English (remedial course)

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jérôme Gaillard, ISLV, Pascal Maquinay, Julien Stevens, Amaël Verbeure

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

The remedial course has the aim of revising the basic grammatical structures as well as training reading comprehension skills.
Here is the detail of the CEFRL levels of the course : reading (B1); [speaking (B1), writing (B1)]

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

- Refreshing and increasing students' knowledge of grammar.
- Activating reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, detecting text coherence.
- Expanding the vocabulary related to the fields of psychology

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

A basic knowledge of English (equivalent to the A2-level of the CEFRL)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Weekly one and a half hour classes in average-sized groups.
The course module will be devoted to revising the basics of English grammar as well as the training of reading skills.
Students will have to prepare the reading file at home for the final exam. This reading file is made up of articles that deal with psychological themes.
Regular practise is key to the student's progress.

Recommended or required readings

Course book Cours d'introduction à l'anglais pour étudoants en psychologie (available at Intercopy)

Assessment methods and criteria

1° A  test will assess students' assimilation of the grammar rules and vocabulary seen in class during the first semester. This test will take place in January and account for 40% of the final mark.
2° The final written exam (60% of the final mark) will be based on 1) the grammar modules, 2) the vocabulary of all texts seen in class 3) the reading file. It will assess students' reading abilities as well as their knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary seen in class.
Multiple Choice Questions will be used for both the January test and the written exam in June.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Students can train on-line on the "grammaire de base interactive" module on e-campus.
Students can also sign up for one of the English courses organised within the framework of the so-called @lter program. These interactive courses ideally complement the first-year refresher course as well as the second-year level A course.

Contacts

J. Gaillard(jgaillard@ulg.ac.be, ISLV, English teacher )
P. Maquinay(p.maquinay@ulg.ac.be, ISLV, English teacher )
J. Stevens(Julien.stevens@ulg.ac.be, ISLV, English teacher )
A. Verbeure(amael.verbeure@ulg.ac.be, ISLV, English teacher)