Core Requirements

You must fulfil each core requirement listed below. Failure to meet any of the core requirements

means the maximum grade you can get for Task 1 in the marking descriptor will be 2.5%.

•    Word count: 1000 words (+/- 10%, not including the title and reference list).

•    You must write about the topic you have been given.

•    You must discuss both sides of this topic.

•    You must use at least 3 sources from the Reading List.

•    You must NOT use ideas from other source material.

Learning Outcomes

Percentage

of Final Mark

B. Employ a range of level-appropriate reading strategies in order to extract

meaning from graded, non-academic, and academic reading materials.

D. Produce written responses to non-academic and academic topics with

level-appropriate coherence, complexity, and accuracy.

E. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of level-appropriate linguistic

forms.

20%

Formatting Requirements

All written assignments must use these formatting standards:

.    Use MS Word DOC or DOCX format

.    Filename: Y1S2_WCW_Your full name

.    Line space: 1.5

.    Word font: Tahoma

.     Font size: 11 or 12 points

.    Include page numbers

Note: It is your responsibility to download your submitted file and check if the submission is a

readable file. You may receive 0% for this assessment if there are technical issues opening

your submission created using WPS or other unacceptable formats.

Further Details

Additional Requirements

•    You will complete the essay writing individually.

•    You will be assigned to one dropbox on the EAP033 Learning Mall page.

•    You must submit your work to the designated dropbox.

Marking and Feedback

•    You will be given individual feedback on the first draft of this discursive essay. You are expected to use this when revising your final draft.

•    The final draft will be assessed based on the marking descriptor on the last page of this task sheet.

•    A module feedback report will be provided on LMO as general feedback for all students after the WCW grades are released.

Academic Integrity and Late Penalties

The information needed for creating in-text citations and references for all sources is provided

in the “ Reading List” section of this task sheet.

•    You should follow the XJTLU Harvard Referencing Guide to create in-text citations and the reference list.

•    You should paraphrase ideas and information you use from the sources.

Your assignment must be all your own work. Plagiarism and collusion will be penalised.

Penalties range from a 5% deduction to an award of 0% and will apply to instances of:

•    Plagiarism (using source material without citing/acknowledgement, or submitting previous work). Penalties depend on the amount of material plagiarised.

•    Collusion (working with others or copying directly from your peers when you are   required to work individually). Do not share your essay, USB, laptop, or University password with other students to avoid collusion.

Please refer to the ‘AY 2023-24 Y1 EAP WCW AI Policy’ and the ‘XJTLU Brief Guide to Harvard

Referencing System’ for more details on avoiding AI penalties on the module page here:

https://core.xjtlu.edu.cn/course/view.php?id=5438§ion=1

The University uses the online software Turnitin to check your assignments for possible

plagiarism and collusion. You will also be able to use this tool before you submit your

assignments to ensure that you have not accidentally copied sentences from any sources.

Lateness:

XJTLU policy of a 5% deduction per working day up to a total of 25%. Work submitted more than 5 working days late will receive a score of 0%. A paper will not be penalised below an overall mark of 40% for lateness unless it is submitted more than five working days late.

Suggestions

General:

•    Proofread your work for errors before submitting it.

•    After submission, check to see that it has been uploaded properly and you have submitted the correct document to the dropbox.

Task and Organisation:

•    Be sure to support your main ideas with details, reasons, explanations, and/or examples.

•    Remember to use information from the recommended sources and include citations and references.

•    Include an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a conclusion following the discursive essay structure.

•    Have clear topic sentences for body paragraphs.

•    Organise your ideas clearly and logically using a variety of cohesive features (e.g. linking words, pronoun referencing).

Language:

•    Use a range of complex and compound sentences.

•    Use a range of academic vocabulary and reform frequently used words.

•    Follow the academic writing style guidelines.