Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| English language : level 1 | |||||
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Duration :
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| 24h Pr, 48h E-Lrng | |||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Estelle Mayard | |||||
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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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| The course is taught in English.
Level 1 consists in bringing the students up to the required level of general English as well as basic specialty English.
The studied topics are on the one hand, general topics linked to bioengineering sciences, and on the other hand study-related topics that are discussed in the other Bac1 courses. We will use simplified or non-simplified authentic source-documents. The course will take part in the development of the second development trajectory ("Rédiger en anglais un document adapté au public visé sur un sujet complexe"). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the level1 course, the student will reach the Level B1+ of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as far as listening, reading and summary writing skills are concerned. | |||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| It is recommended to have at least the A2 level in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. | |||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Each of the 3 topics includes many activities such as: a. reading and listening comprehension b. summary of scientific articles c. grammar and vocabulary exercises. | |||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course will include face-to-face teaching as well as self-learning activities (e-campus). | |||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| We strongly recommend that level1 students get the following reference book:
MURPHY, Essential Grammar in Use. English Edition with Answers and CD Rom (ISBN 978 05 21 67 54 37) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The final Level 1 grade (in June) will be calculated as follows:
November tests (MCQ gram, voc) : 10% of the January grade January exam (MCQ gram, voc, LC, RC): 20% Personal work: 10% June written exam: 70% including Part 1: -reading 10% -listening 10% -grammar 10% -vocabulary 10% Part 2: writing a summary 30% |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| A precise description of the course organization will be handed out to students at the first course. (Introductory Document) | |||||
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Contacts :
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| Estelle MAYARD Language Laboratory Office: Espace Mohimont, 123-0-3 Ex 081 62 24 46 emayard@ulg.ac.be(sdepoterre@ulg.ac.be) | |||||
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Items online :
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 | Course Material: cf. eCampus You will find the information you need (course material, weblinks, etc.) on the eCampus page of the level1 course. |
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