Duration
60h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
ISLV, Adnan Vesseur
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 the Upper Intermediate course, a natural follow-up of the first year's course. It aims to develop all four pillars of language learning (reading, writing, listening, expression).
The course will focus on grammar, needless to say, but will do so in a more pragmatic and even practical way.
In order to improve, students are required to attend class regularly as impromptu tests are not ruled out. It is also important to bear in mind that the more students are exposed to a language, the faster they will be able to pick it up.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
- Revision and enrichment of advanced English vocabulary as well as of its appropriate use.
- Reading comprehension: understanding texts, summarizing the information, reacting to the content.
- Revision and extension of essential and advanced grammar principles and rules.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students are forced to participate in order to progress. Classes are relatively small so that more people can talk and exchange their ideas.
Speaking French is frowned up in class.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Weekly sessions of 2hrs.
Recommended or required readings
Course documents will be made available to students through myulg. Plus required reading materials for the examination
Assessment methods and criteria
Mid-Term test (January): Listening Comprehension worth 2 marks
At the end of the year: Written examination worth 9 marks Oral examination worth 9 marks.
La présence au cours est OBLIGATOIRE. L'étudiant absent à plus de 30% des séances avec ou sans justification est irrecevable à présenter l'examen. Cette irrecevabilité est d'application non seulement pour l'examen de 1 ère session mais aussi pour celui de la seconde session. L'étudiant est, en conséquent, noté « absent » ou « excusé» pour l'ensemble du cours. Le stage organisé dans le cadre du cursus n'entre pas en ligne de compte pour le calcul des 30%
Please bear in mind that no tardiness will be tolerated.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Students have had access to a variety of activities (grammar, language, reading), including video. They have had rather in depth individual and colelctive feedback on their essays and their email-writing skills.
Assessment subjects
Due to restrictions imposed by the authorities, only the students' writing skills will be examined. Their use of grammar and varied vocabulary is judged to be rather important.
Assessment methods
As found in the email sent to all students:
You are going to have to write a 500-word essay on one of the chosen books, where you get to choose which one book you want focus on. Your essay topic is "why did I have to read this book?". This was, as previously announced, a question for your oral exam anyway. I hope that you had kept that in mind when reading. This way, those who have purchased the books are not entirely penalised for having done so.
As for the format, you are expected to have a cover page, containing your name, student ID, and the title of your essay (you may come up with something original). The second page should just contain your essay. You are to use the standard issue margins, font Times New Roman, font size 11, and line spacing 1.08. You ought to format your filename as follows: NAME-firstname-essaytitle. The file should be in a doc format.