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| LGER0008-2 | English Language II
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Lieselotte Brems |
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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 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 of reading non-literary texts, some of which address linguistic issues. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Even if the main purposes are similar to those defined for the Langue anglaise I course, the aim here will be to acquire a more profound proficiency in English, particularly in writing.
Basically this implies:
- richer and more nuanced vocabulary;
- more sophisticated knowledge of grammar;
- increased fluency, both orally and in writing.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to express him- or herself in perfect (spoken and written) English. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Very good knowledge of English; Langue anglaise I. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue: English And How It Got That Way (Penguin edition) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 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. |
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Contacts :
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| Lieselotte BREMS
Département de Langues et littératures modernes
Place Cockerill, 3-5 B-4000 Liège lbrems@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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