English level 1

Duration

60h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Pierre Geron, Kevin Heyeres, ISLV, David Lombard, Evgueniya Lyu, Estelle Oger

Coordinator

Kevin Heyeres

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This English course is meant for students in their first year of the Bachelor's degree in human and social sciences or in sociology and anthropology as well as for students in their preparation year for masters' degrees at the ISHS.
The course's CEFRL levels are as follows:

• listening: B1-B2
• reading: B2
• speaking: B1 interacting and B2 presenting content
• writing: B1.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the term, students will have:

• developed their ability to read and understand texts dealing with common sociological concepts relating for instance to family structures or gender.
• increased their comprehension of spoken English when it is used to speak about sociological topics in seminars and lectures, presentations, interviews, discussions, etc.
• strengthened their speaking skills and be able to engage more effectively in a range of formal and informal speaking situations such as presentations, class discussions and debates, or common communication involving asking and answering questions.
• the capacity of writing clearly articulated texts about the different topics dealt with in class.
• been provided with the necessary vocabulary and grammar tools.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The class is taught in English from the start and is not meant for complete beginners.
We highly recommend that beginners and students requiring a deep revision of the basics of the English language take part in one of the many additional ISLV's English courses (@lter training & evening classes). Further information is available at https://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_2078026/fr/accueil

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

The class is taught three hours a week over the two semesters.
Students will have to actively take part in the weekly three-hour class. One hour will be devoted to exercising oral/listening skills.
To be ready for this class, students should expect to have to work another three hours at home weekly (self-study of grammar, preparation of the grammar and vocabulary exercises, writing exercises and listening practice, reading and information searches).

Recommended or required readings

Course notes will be posted on the eCampus and myULg platforms under the course code. The students are expected to bring the relevant course notes to class. The reading file for the oral exam will be available in the second semester. Practicalities will be discussed during the first class.
The grammar book "Grammaire anglaise de base" may prove helpful. The grammar book is available at Point de vue (on the Sart-Tilman campus).
Students will also need a good bilingual dictionary (English/French, French/English) such as The New Collins Robert French Dictionary or Oxford/Hachette. A monolingual dictionary such as Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/), Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (http://www.ldoceonline.com/), Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners or Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is a plus.

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation in the class is vital for success. Students who, for some VALID reason, cannot come to class regularly must get in touch with their teacher as soon as possible.
Evaluation will be in 2 main parts: A partial exam in January, and a final exam in May/June. Both exams will test the lingusitic competences worked on in class throughout the academis year, in each semester.
The final exam consists of three compulsory parts: an oral exam, a written exam and a listening test.
The oral exam will be about the different chapters of the coursebook as well as about twenty pages of texts the students will have selected from the reading file and individually prepared at home.
The listening comprehension exam will take place on the same day as the written exam.
If a student fails the January exam, i.e. if their score is less than 10/20 (marks are not rounded), they will need to retake it in June and/or during the second session. Should they fail to retake it, they will get a zero for that part.  ALL the exams in the May/June session must be taken and successfully passed in the same academic year.  For example, a student who takes the written part but who does not do the oral exam will receive a global mark of 0/20 on the principle that all the different evaluations are unified.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows:

• Classwork, attendance and participation: 2 points (the classwork mark will also be taken into account in the calculation of the final result for the second session)
• January exam: 3 points
• Final exam: 15 points, 7 points for the written part, 6 points for the oral and 2 points for the listening comprehension

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

We will test the students' level in Marx lecture hall (B31) on September 18th at 9.00.
The students that cannot be present at the test, and more generally the students in their master years, are invited to sign up for one of the groups during one of the following office hours:

• Tuesday 18th Septembre (from 12.00 à 13.30 at "bureau de l'ISLV" -1/22 B33 -Sart Tilman)
• Friday 21st Septembre (from 11.00 to 12.30 at "bureau de l'ISLV" -1/22 B33 - Sart Tilman)
• Monday 24th Septembre (from 17.00 to 19.00 at "bureau de l'ISLV" -1/22 B33 - Sart Tilman)

Contacts

Teachers:

Pierre Geron (Pierre.Geron@uliege.be)
Kevin Heyeres (K.Heyeres@uliege.be) (coordinator)
David Lombard (David.Lombard@uliege.be)
Evgeniya Lyu (elyu@uliege.be)
Estelle Oger (Estelle.Oger@uliege.be)
Andréa Tudino (Andrea.Tudino@uliege.be)

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