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| LANG1999-1 | English (Level C)
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| Duration : | 90h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Pascale Drianne |
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| Coordinator : | Pascale Drianne |
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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-C1 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
- videos
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The purpose of the course is
- to consolidate and extend the students' general language and the use of the language related to politics.
- to develop and consolidate students' mastery of active skills (speaking and writing)
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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- Intermediate level, B2 CEFRL level
- English course "Political Science Level A" (LANG1960-1)
- English course "Political Science Level B" (LANG1994-1)
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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 2 tests (focusing on reading, listening and writing)
- do 4 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 and 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.
Students are expected to participate actively in class as the course will focus on taking their active skills to a higher level (speaking-writing)
Participation + the 2 tests and oral presentations will make up 25% of the final grade. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- Course notes available online
- Book: The Clash of Civilizations: The debate, Huntington, The Council on Foreign Relations, 2010
- Grammar book: Martin Hewings, Advanced Grammar in Use, CUP
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written and oral exam in June (two inseparable parts). The written exam will include reading (10%) and listening (10%) comprehension exercises, an essay writing (20%).
The oral exam (35%) will deal with articles from a readings file (available by early April) and the book The Clash of Civilizations: The Debate.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation and tasks). Accounts for 25% 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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| The course is based on discussing the contents of articles or audio/video documents, it is thus essential that students should have read or heard or seen the documents BEFORE coming to class.
These will be available on MyUlg and e-Campus |
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Contacts :
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| Pascale Drianne - p.drianne@ulg.ac.be
ISLV |
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