Duration
90h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in translation and interpretation | 8 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French 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
Learning unit contents
Contents: - Practical comprehension and listening exercises and note-taking based on authentic recorded material in UK English and US English. - Practical comprehension exercises in reading texts and styles with different content (press articles, short stories, novels...), summary, critical comment, lexical, grammatical and cultural tools. - Exercises on word definition and paraphrasing - Initiation to Anglophone culture through the texts being addressed. - Study of English Vocabulary related to different areas of general knowledge
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the year, students will be able to: - summarise and critically comment on texts with various styles and contents (to develop one's ability to synthesize, criticize and analyze) - define certain words from the text, find their synonyms, antonyms and summarise paragraphs. - understand authentic recorded material, pronunciation exercises. - be at ease with the Anglophone vocabulary and culture required to understand written and spoken media (history, politics, economics, a range of socio-cultural material, news, ...) -do research to understand the cultural references mentioned in the texts and listening comprehensions analyzed in class (to develop personal research skills)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good command of the English language, with the knowledge of grammar and vocabulary necessary to understand and criticize complex texts.
Good grasp of oral English as to understand authentic media supports
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Participating in the origanisation of debates and oral exercises in class is compulsory.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
3 hours/week devoted to text analysis and audio/video content analysis on the themes discussed in class.
Recommended or required readings
- Texts and exercises to be found online.
- Links for Listening exercises to be provided in class by the instructors.
- Reading list for the June oral exam to be provided at the beginning of the second term (from American Short Stories, 1920 to the present, Many Voice Literature, 2003)
Bibliography
- English monolingual dictionary (ex : Collins Cobuilt Dictionnary)
- English-French dictionary (ex : Robert et Collins)
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment in January: Written exam based on the first term course content (course pack and video links). A listening comprehension exercise will be included, on the themes discussed in class during the first Semester. (40%)
Should the student fail (< 10/20), they will take it again in June.
Assessment in June: Written exam based on the second term course content (course pack and video links). A listening comprehension exercise will be included, on the themes discussed in class during the first Semester.
Oral assessment in June : Students should individually prepare the readings assigned by the instructors.
Should the student get a mark inferior to 8/20 for one of the different skills, the final grade for all the skills will be < 10/20.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Course language : English
Contacts
Magali Claeskens, magali.claeskens@uliege.be(magali.claeskens@ulg.ac.be
Melanie Cüpper, )mcupper@uliege.be(mcupper@ulg.ac.be
Anne Debras, )anne.debras@uliege.be(anne.debras@ulg.ac.be
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