Duration
English for Engineering : 30h Pr, 20h Proj.
Company visit : 1d FW
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
English for Engineering : Christine Filot, ISLV
Company visit : Christine Filot
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
English for Engineering
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.
Company visit
Company visit compulsory for all the students who have not already made TWO company visits.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
English for Engineering
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.
Company visit
Better understanding of engineers' work environments which should help the students make a choice from the wide range of compulsory and elective courses.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English for Engineering
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
English for Engineering
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).
Company visit
The visit is organised in October 2019.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
English for Engineering
The course starts on Thursday 17th September 2020. Active participation in all workshops is compulsory.
Company visit
Compulsory attendance.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
English for Engineering
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
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.
English for Engineering
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.
Company visit
The sutdents will be asked a general question on the company visit in the second quarter English test.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
English for Engineering
Students can also train online. Additional exercises and several past exams (with keys) are available on eCampus.
Contacts
English for Engineering
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
Items online
English for Engineering
2021-22 English Coursebook
English coursebook.