2018-2019 / LANG0922-2

English (Level C)

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in psychology and education : general5 crédits 

Lecturer

ISLV, Evgueniya Lyu, Sébastien Schoenmaeckers

Coordinator

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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

Oral and written activities based on texts, articles and videos dealing with psychology. Students' active participation is required.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Improving the four language skills, namely reading, listening, speaking and writing.
  • Enhancing students' ability to cope with specialised English texts.
  • Allowing students to speak about various topics related to psychology through oral activities.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The level of this course corresponds to the European level B2-C1. Students will thus need to have a good basic knowledge of English and a thorough knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar studied in the B-level course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is designed to help students: -broaden their domain-specific vocabulary through a variety of exercises; -improve their reading skills through a selection of psychology-related texts of different   registers; -enhance their listening skills by watching videos and films dealing with psychological   issues; -develop their speaking skills through oral presentations, group work, simulations,   debates, etc. -work on their writing skills.
 

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

In-class sessions
 

Recommended or required readings

Notes will be provided by the teacher (paper hand-outs or e-material on eCampus).
 

Assessment methods and criteria

Please note that in order to obtain a final mark in June, it is mandatory to take the three exams (listening comprehension exam, oral exam and written exam) and to get a 70% attendance rate:
1. Listening comprehension exam in January (2/20)
2. Oral exam in January (4/20) 
10-minute discussion based on a book.*


3. Continuous assessment (10/20)
4. Written exam in May or August (4/20)

NB : if you fail your exam in May/June, in August, you will have to retake: - the written exam,
- the oral exam (if you failed it in January),
- the listening comprehension (if you failed it in January). The mark of the continuous assessment will be kept.

*Choose one of the following books:
The Pecking Order: A Bold New Look at how Family and Society Determine who We Become by Dalton Conley - The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain by Brock L. Eide & Fernette F. Eide - The Nature of Human Intelligence by Robert Sternberg - 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology: Shattering Widespread Misconceptions about Human Behavior by Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, John Ruscio & Barry Beyerstein - The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks -The Anatomy of Love by Helen Fisher

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Bring a smartphone/a tablet/a laptop to class

Contacts

Evgueniya LYU: elyu@uliege.be
Bureau des professeurs de langue de l'ISLV au Sart Tilman: niveau -1 au Bât B33 (Trifac), tel: 04 366 46 52