English level 3

Duration

90h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

ISLV, Kevin Noiroux

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

CC1 (students starting the class in 2018-2019)
The course is composed of 4 modules. The first year (2018-2019) is devoted to themes dealing with the economy, finance and mannagement so that students can develop the 4 communicative skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) as well as improve their grammar and vocabulary. 
The second year (2019-2020) is devoted to the next three modules:

• reading and oral presentations based on the book entitled "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism" written by Naomi Klein (2008),
• pronunciation (including stress, prosody and fluency),
• summarising a video.

• Intermediate Business Grammar & Practice (2011). N. Brieger & S. Sweeney. Collins.
• The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (2008). N. Klein. Pengun. pp. 576, 978-0141024530

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Communication skills acquisition and practice in both everyday and business contexts, specialized terminology, reading and listening comprehension, written and oral communication (business meetings, interviews, phone calls, business correspondence, etc.).

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

A working knowledge of everyday English (end of secondary school level), i.e. the level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. Students who haven't reached that level must bring their English back up to level on their own. 

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

• grammar and vocabulary exercises
• explaining grammar rules
• reading texts
• watching videos
• pronunciation exercises
• writing summaries, e-mails, reports, etc.
• oral presentations
• oral interactions

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

45h of classwork per year as well as homework

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

CC1 (students who start the class in 2018-2019)
The final grade .../20 is calculated this way:

• The first year (.../10): 2 points for each skill (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and for grammar and vocabulary.
• The second year (.../10): 1 point for the oral presentation*, 4 points for the oral exam on the book, 3 points for the summary, and 2 points for pronunciation.

• Max. a month after the last lesson of the 1st year: mid-term on the content of the 1st year (.../10).
• Max. a month after the last lesson of the 2nd year: exam on the content of the 1st and 2nd year.

• August : retake on the whole class, except the oral presentations.

• Vocabulary and grammar: 25%
• Reading: 25%
• Listening: 10%
• Writing: 15%
• Reading out a text: 10%
• Oral interaction: 15%

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Kevin Noiroux Chargé d'enseignement k.noiroux@ulg.ac.be

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