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| LANG0040-1 | English (remedial course), français/anglais
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | ISLV, Julien Stevens |
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| Coordinator : | Julien Stevens |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The remedial course has the aim of revising the basic grammatical structures as well as training reading comprehension skills.
Here is the detail of the CEFRL levels of the course : listening (B1), reading (B1); [speaking (B1), writing (B1)] |
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| Course objective : | - Refreshing and increasing students' knowledge of grammar.
- Activating reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, detecting text coherence.
- Expanding the vocabulary related to the fields of psychology |
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| Prerequisites : | A basic knowledge of English (equivalent to the A2-level of the CEFRL) |
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| Organization : | Weekly one and a half hour classes in average-sized groups from the first week of November till the Easter break.
The course module will be devoted to revising the basics of English grammar as well as the training of reading skills.
Students will have to prepare the reading file at home for the final exam. This reading file is made up of articles that deal with psychological themes.
Regular practise is key to the student's progress. |
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| Written notes : | Course book Remedial Grammar Course (available as of mid-October Intercopy)
The self-study course book will be available at Intercopy as of mid-October. |
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| Assessment : | 1° A mock test will assess students' assimilation of the grammar rules ans reading comprehension skills. This test will take place in January.
2° The final written exam will be based on 1) the grammar module, 2) all texts seen in class 3) the reading file. It will assess students' reading abilities as well as their knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary.
Multiple Choice Questions will be used for both the January test and the final written exam. |
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| Contacts : | Ms. D. Bui, ISLV, English Teacher, Daphne.Bui@ulg.ac.be
Mr. P. Maquinay, ISLV, English Teacher, p.maquinay@ulg.ac.be(Pierre.Geron@ulg.ac.be
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Mr J. Stevens, ISLV, English Teacher, Julien.Stevens@ulg.ac.be
(cbouvy@ulg.ac.be) |
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| Remarks : | Students can train on-line. To do so, simply log on to 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 can also sign up for one of the free English courses organised within the framework of the so-called @lter program. These interactive courses ideally complement the first-year refresher course as well as the second-year level A course. For any further details, please go to: http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be/alter/index.html |
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