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| LANG1023-1 | English (Level B)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | ISLV, Julien Stevens |
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| Coordinator : | Julien Stevens |
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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 articles dealing with psychology and educational matters. Students will be required to participate actively in the course, which implies that they must have read the texts before coming to class. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Improving the four language skills, mainly passive language skills such as reading and listening but there will also be some speaking and writing exercises.
Enhancing students' ability to cope with English texts (understanding, summarizing, reacting to the content).
Allowing students to speak about various topics related to psychology through oral presentations and discussions based on the texts of the coursebook. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The level of this course corresponds to the European levels B1-B2. Students will thus need to have a good basic knowledge of English and a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar studied in the first-year course. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Weekly 2-hour class in a group of 25 students from February to May (Q2).
Thorough preparation is required so as to enable students to progress regularly. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Coursebook Anglais B en 1er master en sciences de l'éducation, available at Intercopy by the end of January.
Grammaire Anglaise de Base, available at the Editions ULg and at the "Point de Vue" (ST) from October 2010. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 1. Continuous assessment (one bonus mark out of 1):
marked written assignments/tests
attendance (at least 75%) and active participation in class
2. Written exam (20):
vocabulary and reading comprehension exercises based on an unseen text, on extracts from the texts studied in class and on extracts from the texts from the readings file.
N.B. The marks obtained for work done during the year count for both exam sessions in June and in August. |
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Contacts :
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| Julien STEVENS, ISLV
Julien.Stevens@ulg.ac.be
ISLV office in Sart Tilman: level -1 in B33 (Trifac), tel: 04 366 46 52 |
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