English (Level C)

Duration

90h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Pascale Drianne

Coordinator

Pascale Drianne

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course has a B2-C1 CEFRL level. The aim of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use and the specific features of the language related to politics. This is done in the four language skills, i.e.reading, listening, speaking and writing. Concretely students will deal with:

• selected articles
• books
• discussions and oral presentations
• IELTS or TOEFL type writing exercises
• videos

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The purpose of the course is

• to consolidate and extend the students' general language and the use of the language related to politics.

• to develop and consolidate students' mastery of active skills (speaking and writing)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

• Intermediate level, B2 CEFRL level
• English course "Political Science Level A" (LANG1960-1)
• English course "Political Science Level B" (LANG1994-1)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to:

• take 2 progress tests
• give 2 oral presentations
• read 2 books
• hand in 2 written tasks (book summary and critical review)

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

The course is taught in one 2-hour session and one 1-hour session weekly from September to May.
Weekly preparation work is expected, the work load this represents is variable and depends on the students' level of competence.
Students are expected to participate actively in class as the course will focus on taking their active skills to a higher level (speaking-writing)
Participation + the tests, the written tasks and the oral presentations will make up 20% of the final grade.

Recommended or required readings

• Course notes available on eCampus
• Books: 

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam in January:The exam will focus on language in use exercises  (15% of the final grade)
Written and oral exam in June (two inseparable parts). The written exam (50% of the final grade) will include essay writing, reading and listening comprehension exercises, language in use exercises. The oral exam (15%) will deal with articles from a readings file (available by early April), the presentations and the book "We're doomed. Now what? : Essays on War and Climate Change". by Roy Scranton, Soho Press, Inc., New-York, 2018.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation and assignments). Accounts for 20% of the final grade.
Work done during the year will be assessed according to a number of criteria including their content and internal cohesion, the accuracy of grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation, and the range of vocabulary and structure.
The classwork mark (20%) is always taken into account (both June and September sessions)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is based on discussing the contents of articles or audio/video documents, it is thus essential that students should have read or heard or seen the documents BEFORE coming to class. These will be available on MyUlg and e-Campus

Contacts

Pascale Drianne - p.drianne@uliege.be ISLV

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

-Uploading of the BRICS learning unit and the key to all the exercises (eCampus)

• texts (reading comprehension, language in use, vocabulary exercises)
• video files (listening comprehension) and full transcripts
• writing exercises (corrected and sent back to students by e-mail)

Assessment subjects

Continuous assessment of progress over the year: one reading comprehension test , two written assignments , one oral presentation and the January examination.
This assessment is supplemented by

• an online exam focusing on the BRICS learning unit available on eCampus (text comprehension, vocabulary) and the Reading File available on eCampus.
• an online  Listening Comprehension test 

Assessment methods

The continuous assessment of progress is supplemented by an online exam in May consisting of a vocabulary test and a listening comprehension test.

• the online vocabulary test on eCampus will feature MCQ type questions and open questions requiring very short answers (synonyms,...)
• the online Listening Comprehension test on eCampus will feature True/False type questions and open questions requiring short answers in English. Students will upload the video file prior to taking the test.
   Students whose final grade is under 10/20 (continuous assessment + online exam) will have the possibility to take a supplementary online oral exam in June. This will focus on the reading file (comprehension, vocabulary, discussion).

Contacts

Pascale Drianne
p.drianne@uliege.be
 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

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