Study Programmes 2015-2016
LANG0082-1  
English 3
Duration :
45h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in biology4
Bachelor in biology4
Bachelor in chemistry4
Bachelor in chemistry4
Bachelor in geography : general4
Bachelor in geography : general4
Bachelor in geology4
Bachelor in geology4
Bachelor in mathematics4
Bachelor in mathematics4
Bachelor in physics4
Bachelor in physics4
Master in biochemistry and molecular and cell biology (120 ECTS)4
Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)4
Master in chemistry (120 ECTS)4
Master in biology (60 ECTS)4
Master in chemistry (60 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Clara Brereton, Véronique Doppagne, Ellen Harry, ISLV
Coordinator :
Véronique Doppagne
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course has a C1 CEFR level (for all language skills: listening and reading comprehension, writing, speaking and lecturing).

  • It continues the development of reading, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or sets of texts (as started in the English Level A and English Level B courses).

  • It also focuses on research, analysis and synthesis, and report-writing capacities as well as oral understanding and presentation skills.
Learning outcomes of the course :
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • analyze and synthesize English scientific literature,
  • follow oral presentations in English, take accurate notes, and synthesize them,
  • present scientific information in correct and consistent English.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
English Level B (taught in the second year of the Bachelor's Degree in Sciences).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
The course features about 25 classes.
Each class requires a long preparation which is essential and mandatory. There are no ex cathedra lectures but rather language seminars in which students will be asked to take part regularly and actively.
Besides, there will be one oral presentation and one written assignment (lab report, field trip report or other, as a function of the students' orientation). These are compulsory tasks. Should students fail to do their presentation and/or to hand in their report in due time, they will not be allowed to sit the first-session exam.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The in-class course is taught to 25 to 35 students for two hours each week.

Together, preparation, active participation, oral presentations and written assignments during the year account for 50% of the final grade.
Recommended or required readings :
English for Sciences 3 (2015-2016) course notes compulsory. Internet access recommended.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam in June (listening, note-taking and writing), oral exam in June (on personal readings) and continuous assessment of progress through class participation, oral presentations and various written assignments accounting for 50% of the final grade.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Dr. C. Bouvy, ISLV, Responsable des Cours de Langues Facultaires, cbouvy@ulg.ac.be, and Mrs V. Doppagne, V.Doppagne@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
English for Scientists
Coursebook