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LANG0600-1

English level 1

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Duration :60h Th, 15h Pr
Credits/ECTS :
1re année du grade de bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion6
Holder(s) :ISLV
Course contents : 1. In-class course (60 hours):

  • Further study of everyday English vocabulary and introduction to business English vocabulary.
  • Review and further study of grammar basics.
  • Developing reading and listening comprehension skills.
  • Communication practice in everyday and business English.
  • Writing exercises.
  • Self-study on website.
2. Language lab (2nd semester) (15 hours):

  • Listening comprehension and speaking activities.
Course objective : Developing and strengthening the four skills (listening and reading comprehension as well as speaking and writing) in everyday and business English.

At the end of their first year, students should be able to understand and comment on several texts from British or American newspapers. They will also have to organize and take part in a business simulation based on one of the units in their coursebook.
Prerequisites : This course is not a beginners'course. Students should have a good basic knowledge of English (secondary school level or ALTE level 1 or Council of Europe level A2).
Organization : The in-class course is taught to about 25 students for two hours every week, three hours in the second semester. Students are required to prepare the units from the coursebook every week (about one unit every three weeks). This preparation work varies in time depending on the students' previous knowledge. There will be some tutorial hours to help the students prepare their business simulation.
Written notes : Compulsory:

  • "Market Leader", Longman. This coursebook will be sold for €30 instead of €36.45 in the hall in front of the "grands amphis" (Bât B7a) in Sart Tilman from 12:30 to 1:30 on Monday, September 26th.
  • "Grammaire anglaise de base" (with exercises and key) (ISLV): available at Intercopy.
  • Grammar and vocabulary exercises and grammar tests: available at Intercopy mid-October.
  • Readings file for the oral exam: available at Intercopy in December.
  • Listening comprehension exercises for the language lab: available at Intercopy in December.
Recommended:

  • Dictionnaire ROBERT & COLLINS.
  • "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" or "The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".
  • "English Grammar in Use" (intermediate), Cambridge University Press.
Assessment : 1. Continuous assessment (2/20):

  • Assessment test at the beginning of the year.
  • Mock exam on December 17th.
  • 2 writing exercises (1/20).
  • 2 listening comprehension exercises (1/20).
  • 5 grammar tests.

2. Written exam (8/20):

  • Reading comprehension exercises based on an unseen text.
  • Vocabulary exercises.
  • Grammar exercises.
  • Writing exercise.
3. Oral exam (7/20):

  • Business simulation in groups of 4 students based on one of the units from the coursebook (3/20).
  • 15-minute discussion based on a few texts from the coursebook and 10 pages of texts from the British and American press chosen in the readings file (4/20)
4. Listening comprehension exam (3/20)
Contacts :
Remarks : Students can also train on-line. To do so, simply log on http://www.ulg.ac.be/islvle. Click on TRAVAUX PRATIQUES and ANGLAIS and type in "student" and "olec" as password.




ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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