Duration
80h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in economics and business management | 7 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in business engineering | 7 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
9 files presenting 9 themes, everyday life themes (such as 'communication', 'society', 'the environment' and 'education') and specialized themes (such as 'business' and 'trade')
These files are developed around different kinds of activities:
- Listening exercises (audio files and videos)
- Reading exercises (newspaper articles: Wablieft, Het Laatste Nieuws, Het Nieuwsblad...)
- Speaking and writing activities based on general personal questions, personal questions in relation to the documents as well as roleplays and debates/presentations
- Vocabulary exercices (fill-in-the-blanks exercises, translations...)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Strategy:
The course will allow students to demonstrate scientific precision and a critical mind.
Communication:
The course will allow students to communicate internally and externally, about a company, organization or project.
Development of the 4 language skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) in order to reach a good mastery of everyday Dutch.
Initiation to business Dutch.
CEFRL levels of the course:
Listening B1
Reading B1
Speaking B1
Lecturing B1
Writing B1
The student should be able to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
He can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
He should be able to produce simple texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
He can describe experiences and events, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Adaptability:
The course will allow students to adapt their managerial practice to the needs of a fast-evolving world.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of the basic grammatical rules, the basic vocabulary and everyday language which correspond to A2 level (CEFRL).(cfr courses LANG1908-1 et LANG2008-1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students can choose between two options based on their profile.
Recommandations:
- Students from 1908-1 and students from LANG2008-1 whose final result was inferior to 14/20 -> Option 1
- Students from LANG2008-1 whose final resull was equal or superior to 14/20 -> Option 2
Option 1
Face-to-face lessons: 3 hours / week (! Attendance is required !)
- All articles and videos
- All grammar exercises
- All vocabulary exercises
- All oral exercises
- Different exercises to prepare (articles, videos, grammar exercises...)
- Permanent evaluation: 1 test + 1 written expression / semester
Face-to-face lessons: 1,5 hour / week (! Attendance is required !)
- Main article of each thematic file
- Some grammar exercises
- All vocabulary exercises
- All oral exercises
- Different exercises to prepare (articles, videos, grammar exercises...)
- Permanent evaluation: 1 test + 1 written expression / semester
- Permanent evaluation: 1 document portfolio + 1 presentation / semester
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Option 1:
3 hours / week during the whole year + Permanent evaluation
Option 2:
1,5 hour / week during the whole year + Permanent evaluation
! Attendance is required !
Recommended or required readings
3 Coursebooks "Bloc 2": available at the "Centrale des cours" (N1, rue Louvrex, n°14).
- Coursebook thematic files
- Coursebook grammar and exercises
- Coursebook thematic vocabulary
cf. http://lola.hec.uliege.be/course/view.php?id=105
Also available on Lol@:
- all videos
- Keys to all activities (articles, videos, grammar and vocabulary)
- Keys and results to all tests (permanent evaluation)
- Interesting webpages
Assessment methods and criteria
Exams
January :
- Written exam consisting of vocabulary exercises (files 1 to 4) and grammar exercises, a listening exercise (2 parts: known and unknown) (during the exam session), a reading exercise and a written expression
- Written exam consisting of vocabulary exercises (files 5 to 7) and grammar exercises, a listening exercise (2 parts: known and unknown) (at the end of the second semester), a reading exercise and a written expression
- Oral exam about 4 files (1 S1 + 3 S2) + a press file (about 5 pages of newspaper articles)(from June 2018 to June 2019)
Permanent evaluation
Option 1 :
- 1 test (vocabulary + grammar) / semester
- 1 written expression / semester
- 1 test (vocabulary + grammar) / semester
- 1 written expression / semester
- 1 document portfolio / semester (to be assembled week after week)
- 1 oral presentation based on the portfolio / semester (at the end of each semester)
Division
Option 1
Written exam (January): 5/20
- Voc/Gram: 1,5 pt
- Listening: 1,5 pt
- Reading: 1 pt
- Written expression: 1 pt
- Voc/Gram: 1,5 pt
- Listening: 1,5 pt
- Reading: 1 pt
- Written expression: 1 pt
Permanent evaluation: 4/20
- 2 tests: 2 pts
- 2 written expressions: 2 pts
Written exam (January): 4/20
- Voc/Gram: 1 pt
- Listening: 1 pt
- Reading: 1 pt
- Written expression: 1 pt
- Voc/Gram: 1 pt
- Listening: 1 pt
- Reading: 1 pt
- Written expression: 1 pt
Permanent evaluation: 8/20
- 2 tests: 2 pts
- 2 written expressions: 2 pts
- 2 portfolios: 2 pts
- 2 présentations: 2 pts
Attendance is compulsory (3h for option 1 - 1h30 for option 2 each week). Two unjustified absences are tolerated for each semester. Students who are absent more than twice (without justification) during one semester will not be allowed to take the exam (taking place at the end of this semester).
If a student gets a '0' or an 'A' (absence) for any exam (written exam in January, written exam in June and oral exam in June), his final mark will automatically be '0' or 'A'.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Groups are formed on lol@ with more or less 25 students.
Groups 1, 2 and 3 (Thursday morning): ING
Groups 4 and 5 (Wednesday morning): SEG
Group 2: C. de Lamotte
Groups 1 and 4: D. Dewalque
Groups 3 and 5: F. Nsita
Contacts
Claire de Lamotte
cdelamotte@uliege.be
Diane Dewalque
D.Dewalque@uliege.be
Fanny Nsita
fnsita@uliege.be
Items online
Coursebooks and documents
Coursebooks and documents are available on the learning platform Lol@