Duration
3h Th, 27h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course continues the development of reading, data-gathering and -synthesizing, and note-taking using texts or sets of texts (as started during the first-year course English for Computing). It focuses also on research capacities, oral understanding and presentation skills.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The purpose of the course is threefold:
- allow students to read, understand and discuss English texts or websites on computing,
- allow students to collect data and present it in a correct and consistent way in English (both orally and in writing),
- allow students to follow and take notes of short oral presentations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English for Computing (English course taught in first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science) or equivalent (e.g. IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced (A-C). .
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
There are no ex cathedra lectures. Each session requires individual preparation tasks which are mandatory.
Students will also be given several written assignments and have to do oral presentations during the year. Their regular and active participation in class sessions is essential and will be taken into account in the final grade.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The in-class course is taught for two hours a week in the first term.
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam in June including (a) multiple choice questions on a sight text, and (b) several written tasks (definitions, explanations ...).
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%
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Adnan Vesseur - adnan.vesseur@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
- Various word documents containing grammar and reading exercises.
- Videos explaining the grammar
- Discord and Webex sessions
Assessment subjects
Students will be assessed on their grammar knowledge and the acquired vocabulary.
Assessment methods
Students will be emailed a questionaire, mixing MCQs and open questions and a short compare and contrast essay-type question. The students will have a set amount of time to email their answers back.
The questions will focus on the grammar points dealt with before and during the Covid-19 outbreak.