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| LANG0003-2 | English level 2
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| Duration : | 60h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Frédéric Depas, ISLV, Dorothy Mathews |
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| Coordinator : | Frédéric Depas |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| English language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course is an upper-intermediate level course for sociology students and it is based on selected audio, video and written documents relative to human sciences.
During the course of the year, exercises will be provided to enhance the four major language skills (listening, speaking, writing and reading) as well as important academic skills such as efficient note taking. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course provides a variety of challenging tasks and communicative activities for practising the language.
At the end of the year, students will be expected to have achieved the following skill levels as described in the Common European Framework Reference for Languages:
- Listening : B2-C1
- Reading: C1
- Speaking: B2
- Writing: B2
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This course follows the level-1 course taught in first year (LANG0001-2). The vocabulary and grammar learned in first year are a necessary part of the students' active language skills. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| In addition to attending class regularly, students will be expected to undertake three hours' study in English per week outside the classroom throughout the academic year i.e research and prepare for upcoming classes as required, organize and acquire a considerable volume of relevant vocabulary, organize their work themselves, either alone or in small teams, and do the exercises from the course notes. Students will be asked to write essays on the different topics discussed in class and to give presentations. Classwork throughout the year will be taken into account in the final marking in the first session. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The class is taught 3 hours a week over the two semesters.
Students will have to take part actively in three hours of class weekly.
To be ready for this class, students should expect to have to work on average another three hours at home (self-study of grammar, preparation of the grammar and vocabulary exercises, writing exercises and listening practice, readings and information search).
Regular tests will be organised during the year to check how well students have prepared their course. These tests will account for a percentage of the final mark and will allow the students to assess what they have learned, what they still need to improve, how much they have progressed and whether their method of working enables them to cope efficiently with the requirements of the course. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Texts and course notes will be available on e-campus and at Intercopy. Students will be expected to bring a printed copy along to class every week.
For their oral exam, students will be required to read one of the following three books:
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Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh
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The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Compulsory grammar, reading comprehension, writing and listening tests will be organised during the year.
All compulsory tests and essays will be taken into account as classwork.
The January exam is an oral exam based on one of the three books indicated above under "required readings." Students will be required to be able to discuss the issues raised in the book. Students who have passed the oral exam in January do not have to resit the exam in June or in August.
The June exam, testing the language and skills taught throughout the year, includes a written and a listening exam.
All three parts of the exam are compulsory:
- In June, students who have not (1) either passed the oral exam in January or resat it in June and (2) taken the written and the listening exams will obtain 0/20 as their final mark.
- In August, students who have not (1) either passed the oral exam in January or in June or resat it in August and (2) taken the written exam and the listening exam in August will obtain a final mark of 0/20.
The listening exam and the written exam cannot be taken separately.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows:
First session (May -June):
- January oral exam or June resit - 6 marks
- Written exam - 8 marks
- Listening exam- 2 marks
- Classwork - 3 marks
- Attendance and participation - 1 mark (This mark will not be awarded to students who have not attended at least 70% of the classes.)
Second session (August):
- January oral exam / June or August resit - 8 marks
- Written exam - 10 marks
- Listening exam - 2 marks
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The language and skills content of this course cannot be acquired over a short revision period because they require regular work over the academic year.
The use of cell phones for any reason is not permitted in the classroom, and cell phones may not be kept on the desk. Students accessing their cell phones for any reason will be considered disruptive and may be asked to leave the class. Also, laptops are to be used in class only for purposes that are strictly related to class work and only when explicitly allowed by the teacher. Examples of such purposes may be looking up vocabulary or making powerpoint presentations. Using laptops for any other purpose could also result in sanctions.
If exceptional circumstances make the use of a laptop necessary, students are required to let the teacher know before the class. |
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Contacts :
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| Frederic Depas (F.Depas@ulg.ac.be)
Victoria Lemaire (vlemaire@ulg.ac.be)
Dorothy Mathews (D.Mathews@ulg.ac.be) |
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| Items online : |
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| course material on eCampus |
| The course material is available on eCampus. |
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