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English Department Skills Audit

You need to consider each area listed below. Answer honestly, and keep the resulting pages, for use in your PDP folder.

1. Key subject-specific skills

Rate your own ability in each of the following areas on a scale of 1-5, where 1= very competent and 5 = little skill at all.

Skill | Rating 1-5 |

a. critical skills in the close reading and analysis of texts | 1 |

b. ability to articulate knowledge and understanding of texts, concepts and theories relating to English studies; | 1 |

c. understanding of the influence of contexts and circumstances upon, authorship, textual production and intended audience; | 2 |

d. understanding of, and sensitivity to the affective power of language; | 2 |

e. rhetorical skills of effective communication and argument, both oral and written; | 3 |

f. command of a broad range of vocabulary and an appropriate critical terminology; | 1 |

g. bibliographic skills, including citation and referencing; | 3 |

2. Generic and graduate skills

Again, rate your ability in each of these areas

Skill | Rating 1-5 |

a. advanced literacy and communication skills, including the ability to present well-structured and organised arguments, both orally and in writing; | 2 |

b. the capacity to analyse and critically examine diverse forms of discourse; | 2 |

c. research skills, including scholarly information retrieval skills, involving the ability to gather, sift and organise material independently and critically, and evaluate its significance; | 2 |

d. competence in the planning and execution of assignments and other written work; | 2 |

e. the capacity for independent thought and judgement; | 1 |

f. skills in critical reasoning | 1 |

g. the ability to work with and in relation to others through the presentation of ideas and information and the collective negotiation of solutions | 2 |

h. information-technology skills such as word-processing, and the ability to access electronic...