Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| English language : level 2 | ||||||||
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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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| Ingrid Bertrand, Sophie Depoterre, Estelle Mayard | ||||||||
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Substitute(s) :
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| Fiona Thewissen | ||||||||
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Coordinator :
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| N... | ||||||||
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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 2 is an introduction to specialty English. We will use simplified or non-simplified authentic source-documents. The studied topics are linked to the students' field of study. Here are some examples: Global Warming, Permaculture, Forestry and Soils, Food issues, etc. The second development trajectory ('Rédiger en anglais un document adapté au public visé sur un sujet complexe') of the professional situation 4.2.3 ("Utiliser diverses méthodes de communication avec la communauté des bioingénieurs et la société au sens large") will be developed and assessed (certifiying assessment) during this course. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will reach the Level B2 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as far as:
-summary writing skills (scientific conference) -writing an application letter -listening and reading skills are concerned. |
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| The student has to have a B1+ level (cf. CEFR) before starting the course. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Each topic includes many different activities such as:
a. summarizing source-documents (mainly oral)
b. reading and listening comprehension c. grammar and specialty vocabulary exercises. The student has to make 2 oral presentations about study-related topics. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The course will include face-to-face teaching, self-learning activities (e-campus) and group work. | ||||||||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| We strongly recommend that Level 2 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 2 grade (in June) will be calculated as follows:
January exam (MCQ gram/voc, writing an application letter): 20%
Group presentation: 10%
Personal work: 10%
June written exam: 60% including
Part 1:
-Reading 10%
-Listening 10%
-Vocabulary and Grammar 10%
Part 2:Summarizing a conference 30% (2nd traject. of the prof. situation 4.2.3)
The student who fails the certifying assessment (2nd traject. of the prof. situation 4.2.3) will have a failing grade for this course. |
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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 presented to the students during the first course. (Introductory Document) | ||||||||
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Contacts :
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| Sophie DEPOTERRE Language Laboratory Office: Espace Mohimont, 123-0-3 Ex 081 62 24 46 sdepoterre@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||
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Items online :
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 | Course material: cf. eCampus You will find all the information you need (course material, weblinks, etc) on the eCampus page of the Level 2 course. |
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