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| LANG0054-5 | English - level 3
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| Duration : | 60h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Frédéric Depas, Emma Desforges, ISLV, Evgueniya Lyu |
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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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| The course is based on several chapters related to topics such as education, gender and crime. It also deals with the essentials of academic writing and presentation giving. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course students will:
- have improved their essay writing skills.
- have improved their understanding of more complex scientific texts.
- be able to write a literature review.
- be able to follow complex and precise instructions about style, citations and references from the APA manual.
- be able to give efficient and attractive oral presentations.
The CEFRL objective level of the course is C1 in all four language skills.
One of the fundamental ideas of this course is that students will be able to apply their English language skills to their core subject. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| This is an upper-intermediate to advanced level course (CEFRL C1). The level required to take this course is upper-intermediate (CEFRL B2/C1), which corresponds to the level of the Level-2 English course (LANG0003-3). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| As this is a blended-learning course, students will have to be actively involved in choosing the topic of their literature review and getting the support of a promoter from members of their faculty.
The chapters have been designed to incorporate vocabulary from a range of sociological topics as well as to reinforce the language skills required to write academic English and to interact in an English-speaking academic and / or professional environment.
The class uses an exercise-based approach to learning how to write correct academic English in APA style and how to give a professional-looking presentation.
Students are encouraged to practice and rehearse in class. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The class is taught for three hours every week.
In the second term, one of these hours will be devoted to seminar sessions in smaller groups focusing on the students' literature reviews. For these seminar sessions, students will be divided into several groups, which will take place using a rota for which students will receive a timetable.
Attendance is essential. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition.
The chapters of the coursebook will be made available online (on eCampus) and at Intercopy in the Sart Tilman. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The January exam will include a reading comprehension and an essay.
In the second term, students will be required to write a literature review (critical review) and give an oral presentation based on it. Students will be expected to follow the APA publication guidelines as specified in their handbook. Review articles will have to be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12, and be between 10 and 15 pages long, title and reference pages included.
Half the marks will be given for content by the sociology teachers on the jury. The other half will be given by the English teachers for language, presentation and writing skills.
A mark of less than 8/20 in any part of the final assignment will result in a final mark of 9/20 maximum for the course.
First session:
Two printed copies of the review article will have to be handed in before Tuesday, April 21st 2014 at 12.00. One of the printed copies must be handed in to Ms Salerno and the other put in the ISLV mailbox in B33 level -1. Students must also send an electronic version of the article to their supervisor and their English teacher on April 21st at 12.00 at the latest.
Be warned that students will not be allowed to present their work in the first session should the following occur:
- Non-respect of the deadline.
- Plagiarism / Failing to cite sources properly
- Use of non-English sources
- Use of fewer than three different sources
- Writing fewer than 10 pages or more than 20 pages in the right format. (Reviews between 15 and 20 pages will be penalised.)
- Attending less than 70% of the lessons. (If exceptional circumstances prevail, the students will be required to contact their teacher in writing before the beginning of classes in the second semester if the situation is already known to them or as soon as the situation occurs.)
In the first session, the marks will be distributed as follows:
- January exam or May/June resit : 4/20
- written literature review : 8/20
- oral presentation : 8/20
Second session:
Students whose reviews have been refused for plagiarism, incorrect citing - which includes dishonest paraphrasing or misquoting - may also have to change topics for the second session and cannot expect further supervision.
The students will be responsible for finding a (new) promoter to validate their new topic, read their critical reviews and attend their presentation.
Two printed copies of the review article will have to be handed in before Monday, August 17th at 12.00. One of the printed copies must be handed in to Ms Salerno and the other put in the ISLV mailbox in B33 level -1. Students must also send an electronic version of the article to their supervisor and their English teacher on August 18th at the latest.
Students should be aware that they will be given a 0/20 for the course in the second session should the following occur:
- Non-respect of the deadline.
- Plagiarism / Failing to cite sources properly
- Use of non-English sources
- Use of fewer than three different sources
- Writing fewer than 10 pages or more than 20 pages in the right format. (Essays between 15 and 20 pages will be penalised.)
Students retaking in August will be required to both hand in new versions of their critical reviews and make new presentations.
In the second session, the marks will be distributed as follows:
- January exam or May/June or August resit : 4/20
- written literature review : 8/20
- oral presentation : 8/20
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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- Bureau des professeurs de langue de l'ISLV au Sart Tilman : niveau -1 au Bât B33 (Trifac) 04 366 46 52
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| Items online : |
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| course-book chapters |
| The chapters of the course book can be downloaded from eCampus. |
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