LANG1960-1 : English (level A)

Study Programmes 2015-2016

LANG1960-1

English (level A)

Duration :

90h Th

Number of credits :

Bachelor in political sciences : general		9
Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)		9
Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS)		9

Lecturer :

Stéphane Ghijsen, Amaël Verbeure

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 :

This course has a B1-B2 CEFRL level (B1 for writing, speaking and listening skills, B2 for reading 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 and readings (From Dictatorship to Democracy')
discussions and oral presentations
writing exercises (definitions, compare and contrast, commentaries, ...)
grammar revision

Learning outcomes of the course :

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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Intermediate level, A2+ CEFRL level

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to:

do 1 oral presentation

The oral presentation will be taken into account in the final grade for the first session in June, and in August as well (but then only if it increases the student's final grade).

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

The course is divided into two weekly sessions of 2h in small groups (main course) and 1h, all students together (grammar course) from September to May.
Two more 1-hour sessions will be organized every week, so that students who need them can catch up. One will be dedicated to grammar, the other one to conversation. Depending on your results for the placement test, these courses will be compulsory or optional.
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.

Recommended or required readings :

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).

Assessment methods and criteria :

Written exams in January and June, and oral exam in June. The written exam (70%) will include reading and listening comprehension exercises, grammar and vocabulary exercises, translations, and some 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.

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

The placement test will take place on 17 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.

Contacts :

Amaël Verbeure - amael.verbeure@ulg.ac.be Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@ulg.ac.be ISLV

Items online :

Main coursebook 2015-2016
Main coursebook 2015-2016

Grammar Syllabus - Part 1
Grammar Syllabus - Part 1

Grammar Syllabus - Part 2
Grammar Syllabus - Part 2

Grammar Syllabus - Part 3
Grammar Syllabus - Part 3