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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
LGER0008-2  English Language II
Duration :  45h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Bachelor in Modern Languages and Literatures, German, Dutch and English, 2nd yearToute l'année6
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures, general orientation, 2nd yearToute l'année6
Bachelor in Translation and Interpreting, 2nd yearToute l'année4
Holder(s) :  Bénédicte Ledent
Language :  English language
Course contents :  The aim of this course is essentially practical. Part of the course will be devoted to oral and written exercises implying, as it is the case for the Langue anglaise I course, individual work which is of crucial importance. The main foci will be idiomatic language, complex structures as well as essay writing. The other part will consist in reading non-literary texts, some of which address linguistic issues.
Course objective :  Even if the main purposes are similar to those defined for the Langue anglaise I course, the aim here will be to acquire higher proficiency in English, particularly in writing.
Basically this implies:
- richer and more nuanced vocabulary;
- more sophisticated knowledge of grammar;
- more fluency, both orally and in writing.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to express him- or herself in perfect (oral and written) English.
Prerequisites :  Very good knowledge of English; Langue anglaise I.
Organization :  See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Written notes :  Lecture notes containing exercises will be sold at the start of the academic year.
Compulsory reading: Gary Younge, Who Are We - and Should It Matter in the 21st Century?, London, Viking, 2010.
Assessment :  Three written tests will be organized during the academic year. Their results, along with personalized commentaries, will allow students to identify their strengths and weaknesses. During the year, students will also have to write two essays, which will be corrected and annotated (structure, coherence, etc).
The final exam will be both written and oral. For the written exam, students should be able to
(a) make a correct translation from French into English of sentences illustrating the grammatical and lexical difficulties studied in class, and use these in specific exercises;
(b) write an essay on a general topic or on a theme discussed in class.
For the oral exam, students must be able to understand and translate a series of set texts and speak fluently and correctly on the themes these cover.
Contacts :  Bénédicte LEDENT Département de Langues et littératures modernes Place Cockerill, 3-5 B-4000 Liège Tel. 04 366 54 39 - Fax 04 366 57 21 E-mail: B.Ledent@ulg.ac.be Assistants Christophe DONY Tél. 04 366 90 38 Sarah EMONDS Tél. 04 366 54 37 Céline LEROY Tél. 04 366 90 38 Imen NAJAR Tél. 04 366 53 44


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