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| LANG0001-2 | English level 1
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| Duration : | 60h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres, ISLV, Dorothy Mathews |
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| Coordinator : | Kevin Heyeres |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : | This English course is meant for students in their first year of a Bachelor's degree in human and social sciences or in sociology and anthropology as well as for students in their preparation year for masters' degrees at ISHS. It is also meant for students in their preperation year for a masters' degree in criminology.
The course is based on the book entitled "Academic Encounters : Life in Society" and its CEFRL levels are as follows:
- listening: B1
- reading: B2
- speaking: B1 interacting and B2 presenting content
- writing: B1.
The book, which is designed for sociology students, deals with the four basic language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. It also includes exercises about important study skills like note taking, skimming, reading critically or test taking. The topics dealt with are all in the field of sociology. |
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| Course objective : | The coursebook covers the following aspects:
speaking, writing, reading comprehension and listening comprehension, vocabulary broadening and consolidation, grammar, note taking, skimming. |
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| Prerequisites : | The class is taught in English from the start and is not meant for complete beginners. |
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| Organization : | The class is taught three hours a week over the two semesters.
Students will have to take part actively in three hours of class weekly. The third hour will be devoted to exercising oral skills.
When necessary, students will also benefit from remedial classes or tutorials with their teachers.
To be ready for this class, students should expect to have to work on average another three hours at home (self-study of grammar, preparation of the grammar and vocabulary exercises, writing exercises and listening practice, readings and information search).
Regular tests will be organised during the year to check how well students have prepared their course. These tests will account for 15% of the final mark and will allow the students to assess what they have learned, what they still need to improve, how much they have progressed and whether their method of working enables them to cope efficiently with the requirements of the course.
As attendance is extremely important, it will count for 5% of the final mark. Students who, for some VALID reason, can't come to class regularly must
get in touch with their teacher as soon as possible. |
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| Written notes : | Students will have to buy the coursebook entitled "Academic Encounters: Life in Society" (two-book set). A text and exercise file "Anglais 1 Academic Encounters Coursebook Supplement" as well as a grammar book "English Grammar for Level 1" will be required.
The readings file for the oral exam will be available in the second semester.
Practicalities will be discussed during the first class.
Students will also need a bilingual dictionary. A monolingual dictionary is a plus. |
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| Assessment : | The final exam consists of three compulsory parts: an oral exam, a written exam and a listening test.
The oral exam will be about the different chapters of the coursebook as well as about ten pages of text the students will have selected from the readings file and individually prepared at home.
The written exam will be based on all the chapters of the coursebook. It will assess students' reading and writing abilities as well as their grammar and vocabulary knowledge. Students will have to be able to write about all the topics dealt with in class.
The listening test will take place on the same day as the written exam.
Students who fail the final exam have to resit all three parts of the final exam.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows:
- classwork: 3 marks
- attendance and participation: 1 mark
- written exam: 8 marks
- oral exam: 6 marks
- listening exam: 2 marks
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| Contacts : | Teachers:
Pierre Geron (Pierre.Geron@ulg.ac.be(SPierre.Geron@ulg.ac.be))
Kevin Heyeres (K.Heyeres@ulg.ac.be)
Dorothy Mathews (D.Mathews@ulg.ac.be) |
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| Remarks : | We also recommend Murphy's English Grammar in Use (Intermediate level - Cambridge University Press).
The course aimed at students in the preparatory year for the Criminology Master will include a few differences so as to meet the target group's specific needs better. |
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