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| LANG0500-1 | English level 1
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| Duration : | 60h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Emma Desforges, Madeleine‑Marie Hubin, ISLV, Fanny Novakovic, Nathalie Schraepen |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : |
- Further study of everyday English vocabulary and introduction to business English vocabulary.
- Review and study of grammar basics.
- Developing reading and listening comprehension skills.
- Communication practice in everyday and business English.
- Self-study on website.
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| Course objective : | Developing and strengthening the four skills (listening and reading comprehension, oral and written expression) in the field of everyday and business English. |
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| Prerequisites : | This course is not a beginners'course. Students should have a good basic knowledge (secondary/ high school level or ALTE level 1 or Council of Europe level A2) |
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| Workshops : | Students studying two languages:
The exercise course is taught one hour/week during the second semester. Content: listening comprehension and communication activities.
Students studying 3 languages:
The exercise course is taught one hour/week during the second semester. Content: listening comprehension and communication activities based on Market Leader. |
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| Organization : | For students studying 2 languages:
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.
Students studying 3 languages:
The course is taught 2 hours a week and 1 hour exercises a week during the second semester (grammar, communication, comprehension). Students are expected to prepare the grammar exercises as well as the Market Leader activities for each course. Weekly tutorial and possibility of conversation club. |
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| Written notes : | Compulsory:
For students studying 2 languages:
- COTTON, D., "Market Leader", Longman, 2005, available at the centrale des cours rue Louvrex.
- "Grammaire anglaise de base" (with exercises and key) (ISLV): available at Intercopy.
- Grammar and vocabulary exercises and grammar tests: available at Intercopy after September 14th 2008.
- Readings file for the oral exam: available at Intercopy after September 14th, 2008.
Students studying 3 languages:
COTTON F., "Market Leader Intermediate", Longman, 2005
CUPERS & LORIAUX, "Grammaire fondamentale de l'anglais", De Boeck-Larcier, 2004.
Recommended:
For students studying 2 languages:
- Dictionnaire ROBERT & COLLINS.
- "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" or "The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".
- "Oxford Business English Dictionary for Learners of English", Oxford University Press.
- "English Grammar in Use" (intermediate), Cambridge University Press.
Students studying 3 languages:
Dictionnaire ROBERT & COLLINS
"Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" or "The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English"
"The Oxford Dictionary of Business English for Learners of English", Oxford University Press.
"The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English", Oxford University Press or "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" |
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| Assessment : | For students studying 2 languages:
1. Continuous assessment (1/20):
- Assessment test at the beginning of the year.
- 4 computer-marked in-class grammar tests, which will count for 1 mark in the final mark.
- Written assignments.
2. Written exams (9/20):
January written exam (2/20) / 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 out of 2 for the January written exam will have a written exam in May out of 9 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)
Students studying 3 languages:
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Written exam in January (25%): vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension of an unseen text, listening comprehension and written expression.
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Written exam in June (50%): vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension of an unseen text, listening comprehension and written expression.
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Oral exam during the 2nd semester (25%): Business simulation (simulation in groups of 6 students of a conversation in business English based on Market Leader topics)
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Re-sit: written and oral exam.
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| Contacts : | For students studying 2 languages:
Students studying 3 languages:
Madeleine HUBIN: office 206, mmhubin@ulg.ac.be, tél. 04/ 232 72 86
Rue Louvrex, 14. Building N1. |
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| Remarks : | For students studying 2 languages:
Students can also train on-line. To do so, simply log on the ISLV (Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes) website http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be. Click on ANGLAIS and then on INTERFACE ETUDIANTS in order to have access to the exercises. This website also contains several exams and their key.
Students studying 3 languages:
Students can find the keys to the grammar exercises and the Market Leader activities as well as the vocabulary on Lol@ and our website: http://cours.hec.be/anglais
Login: anglais, password: Zeencoisgr
The listening comprehensions and additional exercises are available on the website.
Preparatory courses are held in N1 on August 26 and 27 an September 2 from 2 to 6 as well as on September 3 from 2 to 5. The objective of this course is to fix or brush up basic grammar and vocabulary knowledge. |
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