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| LANG0778-1 | English level 3
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| Duration : | 90h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Isabelle Peere |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course curriculum spans the first two years of the study programme and is based on an integrated course at intermediate level aimed at businesspeople and students of business English:
-Cotton, Falvey and Kent. Market Leader. Intermediate Business English Course Book. New edition. Pearson Education, 2005.
This course book is organized around thematic units relating to management and economic life and offers a range of activities (articles from the Financial Times, expert interviews, speaking and writing skills, case studies, grammar and vocabulary exercices) dealt with and exploited in class. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Communication skills acquisition and practice in both everyday and business contexts, specialized terminology, reading and listening comprehension, written and oral communication (business meetings, interviews, phone calls, business correspondence, etc.). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| A working knowledge of everyday English (end of secondary school level). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| written assignments (business reports, letters, emails, etc.) and oral presentations (role-plays, debates, etc.) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course consists of 2/3 of class work and 1/3 of personal study. This is largely based on the exercices (listening comprehension, grammar and vocabulary) proposed by the CD-Rom accompanying the course manual:
-Market Leader New Edition Self-Study CD-Rom |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course reader: " English Spelling and Pronunciation Rules" (I. Peere).
Slides, home assignments and corrections posted on the virtual platform (Campus) for the course. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral and written examination at the end of the 2nd year |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Isabelle Peere (Dr.)
Chargée de cours
Bâtiment N1 Bureau 206
14 rue Louvrex 4000 Liège
Tél: 04/232.72.83
isabelle.peere@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| English Pronunciation and Spelling Rules (I.Peere) |
| The above mentioned course reader is available on line and can be downloaded. |
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