Duration
60h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Frédéric Depas, ISLV, Victoria Purchon
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English 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
This course is an upper-intermediate level course for sociology students and it is based on selected audio, video and written documents relative to human sciences.
During the course of the year, exercises will be provided to enhance the four major language skills (listening, speaking, writing and reading) as well as important academic skills such as efficient note taking.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course provides a variety of challenging tasks and communicative activities for practising the language.
By the end of the year, students can have achieved the following skill levels as described in the Common European Framework Reference for Languages:
- Listening : B2-C1
- Reading: C1
- Speaking: B2
- Writing: B2
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course follows the level-1 course taught in first year (LANG0001-2). The vocabulary and grammar learned in first year are a necessary part of the students' active language skills.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In addition to attending class regularly, students will be expected to undertake three hours' study in English per week outside the classroom throughout the academic year, i.e research and prepare for upcoming classes as required, organize and acquire a considerable volume of relevant vocabulary, organize their work themselves, either alone or in small teams, and do the exercises from the course notes. Students will be asked to write essays on the different topics discussed in class and to give presentations.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The class is taught 3 hours a week over the two semesters.
Students will have to take part actively in three hours of class weekly.
To be ready for this class, students should expect to have to work on average another three hours at home (self-study of grammar, preparation of the grammar and vocabulary exercises, writing exercises and listening practice, readings and information search).
Regular tests will be organised during the year to check how well students have prepared their course. These tests will allow the students to assess what they have learned, what they still need to improve, how much they have progressed and whether their method of working enables them to cope efficiently with the requirements of the course.
Besides, students are expected to have completed all the level B1+ and B2 chapters on GABi by the end of the second term.
Recommended or required readings
Texts and course notes will be available on e-campus and at Intercopy. Students will be expected to bring a printed copy along to class every week.
For their oral exam, students will be required to read the following book:
- Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Assessment methods and criteria
The January exam is an oral exam based on the book indicated above under "required readings." Students will be required to be able to discuss the issues raised in the book. Students who have passed the oral exam in January do not have to resit the exam in August.
The June exam, testing the language and skills taught throughout the year, includes a written and a listening exam.
All three parts of the exam are compulsory. Students who have not taken the oral exam in January cannot obtain more than 0/20 (or absent) in June. In August, students who have not passed the oral exam in January have to take all the different parts of the exam again in August or they will obtain a final mark of 0/20.
Students who have to retake the exam in the second session but have passed the oral exam in January with 10/20 or more do not have to resit the oral part in August and can keep the January result.
Students can obtain up to 1 mark out of twenty for regular attendance. Students who attend less than 70% of all classes will obtain 0/1 for their attendance.
A classwork mark of one mark out of twenty will be given based on one oral presentation and one essay in the second semester.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows for both sessions:
- Oral exam - 6 marks
- Attendance - 1 mark
- Classwork (presentation + essay) - 1 mark
- Written exam - 10 marks
- Listening exam - 2 marks
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Regular attendance is absolutely necessary and expected.
The language and skills content of this course cannot be acquired over a short revision period because they require regular work over the academic year.
The use of cell phones for any reason is not permitted in the classroom, and cell phones may not be kept on the desk. Students accessing their cell phones for any reason will be considered disruptive and may be asked to leave the class. Also, laptops are to be used in class only for purposes that are strictly related to class work and only when explicitly allowed by the teacher. Examples of such purposes may be looking up vocabulary or making powerpoint presentations. Using laptops for any other purpose could also result in sanctions.
If exceptional circumstances make the use of a laptop necessary, students are required to let the teacher know before the class.
Contacts
Frederic Depas (F.Depas@uliege.be)
Victoria Lemaire (vlemaire@uliege.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Online classes have been held on Collaborate or Lifesize on a regular basis, and the corresponding files and keys have been posted on eCampus, as PowerPoint slideshows with audio comments, as pdf files or as sound files.
Students have encouraged to write summaries and/or essays and to hand them in over email or eCampus. Personalized feedback was then sent to the students.
Online office hours have been organized on Collaborate, and students have been informed that they could contact their teachers by email.
Assessment subjects
Students are expected to be able to use the grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills learned through the first 5 chapters of the course book. Chapter 6 on migration has been excluded from the exam material for this year.
Assessment methods
Owing to the sanitary situation, we have had to adapt and simplify our final exam and the breakdown of the points that will make up the final mark. The students' grammar, vocabulary and writing skills will be assessed based on a timed essay on the day of the exam (May 26th). Students will receive the essay title at 9 o'clock sharp on eCampus, and they will have to hand it in on eCampus by 10.45, allowing for 15 minutes to account for any connection difficulties.
The essay title will be about one of the first 5 chapters in the course book. Chapter 6 is excluded from the exam material. Of course, students will have to use interesting vocabulary from the course book, and they will have to pay special attention to their grammar and their verbs.
The new breakdown of the mark will be as follows:
January Oral exam : 8/20
In-class oral presentation : 2/20
In-class/ homework essay :2/20
Exam essay : 8/20.
The essays that will be taken into account for classwork are the in-class essay on Civil Rights or the homework assignment on retrofitting that has to be handed in by April 30th. The best of the two marks will be kept However, as students are writing their essay on retrofitting at home, better spelling, better grammar, and better vocabulary are expected than for an in-class essay, as students can use their books or dictionaries.
Essays will be run through the anti-plagiarism software to preclude copying.
Contacts
F.Depas@uliege.be
vlemaire@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Students are expected to be able to use the grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills learned through the first 5 chapters of the course book. Chapter 6 on migration has been excluded from the exam material for this year.
The oral exam will be about the same book as in January (Evicted by M. Desmond).
Assessment methods
Owing to the sanitary situation, we have had to adapt and simplify our final exam and the breakdown of the points that will make up the final mark. The students' grammar, vocabulary and writing skills will be assessed based on a timed essay on the day of the exam (August 17th). Students will receive the essay title at 2PM sharp on eCampus, and they will have to hand it in on eCampus by 3.45PM, allowing for 15 minutes to account for any connection difficulties.
The essay title will be about one of the first 5 chapters in the course book. Chapter 6 is excluded from the exam material. Of course, students will have to use interesting vocabulary from the course book, and they will have to pay special attention to their grammar and their verbs.
Students who got a mark of less than 10/20 in the January oral exam will have to retake it online over LifeSize on September 4th. The detailed timetable and the LifeSize link will be posted on eCampus and sent to the students by email as soon as possible.
The new breakdown of the mark will be as follows:
January /August Oral exam : 8/20
In-class oral presentation : 2/20
In-class/ homework essay :2/20
Exam essay : 8/20.
The essays that will be taken into account for classwork are the in-class essay on Civil Rights or the homework assignment on retrofitting that has to be handed in by April 30th. The best of the two marks will be kept However, as students are writing their essay on retrofitting at home, better spelling, better grammar, and better vocabulary are expected than for an in-class essay, as students can use their books or dictionaries.
Essays will be run through the anti-plagiarism software to preclude copying.
Contacts
F.Depas@uliege.be
vlemaire@uliege.be