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| LANG1960-1 | English (level A)
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| Duration : | 90h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Stéphane Ghijsen, Amaël Verbeure |
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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 has a B1-B1+ CEFRL level (B1 for writing and speaking skills, B1+ for reading and listening comprehension). The aim of the course is a) to reactivate, consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use and b) to introduce the specific features of the language related to politics. This is done in the four language skills, i.e. reading, listening, speaking and writing. Concretely students will deal with:
- selected articles
- discussions and oral presentations
- writing exercises (definitions, compare and contrast, essay introductions and conclusions, ...)
- grammar revision
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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 students' general language understanding and use
- to introduce the specific features of the language related to politics
This is done in the four language skills, namely speaking, listening, writing and reading. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Intermediate level, A2+ CEFRL level |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to:
- write a few essay introductions and conclusions
- do 1 oral presentation
The oral presentation will be taken into account in the final grade. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course is divided into two weekly sessions of 2h (main course) and 1h (grammar course) from September to May.
Weekly preparation work is expected. The work load this represents is variable and depends on the students' level of competence.
We strongly advise students to read articles about the themes discussed in class, on their own. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Course book Political Science - English for First-Year Students available at Intercopy.
- Course book Political Science - English Grammar for First-Year Students available at Intercopy.
- Book From Dictatorship to Democracy, Gene Sharp (Serpentstail Edition). It will be sold on 18 September during the placement test.
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Class attentance is COMPULSORY. The minimum attendance rate in order to have the possibility to take the exams is 70%. If it is not the case, the student will be marked as "absent" or "excused" for both sessions.
Written exams in January and June, and oral exam in June (the written and oral exams are two inseparable parts). The written exam (70%) will include reading and listening comprehension exercises, grammar and vocabulary exercises, phonetics, translations, writing. The oral exam (25%) will deal with articles from a readings file, the oral presentations and the book From Dictatorship to Democracy.
The in-class oral presentation accounts for 5% of the final grade. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The placement test will take place on 18 September in De Méan (B31) from 8.30 to 10.30. The test is compulsory for every student.
Students can also train online. To do so, simply log on to: http://www.islv.ulg.ac.be.
Click on ANGLAIS and INTERFACE ETUDIANTS in order to have access to the exercises. |
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Contacts :
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| Amaël Verbeure - amael.verbeure@ulg.ac.be
Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@ulg.ac.be
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| Items online : |
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| Main coursebook 2014-2015 |
| Main coursebook 2014-2015 |
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| Grammar Syllabus - Part 1 |
| Grammar Syllabus - Part 1 |
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| Grammar Syllabus - Part 2 |
| Grammar Syllabus - Part 2 |
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| Grammar Syllabus - Part 3 |
| Grammar Syllabus - Part 3 |
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