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| LANG1993-1 | English 2
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| Duration : | 80h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Emma Desforges, Ellen Harry |
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| Coordinator : | Ellen Harry |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Course contents :
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| The course is based on an integrated course manual at intermediate level aimed at business people and students of business English:
-Cotton, Falvey and Kent. Market Leader. Intermediate Business Course Book. 3rd edition. Pearson Education, 2010.
This course manual is organized around thematic units relating to management and economic life. It offers a range of activities (articles from The Financial Times, expert interviews, speaking and writing tasks, case studies, grammar and vocabulary exercises) dealt with and exploited in class. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| As this is a B2 level course, at the end of the year, we would expect our students to be able to ...
- understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in business;
- interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party;
- produce clear, detailed text, comprising a range of business-related documents;
- explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;
- understand extended speech and lectures on familiar subjects, taken from English-speaking media;
- show a relatively high degree of grammatical control, and correct most of their mistakes.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course is open to HEC-Ulg students having successfully completed the 1st Bac course programme requirements, and to external students with an equivalent (intermediate) level of everyday and business English. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This class uses a dynamic, interactive, and effective approach to learning business English and includes:
* the transmission of grammar and vocabulary through self-assessment tests, using parts of a sample previous exam (1st week of class, 2nd week of February, 1st week of May);
* periodic written assignments, testing writing and organizational skills;
* interactive role plays in case studies, putting into practice oral skills and business knowledge;
* business letter writing, using acceptable vocabulary, formality, and layout;
* improving listening skills with a focus on job interviews, presentations, and intercultural relations;
* presentations in pairs improving public speaking skills, based on business;
* the transmission of relevant grammar and vocabulary through Market Leader, using material from authentic business sources. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| An 80-hour course taught 3 hours per week throughout the year. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course Supplement: "Course Supplement 2nd Bac English for Business" |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 3 self-assessment tests (including vocabulary, grammar, and writing) and 2 writing tests will be organised during the year during the weeks of 19 September, 14 November, 13 February, 12 March, and 7th May.
The presentations will take place in the weeks: 14th November, 5th December, 13th February, 12th March, 26th March.
All tests and essays will be taken into account as classwork.
The exam in January, comprising vocabulary and grammar seen in the first term, will count for 3 marks. The final exam, testing the language and skills taught in the second term, includes a written and an oral exam and a listening comprehension. They are all compulsory. Students failing the final exam will have to resit both the written and oral exams. Students failing the exam in January have to retake it in August.
The final marks (20 marks) will be awarded as follows:
Written exam - 6 marks
Oral exam - 6 marks
Listening comprehension exam - 2 marks
Presentation - 2 marks
Classwork - 1 mark
Reading Comprehension - 3 marks |
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Contacts :
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| Ellen Harry
Chargée d'enseignement
Bâtiment B33, Bureau des enseignants de l'ISLV, niveau -1
Sart-Tilman
tél: 04/ 366 46 52
eharry@ulg.ac.be
Emma Desforges
Chargée d'enseignement
Bâtiment B33, Bureau des enseignants de l'ISLV, niveau -1
Sart-Tilman
tél: 04/ 366 46 52
E.Desforges@ulg.ac.be |
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