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| LANG0600-1 | English level 1
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| Duration : | 60h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | ISLV, Nathalie Schraepen |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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| 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). |
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| 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. |
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| Written notes : | Compulsory:
- COTTON D., "Market Leader", Longman, 2005
- "Grammaire anglaise de base" (with exercises and key) (ISLV): available at Intercopy.
- Grammar and vocabulary exercises and grammar tests: available at Intercopy after September 17th.
- Readings file for the oral exam: available at Intercopy after September 17th, 2007.
Recommended:
- Dictionnaire ROBERT & COLLINS.
- "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" or "The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".
- "The Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English", Oxford University Press.
- "English Grammar in Use" (intermediate), Cambridge University Press.
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| Assessment : | 1. Continuous assessment:
- Assessment test at the beginning of the year.
- 4 computer-marked in-class grammar tests.
- Written assignments.
2. Written exams (10/20):
January written exam (3/20) / May written exam (7/20)*
- Reading comprehension exercises based on an unseen text.
- Vocabulary exercises.
- Grammar exercises.
- Writing exercise.
*Students who get less than 1.5 out of 3 for the January written exam will have a longer written exam in May out of 10 instead of 7.
3. Oral exams (8/20):
- Business simulation in groups of 4 students based on one of the units from the coursebook (2/20).
- 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 (6/20)
4. Listening comprehension exam (2/20) |
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| 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. |
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