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| LANG1993-1 | English 2
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| Duration : | 80h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Emma Desforges, Ellen Harry, ISLV |
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| Coordinator : | Ellen Harry |
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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 an integrated course manual at intermediate level aimed at business people and students of business English:
-Cotton, Falvey and Kent. Market Leader. Intermediate Business Course Book. 3rd edition. Pearson Education, 2010.
This course manual is organized around thematic units relating to management and economic life. It offers a range of activities (articles from The Financial Times, expert interviews, speaking and writing tasks, case studies, grammar and vocabulary exercises) dealt with and exploited in class.
There is also a Level 2 Course Book Supplement which includes sections on presentation skills, grammar exercises, extra texts related to the units seen in Market Leader, as well as a sample exam. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| As this is a B2 level course, at the end of the year, the intended key learning outcomes are that the students will be able to...
- understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in business;
- interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party;
- produce clear, detailed text, comprising a range of business-related documents;
- explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;
- understand extended speech and lectures on familiar subjects, taken from English-speaking media;
- show a relatively high degree of grammatical control, and correct most of their mistakes.
This is in accordance with the programme objectives for the 2nd year in the Bachelor's degree for business engineers. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course is open to HEC-Ulg students having successfully completed the 1st Bac course programme requirements, and to external students with an equivalent (intermediate) level of everyday and business English. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This class uses a dynamic, interactive, and effective approach to learning business English and includes:
* the transmission of grammar and vocabulary through self-assessment tests, using parts of a sample previous exam (1st week of class, 3rd week of February, 1st week of May);
* periodic written assignments, testing writing and organizational skills;
* interactive role plays in case studies, putting into practice oral skills and business knowledge;
* business letter writing, using acceptable vocabulary, formality, and layout;
* improving listening skills with a focus on job interviews, presentations, and intercultural relations;
* presentations in pairs improving public speaking skills, based on business;
* the transmission of relevant grammar and vocabulary through Market Leader, using material from authentic business sources. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| An 80-hour, face-to-face course taught 3 hours per week throughout the year. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Course Book: Cotton, Falvey and Kent "Market Leader Intermediate Business Course". 3rd edition. Pearson Education 2010. Available from the Centrale des cours in HEC.
Course Supplement: "Course Book Supplement 2nd Bac English for Business" available from Intercopy Sart Tilman, on myULg (see link at the bottom of this page) and online via newLol@. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| 3 self-assessment tests (including vocabulary, grammar, and writing) and 2 writing tests will be organised during the year during the weeks of 15th September, 3rd November, 23rd February, 16th March, and 4th May.
The presentations will take place in the weeks: 3rd November, 1st, December, 23rd February, 16th March, 30th March.
All tests and essays will be taken into account as classwork.
The exam in January, comprising vocabulary and grammar seen in the first term, as well as a writing assignment, will count for 4 marks. The final exam, testing the language and skills taught in the second term, includes a written and an oral exam and a listening comprehension. The written exam in May/June, comprising exercises on the grammar and vocabulary seen in the second term, as well as a reading comprehension and a writing assignment will count for 5 marks.
The students who did not pass part 1 in January (i.e have less than 50% ) will have an extra section in the May/June exam. Those who did not pass part 1 and have a second session in English will have an extra section in the written exam in August.
The oral, written and listening comprehension exams are indissociable. The only exception is for the listening comprehension which has to be retaken only if the first session mark is less than 50%.
The final marks (20 marks) will be awarded as follows:
Written exam - 9 marks (4 for January, 5 for May)
Oral exam - 4 marks
Listening comprehension exam - 2 marks
Presentation - 3 marks
Classwork - 2 marks |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Ellen Harry
Chargée d'enseignement
Bâtiment B33, Bureau des enseignants de l'ISLV, niveau -1
Sart-Tilman
tél: 04/ 366 46 52
eharry@ulg.ac.be
Emma Desforges
Chargée d'enseignement
Bâtiment B33, Bureau des enseignants de l'ISLV, niveau -1
Sart-Tilman
tél: 04/ 366 46 52
E.Desforges@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Course book supplement |
| Here is the link to your course supplement, available as well from Intercopy in Sart-Tilman. |
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