Duration
12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits | |||
| Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Véronique Doppagne, ISLV
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Pesticides
- Recycling
- Preserving the environment
- Climate change
- Environmental issues
- Renewable energy
- Environmental protest groups
- World hunger
- Live greener
- Ecology terms
- Poor nutrition in the developing world
- The human development index
- Poverty
- Chemicals
- News on environmental issues
- Emerging environmental technologies
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
I can express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. I can use language flexibly and effectively for professional purposes (environment and sciences). I can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
B2 :
Listening :
I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect.
Reading:
I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose
Spoken interaction :
I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views
Spoken production :
I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Writing :
I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Class discussion
- Student reports
- Presentation by students
- Presentation by a panel of students
- Student-group reports
- Reading assignments
- Flashcards
- Case studies
- Slides
- Motion pictures
- Listening exercises
- News reports
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
50% class attendance
50% written exam