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| LANG0076-1 | English 1
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Véronique Doppagne, ISLV |
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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 |
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Course contents :
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| The course has a B1-B2 CEFR level (B2 for reading comprehension and lecturing). It is essentially an ESP course consisting of:
- unabridged scientific articles (analysed for their linguistic features and content),
- debates and presentations,
- exam-format exercises (summaries, definitions, descriptions, presenting arguments ...) of the IELTS, FCE or TOEFL type.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The dual purpose of the course is
- to consolidate and extend the student's general language understanding and use
- and to introduce the specific features of scientific English (vocabulary and language structures). This is done in the five language skills, i.e. reading, listening, speaking, lecturing, and writing.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Considering its objectives, the course cannot be seen as an introduction to the basics of the English language. Therefore, the students who do not have a basic grounding in general English language and grammar (intermediate level - B1) will be asked to participate in a remedial course. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| There will be two compulsory oral presentations, three written assignments, 3 online progress tests and 3 online listening tests in the course of the year. These exercises will enable the students to improve their knowledge by doing exam-format tasks.
Several other self-assessment tests and one mock exam will also be held in the course of the year.
Due to its particular nature, the English course will not be split into two separate courses. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| A compulsory placement test is held in the first week of the year. Repeaters are the only students to be exempted from the placement test, which will enable us to:
- select the best students (with a mark of at least 16 out of 20) for an oral exam in order to exempt them from the compulsory course exercises (presentations, essays and online tests),
- divide students into level groups that will see the same Level-A course (but differently) in weekly two-hour sessions (60 hours in all) and
- revise the English grammar with the weakest students in a remedial course that will be taught for about 30 hours, mostly in the first semester.
For both remedial and Level A courses, students will have to do exercises at home every week. The work load this represents is variable as it depends on the students' level of competence.
Except for the students who will have a grade of 16/20 or above in the entrance test or have a First Certificate with grade A or B or another B2-level international test, nobody is exempted from the course compulsory exercises. The 2013-2014 class work mark will not be carried over. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Coursebook in two volumes : English Level A (Sciences) and Grammar available from Point de Vue (Sart Tilman campus).
- For the remedial course, Remedial English course notes, also available from Point de Vue.
The students can also buy the ISLV Grammaire de Base de l'Anglais (with exercises and key) written in French. It will also be found at Point de Vue. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Continuous assessment of progress (tests & written tasks).
Written exam in June (scientific vocabulary, listening comprehension, reading comprehension and grammar multiple choice tests + writing tasks).
The papers handed in during the year will be corrected, marked and handed back. They will be assessed according to a number of criteria including their content and internal cohesion, the accuracy of grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation, and the range of vocabulary and structure.
Together with online tests, these marks account for 20% of the final grade.
The class work grade obtained in 2013-2014 by repeaters will not be carried over. They will have to redo all the compulsory exercises this year. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Students can also train online. To do so, simply log on to http://www.ulg.ac.be (click on MyULg, insert your ID and password, then click on Cours and select Accès à eCampus).
The website also contains several exams and their key. |
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Contacts :
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| Dr C. Bouvy, cbouvy@ulg.ac.be , ISLV, Responsable des Cours de Langues Facultaires, and Mrs V. Doppagne, V.Doppagne@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Remedial course |
| Coursebook |
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