English part 1 (level E)

Duration

22,5h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Clara Brereton, ISLV

Coordinator

N...

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

21 hour course The course is only given in the first semester.
The course will be internet-based. Tasks will be posted on eCampus each week, and students will be required to complete the task by the set deadline. Tasks will include:
- theory and exercises adapted to improving your academic English skills and developing a better understanding of the various characteristics of academic writing; - Written assignments based on listening comprehension and reading comprehension tasks;
- Producing a written report based on a topic of the student's choice (related to his or her domain).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• write a clear, smoothly-flowing text with an appropriate style and a logical structure;
• present a description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective, logical structure;
• Write formal, academic English.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This course is the continuation of last year's course, so the level corresponds to the European level C1+. Thus, students will need to have a comprehensive knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar studied in the previous years of their degree.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students will principally be concentrating on fine-tuning their writing skills and the activities will include:


 

• Practice in using grammar and domain-specific vocabulary in short written texts and adapted exercises;
• Theory behind producing academic written work and practice.

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

Distance learning via eCampus. 
Students are required to read theory and complete homework as required. This course will focus on written academic English.

Recommended or required readings

As the course is given online, the material (theory, exercises, Powerpoint slides, etc.) can all be found on eCampus.
Recommended Grammaire Anglaise de Base (with exercises and keys), ISLV Advanced Grammar in Use by Martin Hewings, Cambridge University Press Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Pearson Education Ltd. or its online version http://www.ldoceonline.com Merriam-Webster Dictionary at http://www.merriam-webster.com

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Written exam - 9/20 Produce an abstract for an unseen scientific article from your field of study.
2. Listening comprehension - 2/20
3. Classwork 4/20

• Participation 
• Written assignments 
• Online tasks

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Clara BRERETON, c.brereton@ulg.ac.be ISLV office at Sart Tilman : Level -1 in Bât B33 (Trifac) 04 366 46 52

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