Study Programmes 2015-2016
LANG1993-1  
English 2
Duration :
80h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in business engineering7
Lecturer :
Emma Desforges, Ellen Harry, ISLV
Coordinator :
Ellen Harry
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 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.
Learning outcomes of the course :
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 Bachelor's degree for business engineers.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
The course is open to HEC-Ulg students having successfully completed the 1st level course programme requirements, and to external students with an equivalent (intermediate) level of everyday and business English.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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, last week of April); * 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, which uses material from authentic business sources.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
An 80-hour, face-to-face course taught 3 hours per week throughout the year.
Recommended or required readings :
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 Moodle.
Assessment methods and criteria :
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, 2nd November, 22nd February, 14th March, and 25th April.
The presentations will take place in the weeks: 2nd November, 7th December, 22nd February, 14th March, 25th April. Half the marks given for the oral presentation are based on individual performance and the other half are for group work.
Students who do not make a presentation cannot sit the exams in the first session. This rule also applies for those who do not take the January oral exam.
All tests and essays will be taken into account as classwork. In the second session, classwork and presentation marks will only be taken into account if they are to the student's advantage.
The exam in January will comprise an oral exam. The final exam in May, testing the language and skills taught throughout the year, will include a written exam and a listening comprehension. The written exam in May/June will comprise exercises on the grammar and vocabulary seen throughout the year, as well as a reading comprehension and a writing assignment.
The students who did not pass the oral exam in January (i.e have less than 50% ) will have the opportunity to retake it in the May/June session. Students who get 10/20 or more can retake the oral exam if they wish to do so, but should be warned that if they do so the May/June mark will be taken into account in the final mark.
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 - 8 marks (in May)
Oral exam - 5 marks (in January)
Listening comprehension exam - 2 marks (in January)
Presentation - 3 marks
Classwork - 2 marks
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
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