Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in chemistry | 4 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in geology | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Clara Brereton, Véronique Doppagne, ISLV
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course has a C1-B2 CEFR level (C1 for reading comprehension and listening comprehension).
- It continues the development of reading, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or sets of texts and authentic video files (as started in the English Level One course).
- It also focuses on research, analysis, synthesis and writing capacities as well as oral presentation and listening comprehension skills.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- analyze English scientific literature,
- follow oral presentations and expert interviews in English,
- present scientific information in correct and consistent English.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English Level One (taught in the second year of the Bachelor's Degree in Sciences) i.e. LANG0076 or equivalent (for example: IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced English A-C).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course features about 25 classes. Each class requires a long preparation which is essential and mandatory.
There are no ex-cathedra lectures but rather language seminars in which students will be asked to take part regularly and actively.
There will be one oral presentation and written assignments to complete over the year. These are compulsory tasks. Should students fail to do their presentation and/or to hand in their assignments at the deadline, they will not be allowed to sit the first-session exam.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The in-class course is taught to 25 to 35 students for two hours each week.
Together, preparation, active participation, oral presentations and written assignments during the year account for 35% of the final grade.
Recommended or required readings
English for Students of Chemistry and Geology (Level Two), English for Students of Geography (Level Two), Level Two English for Mathematicians or Level Two English for Physics course notes compulsory. Internet access necessary to consult the reading files.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam in June (reading and listening comprehension exercises + written exercises), oral exam in June based on a reading file, and continuous assessment of progress through preparation, class participation, oral presentations, and various written exercises.
Class attendance is obligatory. Any student absent for more than 30% of class sessions without a valid justification (e.g., medical certificate) will not be able to sit the exam.
The class participation mark will always be taken into account in the final mark (no matter which session is concerned).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Dr. Christine Bouvy, ISLV, Responsable des Cours de Langues Facultaires, cbouvy@ulg.ac.be, and Mrs V. Doppagne, V.Doppagne@ulg.ac.be.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Depending on the subject you study (chemistry/geology/geography/maths/physics), the teaching methods implemented may vary.
- Completing reading and listening comprehension tasks from the syllabus, either with the help of an online key or via eCampus exercises.
- Short written assignments
- Completion of the critical review
Assessment subjects
- Syllabus (material covered before the Easter holidays; concretely, all chapters except 'marine pollution').
Assessment methods
The final mark for June will be a continuous evaluation mark, distributed as follows:
- Q1 listening test: 20%
- Presence, participation, workshops: 10%
- Critical review: 30%
- Oral presentation: 40%
For students who pass the course with their continuous evaluation mark (at least 10/20), there will be no exam.
Students who do NOT pass the course with their continuous evaluation mark (i.e. have under 50%) will be asked to take part in an oral exam (approximately 15 minutes) via a video-conferencing tool.
- Define 3 terms from the part of the syllabus seen before Easter.
- Choose a text from the part of the syllabus seen before Easter and critically analyse it. The only possible mark for this oral exam will be 10/20. Please sign up for this exam via the doodle provided by your teacher by 15/05.
Students whose continuous evaluation mark is below 50% will be contacted by e-mail by 11/05.
Note: Students who fail the course with their continuous evaluation mark because they haven't submitted one of the compulsory assignments (listening in-class test (Q1), critical review, oral presentation) AND have not submitted a valid justification (medical certificate or equivalent) will be marked 'absent' for the first session exam and will not be able to take the oral exam. Those students will therefore take the exam in the second session (August or September).
Contacts
Chemists/geologists/geographers: c.brereton@uliege.be
Mathematicians: c.vanlinthout@uliege.be
Physicists: eharry@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
Cf. May-June.
Assessment methods
Cf. May-June.
Contacts
Cf. May-June.
Items online
ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF CHEMISTRY & GEOLOGY (Level Two) 2020-2021
Course book
English for Students of Chemistry and Geology (Level 2)
Course book