English 1

Duration

80h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Madeleine-Marie Hubin, Xuan Giang Nguyen, Jonathan Solheid, Pauline Warroquiers

Coordinator

Madeleine-Marie Hubin

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

• Further study of everyday English vocabulary by studying thematic units in the Bled and introduction to business English vocabulary (units 1 to 6 of Market Leader Intermediate).
• Review and further study of grammar basics.
• Developing reading and listening comprehension skills.
• Communication practice in everyday and business English: brainstorming, meetings, negotiations, presentations.
• Self-study on website.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

In agreement with the ILOs, the course aims at developing and strengthening the four skills (listening and reading comprehension, oral and written expression) in the field of everyday and business English. the objective is to readh or maintain the B1 level of the European framework.
Strategy:
the course will allow students to establish a strategy in order to optimize the value chain of a company, an organisation or a project.
-demonstrating scientific precision and a critical mind
Communication:
The course will allow students to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organisation or project
-in at least three languages, including English
-taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment
Adaptability:
The course will encourage students to be curious and to show scientific precision of academic level in their studies as well as in their professional life.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This course is not a beginners'course. Students should have a good basic knowledge (secondary/ high school level or ALTE level 1 or Council of Europe level A2)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is divided into two main parts: a review of the grammar on the one hand (with the syllabus English level 1), and an introduction to business vocabulary on the other hand (with the Market Leader).
The exercises are integrated in the course and do not make up a separate course. They include grammar exercises, listening and reading comprehension as well as communication activities based on Market Leader. The course requires active participation on the students' part, notably during in-class debates and case studies organised in groups.
The student will also have to study a part of the basic vocabulary from "Le Bled", on which he will be interrogated at the mid-term tests as well as at the January and June exams.   

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

The course is taught 3 hours a week (2+1). The in-class course is taught to groups of about 50 students. The students will be divided according to their level of English; a placement test will be organised on Monday 18 September in class.
Students are required to prepare every week the grammar exercises and the activities from the Market Leader. They also have to review the basic vocabulary from "Le Bled".
Office hour every week.

Recommended or required readings

Compulsory:
COTTON D., FALVEY, D., KENT, S. "Market Leader Intermediate", 3rd edition extra,(Pearson Education Limited: Harlow, 2016).
CROSS, B., PERRIN, I., SUSSEL, A. "Le Bled: anglais vocabulaire", (Hachette éducation: Paris, 2014).
Recommended:
MURPHY R., "English Grammar in Use", 4th edition, (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2012).
Dictionary ROBERT & COLLINS
"Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English" or "The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English"
"The Oxford Dictionary of Business English for Learners of English", Oxford University Press.

Assessment methods and criteria

The final mark is calculated on the basis of the following tests:

• Written exam in January (25%): grammar, vocabulary, Bled and reading comprehension of an unseen text . The listening comprehension will take place on 11 December 2017.
  
• Written exam in June (35%): grammar, vocabulary, Bled, essay and listening comprehension. The latter will be held 7 May 2018.

• Oral exam during the 2nd semester (20%): Business meeting: simulation in groups of 6 students of a meeting in business English based on a Case Study given to the students 1h before their exam. This will take place on Saturdays 24 March and 21 April 2018.
  
• Mid-term tests (10%): 2 tests (6 November 2017 and19 March 2018) on the vocabulary and the grammar of each unit as well as some units of the Bled.
  
• In-class case studies (10%): 3 simulations of business meetings held in class and marked individually. If the student is absent for these 3 case studies he/she will not be allowed to take part in the business meeting and will have to take an individual oral exam in the session of June.

• Re-sit: written exam (70%) and oral (30%) exam on all the subjects covered during the year.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Students can find the key to the grammar exercises and the Market Leader activities as well as the vocabulary on lol@. The listening comprehensions and additional exercises are available on the website.
A placement test to determine each student's level (and to allow us to form the groups) will be organised on 18 Monday September. This test is compulsory.
Preparatory courses are organised at the end of August for future students.

Contacts

Madeleine HUBIN (coordinator): mmhubin@ulg.ac.be
Xuan Giang NGUYEN: XG.Nguyen@ulg.ac.be
Jonathan SOLHEID: Jonathan.Solheid@ulg.ac.be
Pauline WARROQUIERS: pwarroquiers@uliege.be
The office of the English teachers is located on the 2nd floor of the N1 building (207). Tel. 04/ 232 72 86