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| LANG0839-1 | General English language course with online practice and tutorials
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| Duration : | 60h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Christine Filot |
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| Language : | English language |
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| Course contents : | The curriculum in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine comprises English language courses, which aim to give students a thorough command of written and spoken English in the field of veterinary medicine.
The purpose of the first-year course is :
(1) to enable students to revise general English (CEFRL level B2 for reading) and
(2) to introduce the basic vocabulary of veterinary Medicine
in semi-autonomy (i.e. through guided self-learning). |
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| Course objective : | The first-year English course is a levelling course which aims to revise the elements of general English and to introduce the scientific vocabulary. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic knowledge of general English grammar and vocabulary (A2 or B1 level). |
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| Organization : | The course is comprised of :
- a self-assessment test (MCT with reading comprehension & English in use questions)
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10 WebCT modules with guided and supervised self-learning units and grammar (revision) exercises with key.
- Another self-assessment test in February, and a last one in March/April.
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| Written notes : | (1) Online tailor-made WebCT modules,
(2) Online interactive grammar exercises http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be and
(3) The course book which contains the veterinary English articles of the WebCT modules, a self-study grammar course with exercises (and key on line), the vocabulary of the course, and previous exams. |
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| Assessment : | Self-assessment tests (reading comprehension and English in use MCT of intermediate - B1/B2 levels) in October, early February and late March.
Similar exam in June. |
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| Contacts : | Dr Christine BOUVY, ISLV, professor of English language, in charge of language courses in Ulg Faculties, cbouvy@ulg.ac.be. |
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| Remarks : | To train online, log on to http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be (http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be/ and click on ANGLAIS and INTERFACE ETUDIANTS in order to have access to the exercises.)
The website also contains several previous exams and their key. |
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