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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY
Other initiatives undertaken to enhance student development included: • Academic writing and critical thinking skills workshops and coaching sessions in the Writing Centre (TWC) to provide support for all undergraduate and graduate students. • Change in the English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) policy: Students who attained a CSEC English Language Grade 3 or below or Levels IV and V in CAPE Communication Studies should be directed to register for “Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines” (FOUN1019) upon entry to The UWI, Mona; however, these students should still be given the option of sitting the ELPT. This change was approved for implementation in 2023–24. Student Awards During the Faculty’s Annual Student Awards Ceremony held in-person in the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (N1) and streamed via UWI MonaMedia on Novem- ber 10, 2022, the following students were recognised for demonstrating academic excellence in their programmes/courses within the Department for the previous academic year (2021–22): The Language Prize – For most outstanding academic performance in: FOUN1002: Language: Argument Jade Normalae Simmonds FOUN1013: Critical Reading and Writing in the Social Sciences Rashika Sushanna Samuels FOUN1014: Critical Reading and Writing in Science & Technology & Medical Sciences Jahvaine Junior Currie FOUN1016: Critical Reading and Expository Writing in the Humanities and Education Jamilla Danielle Morgan FOUN1019: Critical Reading and Writing in the Disciplines Tavory Alex Simpson LANG2001: Language and Ethics Delisa Nathania McLean LANG2003: Critical Analysis of Communicative Events Jeneilia Jenecia Roberts LANG3001: The Art of Public Speaking Abigail Faith Whittingham LANG3003: Technical Writing Adam Justin Ross Minott LANG3101: Workplace Communication: Principles and Practices Sasha-Gaye Toni-Michelle Clarke The Linguistics Prize - For most outstanding academic performance in: Linguistics, Level I Thoneisa Parisa Jarrett Formal Linguistics, Level II Asmahani-Aza Erin McLean Cooke Non-Formal Linguistics, Level II Tanya Tameka Joseph Formal Linguistics, Level III Reana Davis Non-Formal Linguistics, Level III Reana Davis John Reinecke Memorial Prize: (Top Pure Linguistics student for 2021/2022) Reana Davis
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