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| LANG1994-1 | English (Level B)
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| Duration : | 90h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Pascale Drianne, Stéphane Ghijsen |
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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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| This course has a B2 CEFRL level. The aim of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use and 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
- IELTS or TOEFL type writing exercises
- 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 develop and consolidate students' mastery of 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, B1 CEFRL level
- English course "Political Science Level A" (LANG1960-1)
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to:
- take 1 progress test (focusing on grammar, vocabulary, writing, reading & listening comprehension)
- do 3 oral presentations
These 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 taught in one 2-hour session + one 1-hour session weekly from September to May.
Weekly preparation work is expected, the work load this represents is variable and depends on the students' level of competence. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Course book Political Science-Level B, available online
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Advanced Grammar in use, CUP
- Book:Media Control.The spectacular achievements of propaganda, Noam Chomsky (open media pamphlet series)
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written and oral exam in June (two inseparable parts). The written exam (60%) will include reading (12.5%) and listening (12.5%) comprehension exercises, grammar (12.5%) and vocabulary (10%) exercises, writing (12.5%). The oral exam (20%) will deal with articles from a readings file, the oral presentations and the book Media Control.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation and tasks). Accounts for 20% of the final grade.
Work done during the year 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. |
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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.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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| Pascale Drianne - p.drianne@ulg.ac.be
Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@ulg.ac.be
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