| LANG1997-1 |
| English 3 |
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Duration :
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| 80h Th |
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Anne Desirotte |
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Coordinator :
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| Anne Desirotte |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program |
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Course contents :
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- Everyday and business vocabulary (intermediate and advanced levels).
- Le Bled vocabulary (see 'Assessment method and criteria')
- Revision of intermediate grammar and introduction of some advanced grammar items.
- Listening comprehensions.
- Expressing oneself, giving one's opinion, communicating.
- Project linked to innovation and product development including trip to a non French-speaking place.
- Project linked to marketing and advertising.
- Writing of 3 reports linked to the projects.
- Oral presentations.
- Commercial letters, covering letters, CVs, interviews, TOEFL preparation.
- Finance, accountancy and supply change management.
- Imposed reading of book extracts.
- Vocabulary, texts and videos, (film) linked to the following topics: innovation et product development, ethics and corporate responsibility, social economy, marketing and advertising, supply chain management, corporate legal framework, human resources and corporate social issues, money and some philosophical considerations, world news.
- Conferences (attendance compulsory).
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- Aim: to reach the C1 European level of language proficiency.
- In practice: to be able to understand and to express oneself fluently using formal language and a high register on business and/or economic topics, to be able to write an essay and a report using academic language and to be able to display autonomy in most situations.
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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- B2 European level.
- Intermediate everyday English is a prerequisite at this level. Intermediate business English should also be fairly well acquired. It is an advantage to know French as a great deal of the vocabulary to be studied is given in 'English-French' lists. Lists providing explanations on top of French translations are sometimes also provided but it is not the case for the Bled vocabulary, for instance. The students who do not understand French will therefore have to make their own lists with their own translations into their own language or explanations if they prefer this. French will not be used in their assessments.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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- Breaking the ice and getting back into practising English with a speaking activity based on a video of Mr Bean. Students will learn and use intermediate and advanced everyday vocabulary and they will practise their rephrasing skills.
- Reading of texts from sources such as The Financial Times, The Economist etc. as well as scientific articles.
- Learning of vocabulary from those sources as well as from the audio aid and derived vocabulary.
- Listening comprehensions from the BBC World Service + Dragons' Den + other audio materials.
- Rephrasing and academic writing (summary and essay).
- Practising metalinguistic functions (politeness, listening...).
- Marked reports of the projects.
- Speaking (discussions on different topics, case studies etc.).
- Presentations skills: alone and within a group.
- Autonomous group activities: invention or innovation of a product or service, use of SWOT analysis, business canvas and executive summary, introduction to advertising and marketing, presentation of the projects and (filmed) collection of feedback and data in a non-French-speaking place (Britain, Holland...) Note that the trip will not be financed by the school but there is no obligation to go far.
- Online listening comprehension and grammar exercises.
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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- Attendance is compulsory as participation is going to be assessed in a continuous way. The course is given in two ways: 2 hours a week in class and one hour a week consists of online preparations. Homework is also required given the high number of credits (7).
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Recommended or required readings :
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- The notes will be provided on the school platform Lol@ (course code: LANG1997-1). However, it is desirable to take some more notes in class especially in order to improve one's personal knowledge. Indeed, the lecturer will give as much general and individual feedback as possible. The book extracts to read will be announced in class and will be available at the 'Centrale des cours' (shop in the main school building).
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Lol@: http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be/course/view.php?id=226
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| - Important note: the final mark comprises more than just the June exam. Erasmus students who only attend the first term will have to do the tasks of this term and take the January exam as well as an oral exam in January ('E' hereunder indicates that Erasmus students are concerned by the assessment described). Erasmus students who will be at HEC for the whole academic year will follow the course like ordinary students. The HEC students coming back from their Erasmus programme will have to take the evaluation of the second term only except for the 2nd report and the 2nd presentation of the first project (see 'B' for the evaluations that concern them below). Those students will also have to present a product of the country they did their exchange programme in as well as hand in a personal report and on the product. The mark distribution for incoming Erasmus students and back from Erasmus students will be different from the ones presented hereunder (see table with marks on Lol@ when available). For the first Bled test on the units seen during the second level English course, Erasmus students and back from Erasmus students will have to study 5 units only that will be announced by email, via Lol@ or the electronic board ('valves'). - Written language: 40/120 (+/- 33.3%)
- First project (Innovation and development of a product): report 1 (8/40) E, report 2 (8/40), personal report (2/40) E
- (Back from Erasmus students only: personal report on the stay and on a product from the country they stayed in and presentation of the product: B)
- Second project (Marketing et advertising): report (8/40) B
- January summary: (6/40) E
- Essay: (8/40) B
- Oral language: 40/120 (+/- 33.3%)
- Individual presentation (5/40) E
- First project : presentation 1 (5/120) E, presentation 2 (5/40)
- Second project : presentation (5/40) B
- Continuous assessment: (6/40) E B
- Oral exam in June (January for Erasmus students staying for the first term only): (14/40) E B
- Listening comprehension (specifically) : 20/120 (+ bonus if possibility of online assessment) (+/- 16.6%)
- Test on the last day of the first term or in the January exam: 10/20 E
- Test on the last day of the second term or in the June exam : 10% B
- Vocabulary/Grammar: 20/120 (+/- 16.6%)
- Mini-tests + Bled tests : 6/20 E B
- January exam : 7/20 + bonus E
- June exam : 7/20 + bonus B
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Work placement(s) :
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| No training course. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The schedule and programme per term for this year (subject to change) will be available on Lol@. |
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Contacts :
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| Ms Désirotte : Anne.Desirotte@ulg.ac.be Office 207 in N1 |
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