it is important to procurement
services and delivering it for improvements in the efficiency. Proper process can also help to allow more
patients that are treated in the less time to analysis NHS and increase implementation of the different
outcomes
In addition to this, social environment of the nation also present and decide the changes that are needed
certain aspects for considered number of ageing people in business. Health care services needed increasing
the capacity which improve working pattern of the hospital in systematic manner. NHS located for the
people to reach and take emergency care. Social environment affect to the staff and business as well.
Therefore, employee believe that work life balance will be made in systematic manner. The organisation can
also take proper care to work and spend time with family as well.
Social environment also enhances and diminish staff that are associated in NHS for effectively working.
Hence, it is the major issue which take place in business for effectively working. Main issue is the efficiency
of staff members which needed for accomplish targets and goals of the business. With this regard, the
organisation should focus on the environment to survive in the international areas.
PORTFOLIO TASK
Making notes with confidence
This is an in-class activity. Please upload a photo of your notes here.