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| LANG0039-2 | English 2
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Christine Filot, ISLV |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : | This B2-C1 CEFR level ESP course continues the development of reading, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or sets of texts (as started in the English Level A course).
It also focuses on research and report-writing capacities, oral understanding and presentation skills. |
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| Course objective : | The purpose of this course is threefold:
- allow students to read and understand English scientific literature,
- allow students to follow short oral presentations in English and take accurate notes of them,
- allow students to present scientific information in correct and consistent English.
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| Prerequisites : | English Level A (taught in first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Engineering - B1-B2 CEFR level) or equivalent (for example: IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced English A-C). |
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| Workshops : | The course features a dozen fortnightly classes (duration: 2 hours).
Each class requires a long preparation which is essential and mandatory. There are no ex cathedra lectures but rather language workshops in which students will be asked to take part regularly and actively.
Together, active participation, oral presentations and written assignments during the year account for 40% of the final grade. |
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| Organization : | Students are gathered in the TP physique building in the first week of the academic year. The groups are formed ; the schedules, assignments and venues are communicated on Thursday 16th September 2010. |
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| Written notes : | English for Engineering (2010-2011) course notes compulsory. Internet access recommended. |
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| Assessment : | Continuous assessment based on a WebCT-based exercise module, on class participation and on compulsory oral presentations and written assignments, among which a report on the factory visit organized in October to be handed in by Christmas.
Written exam in June with (a) multiple choice questions on a lecture and a sight text presenting new information on one of the subjects discussed in class, and (b) several written tasks.
Students will have to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the scientific vocabulary, their ability to read and understand a wide selection of scientific papers in English (global and detailed understanding), to do research on and present scientific information in a consistent way. They will also have to demonstrate an ability to accurately understand data presented orally. |
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| Contacts : | C. Bouvy - cbouvy@ulg.ac.be
V. Doppagne - V.Doppagne@ulg.ac.be,
P. Drianne - P.Drianne@ulg.ac.be
E. Harry - eharry@ulg.ac.be. |
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| Remarks : | Students can also train online. To do so, simply log on to http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be (http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be/. Click on )ANGLAIS and INTERFACE ETUDIANTS in order to have access to the exercises.
The website also contains several exams and their key. |
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