Study Programmes 2015-2016
LANG1994-1  
English (Level B)
Duration :
90h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in political sciences : general6
Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)6
Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS)6
Lecturer :
Stéphane Ghijsen, ISLV, 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 B2 CEFRL level (B2+ for reading skills). 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 and a book (Media Control)
  • discussions and oral presentations
  • writing exercises
  • 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 develop and consolidate students' mastery of the specific features of the language related to politics
  • to introduce to academic English
This is done in the four language skills, namely speaking, listening, writing and reading.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
  • Intermediate level, B1 CEFRL level
Access to this level-B course is possible even if the student has not validated the level-A course. 
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to:


  • write 2 argumentative essays in class
  • do 2 graded oral presentations
These will be taken into account in the final grade.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Weekly preparation work is expected, the work load this represents is variable and depends on the students' level of competence.
Recommended or required readings :
  •  Course book: Political Science-Level B, available online and sold by Intercopy.
  • Grammar book: Harrap's Grammaire anglaise (Anglais) Broché - 2010. There will also be workshops online on eCampus.
  • Book: Media Control.The spectacular achievements of propaganda, Noam Chomsky (open media pamphlet series). The comprehension exercises on the book will be available online.







 
Assessment methods and criteria :
The students will have to take three exams (one written exam is held in January and will make up 20% of the final grade, while the other is held in May/June and will make up 45% of the final grade). The written exam in June is composed of several papers (vocabulary and grammar MCQs, translations from French to English, listening and reading comprehension MCQs, and writing exercises). The third exam will be an oral exam (25% of the final grade) held in May/June and will deal with texts from the readings file and the book Media Control. The written and oral exams in June are two inseparable parts.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation and tasks [oral presentations and in-class essays]). Accounts for 10% 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.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
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 :
Items online :
Syllabus English for political science Level B
The syllabus is available online on eCampus.