English 2, English for Engineering

Duration

30h Pr, 20h Proj.

Number of credits

Lecturer

Christine Filot, ISLV

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 B2-C1 CEFR level ESP course continues the development of reading, data gathering, and note-taking using texts or sets of texts and videos (as started in the English Level One course).
It also focuses on research and report-writing capacities, oral understanding and presentation skills.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course the students will be able to:

• read and fully understand English scientific papers,
• understand and take accurate notes of oral presentations in English,
• present scientific information in correct and consistent English,
• analyse and discuss scientific data.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

English Level One (taught in first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Engineering - B1-B2 CEFR level) or equivalent (for example: IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced English A-C).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course features fortnightly classes (duration: 2 hours) all year long.
Each class requires a long preparation which is essential and mandatory. There are no ex cathedra lectures but rather language workshops in which students will be asked to take part regularly and actively.
Together, active participation, written tests, oral presentations and written assignments during the year account for 45% of the final grade. The relative weight of each part is 15% for the oral presentation, 20% pour the two compulsory written tests, 6% for homework essays and 4% for compulsory online exercises).

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The course starts on Thursday 17th September 2020. Active participation in all workshops is compulsory.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

If the sanitary situation deteriorates, the workshops as well as the June oral exam take place online (on Lifesize for example) and the December and May compulsory written tests on eCampus. The students will be informed in due time of any changes in the way the course is taught and assessed.
There's no examination in January.

Recommended or required readings

English for Engineering (2020-2021) course notes are compulsory.
The first chapters (Basic functions and Vocabulary for Engineering), which are compulsory course contents, are self-study chapters. The knowledge of the scientific vocabulary is verified through several tests on eCampus.
The students will also have to do compulsory Practice Units on eCampus during the first quarter (before Christmas).

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Continuous assessment based on the eCampus modules and compulsory oral présentation and written assignments. The continuous assessment mark accounts for 45% of the global grade.
Oral exam (55% of the global grade) in June based on the topics of the 10 Chapters discussed in class, the scientific vocabulary and a number of general questions to check the students' ability to interact orally.
Students will have to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the scientific vocabulary, their ability to cope with scientific information in English, to do research on and present scientific information orally or by writing in a consistent way. They will also have to demonstrate an ability to accurately understand data presented orally.
Course participation is compulsory. The students who will be absent in class will not be allowed to hand in the written assignments related to the missed workshops. Moreover, the students who will not do one of the in-class tests, the presentation will obtain ZERO for the class work mark, which accounts for 45% of the global mark.
The CW mark is always taken into account in the examination mark. 

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Students can also train online. Additional exercises and several past exams (with keys) are available on eCampus.

Contacts

Y. Badir - yasmine.badir@uliege.be - C. Bouvy - cbouvy@uliege.be  ; V. Doppagne - V.Doppagne@uliege.be ; P. Drianne - P.Drianne@uliege.be   ; M. Polson - Martin.Polson@uliege.be  

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