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| LANG0141-1 | English (Level A)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | ISLV, Caroline Van Linthout |
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| Coordinator : | Caroline Van Linthout |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| Oral and written activities based on texts and audio and/or video recordings dealing with education. Students will be required to participate actively in class, which implies that they must have prepared some assignments before coming to class.
The main language skills will be practised through discussing education-related topics. Here is the detail of the CEFRL levels of the course : listening (B1/B2), reading (B1/B2), speaking (B1/B2), lecturing (B1/B2), writing (B1/B2). However, only reading comprehension skills (as well as as the vocabulary and grammar necessary for reading comprehension) will be evaluated in the final exam. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| As this is a B2/C1-level course, at the end of the year, we would expect our students to be able to:
- understand the main points of a speech or conversation or of radio or television programmes on current events, or topics of personal or professional interest, as long as the language is clear and standard.
- understand articles about contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular viewpoints as well as the description of events, feelings and wishes.
- communicate with a degree of fluency on topics that are familiar or of personal or professional interest and present and defend their point of view.
- write simple and clear connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal or professional interest, describe experiences and events, explain the advantages and disadvantages of various options and give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This course is not a beginners' course. It is an intermediate-level business English course that corresponds to Council of Europe level B1/B2. Therefore the level required for this course is a good basic knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary (equivalent to the A2-B1 level of the CEFR or the level of the first-year remedial or refresher course).
This course can be completed by an evening class or an @lter course. For more information go to www.islv.ulg.ac.be (http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This class uses a dynamic, interactive and efficient approach to learning English for educational science and is based on education-related texts (ISLV Level-A coursebook for students in the preparatory year for the master's in educational science) and an English grammar book (GAB ISLV). In class a variety of activities enable the presentation, assimilation and practice of the language material from the books, such as powerpoint presentations, role-plays, debates and listening comprehension exercises.
In addition, students are expected to post and comment on a blog so as to share their thoughts on education-related topics, and to practise their English skills in a more informal context. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Weekly 2-hour class in groups of about 25 students.
Thorough preparation of the given assignments is key to students' progress. Here is an overview of the different tasks students will need to perform:
1° Focus on some grammar points and introduction of new elements. A few grammar tests will be organised to assess students' assimilation of the grammar rules.
2° Communicative teaching/learning entails interacting a lot. This means that students are expected to participate actively in in-class discussions. And this is only possible if students prepare classes by doing some homework. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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Level-A English for students in the preparatory year for the Master's in Educational Science (ISLV), available at Intercopy (Sart Tilman) from September 19th 2011.
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Readings File for students in the preparatory year for the Master's in Educational Science (ISLV) (Readings file for the written exam); available at Intercopy from September 19th 2011.
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Grammaire Anglaise de Base (ISLV), available at the Editions ULg and the "Point de Vue" (Sart Tilman).
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 1° Attendance and active participation are extremely important and will be taken into account in the final mark. They will be marked out of 2 (bonus mark) and this mark will be added to the final mark out of 20:
- One mark out of 1 will be awarded to students who attend at least 75% of all classes AND take part actively in the different activities. In other words, students who are just 'physically present', but fail to get involved in the course will NOT get the mark.
- Finally one mark out of 1 will go to the four online grammar tests and other online exercises provided all the tests and exercises have been completed.
2° The written exam will be based on one or several unseen texts, on all the chapters of the coursebook as well as on all the texts from the readings file. It will assess students' reading skills and vocabulary. The written exam will count for 20 marks. |
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Contacts :
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| Caroline VAN LINTHOUT, ISLV, English teacher, C.VanLinthout@ulg.ac.be
ISLV Office: Trifac building (B33) Level -1
04 366 46 52 |
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