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| LANG1951-1 | English 1
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| Duration : | 80h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Hélène Doutrewe, Lucie Gillet, Madeleine‑Marie Hubin, François Lejeune, Jonathan Solheid |
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| Coordinator : | Madeleine‑Marie Hubin |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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- Further study of everyday English vocabulary and introduction to business English vocabulary.
- Review and study of grammar basics.
- Developing reading and listening comprehension skills.
- Communication practice in everyday and business English.
- Self-study on website.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Developing and strengthening the four skills (listening and reading comprehension, oral and written expression) in the field of everyday and business English. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This course is not a beginners'course. Students should have a good basic knowledge (secondary/ high school level or ALTE level 1 or Council of Europe level A2) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The exercises are integrated in the course and do not make up a separate course. They include grammar exercises, listening and reading comprehension as well as communication activities based on Market Leader. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course is taught 3 hours a week (2+1). It is divided into two main parts: a review of the grammar on the one hand, and an introduction to business vocabulary on the other hand. Students are expected to prepare the grammar exercises as well as the Market Leader activities for each course. Weekly tutorial. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Compulsory:
COTTON D., "Market Leader Intermediate", 3rd edition, Longman, 2010
MURPHY R., English Grammar in Use, 3rd edition, Cambridge, 2004.
Recommended:
Dictionary ROBERT & COLLINS
"Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" or "The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English"
"The Oxford Dictionary of Business English for Learners of English", Oxford University Press.
"The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English", Oxford University Press or "Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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Written exam in January (25%): grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension of an unseen text, listening comprehension and essay.
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Written exam in June (50%): vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension of an unseen text, listening comprehension and essay.
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Oral exam during the 2nd semester (25%): Business simulation (simulation in groups of 6 students of a conversation in business English based on Market Leader topics)
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Re-sit: written and oral exam.
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Organizational remarks :
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| Students can find the keys to the grammar exercises and the Market Leader activities as well as the vocabulary on Lol@.
The listening comprehensions and additional exercises are available on the website.
Preparatory courses are held in N1 from August 30 to September 8 from 2 to 4. The objective of this course is to fix or brush up basic grammar and vocabulary knowledge. |
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Contacts :
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Madeleine HUBIN (coordinator): office 206, mmhubin@ulg.ac.be, tél. 04/ 232 72 86 , rue Louvrex, 14. Building N1.
Anne DESIROTTE: Anne.Desirotte@ulg.ac.be
Hélène DOUTREWE:
David HOMBURG: David.Homburg@ulg.ac.be
François LEJEUNE: Francois.Lejeune@ulg.ac.be
The offices of the English teachers are located on the 2nd floor of the N1 building. |
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