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| LANG0906-3 | English language, part 1
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| Duration : | 48h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Sophie Depoterre |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| The topics we are going to deal with are :
1/ Energy and climate
2/ Food
3/ Agriculture
4/ Education for sustainable development
Each topic includes
a. integrated speaking activities (structured argumentation on the basis of a semi-authentic source);
b. listening and reading comprehension activities (bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia), New Scientist, etc.);
c. writing activities (summarize scientific articles);
d. grammar and vocabulary exercises.
"Soft skills" like oral presentation, team work or autonomy are an integral part of the course. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will reach
Level B1- (on his way to B1 'Independent User' - Low) of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
After completing the course the student is expected to
1/ understand the main points of clear standard speech on study-related matters;
2/ orally report source documents in a simple but structured way;
3/ understand the main points of a simple semi-authentic audio or video document when the delivery is relatively slow and clear;
4/ understand simple written texts;
5/ write simple and structured texts (summarize scientific articles). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The student must have reached the
A2 level (beginner) in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 48H |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Practical work
Team meetings
Group presentations
Self-learning (e-campus) |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Students receive the course notes at the first course.
MURPHY, R., Essential Grammar in Use. With Answers. Cambridge University Press.
McCARTHY, M., English Vocabulary in Use. Elementary. Cambridge University Press.
REDMAN, S., English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-intermediate and intermediate. Cambridge University Press.
Course notes are available on e-campus. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (50 %)
-Listening comprehension 20 %
-Reading comprehension 20%
-Writing a summary 10 %
Oral examination (30 %)
Oral presentations (15 %)
Personal work (5 %)
Oral presentations and personal work are compulsory. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Sophie DEPOTERRE
Language Laboratory
Office: Espace Athéna, 123-0-3 Ex
081 62 24 46
sdepoterre@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Course notes and source documents |
| Course notes and source documents are available on e-campus. |
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