Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG1025-2  
English (Level C)
Duration :
45h Th
Number of credits :
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Julien Dubois, ISLV
Coordinator :
Jérôme Gaillard
Language(s) of instruction :
English language
Organisation and examination :
All year long
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Oral and written activities based on texts and articles dealing with education. Students will be required to participate actively in the course, which implies that they must have read the texts before coming to class.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Improving the four language skills, namely reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Enhancing students' ability to cope with English texts (understanding, summarizing, reacting to the content).
Allowing students to speak about various topics related to education through oral presentations and discussions based on the texts of the coursebook.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
The level of this course corresponds to the European level B2/C1. Students will thus need to have a good basic knowledge of English and a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar studied in the preparatory year and 1st-Master's courses.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
3-hour class every two weeks in a small group.
Workshops - groupwork
Lead-in discussions based on what's in the news.
Thorough preparation is required so as to enable students to progress regularly.
Recommended or required readings :
Coursebook Level C English - 2ème Master en sciences de l'éducation, available at Intercopy (from early october on)
Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed (New York: Continuum Publishing House, 2005). Printable version is available online.
Assessment methods and criteria :
1. Written exam (/15)
2. Oral exam (/5)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Julien DUBOIS, English Teacher at the ISLV, jdubois@ulg.ac.be
ISLV office in Sart Tilman: level -1 in B33 (Trifac), tel: 04 366 46 52