LANG1951-1

Duration

80h Th

Number of credits

	Bachelor in economics and business management	7 crédits

Lecturer

Hélène Briamont, Laurent Gianotti, Xuan Giang Nguyen, Jonathan Solheid, Pauline Warroquiers

Language(s) of instruction

French 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

Further study of everyday English vocabulary by studying thematic units in 'Le Bled' (units 1 to 28 + 80 & 84) and introduction to business English vocabulary
Review and further study of grammar basics.
Developing reading and listening comprehension skills.
Communication practice in everyday and business English: brainstorming, meetings, negotiations, presentations.
Self-study online and homework.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

In agreement with the ILOs, the course aims at developing and strengthening the four skills (listening and reading comprehension, oral and written expression) in the field of everyday and business English. the objective is to readh or maintain the B1 level of the European framework.
Strategy:
the course will allow students to establish a strategy in order to optimize the value chain of a company, an organisation or a project.
-demonstrating scientific precision and a critical mind
Communication:
The course will allow students to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organisation or project
-in at least three languages, including English
-taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment
Adaptability:
The course will encourage students to be curious and to show scientific precision of academic level in their studies as well as in their professional life.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This is not a beginners' course. Students should have a good basic knowledge (Council of Europe level A2) of both grammar rules (revised during the preparatory courses and synthetised in the 'Pré-requis' coursebook) and elementary vocabulary.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is divided into two main parts:

systematic grammar revisions (with the syllabus English level 1)
an introduction to business vocabulary on the other hand (though in-class units).

The exercises include grammar revisions, listening and reading comprehensions as well as communication skills based on the themes broached in the classroom. The course requires active participation on the students' part.
The students will also have to study basic vocabulary from "Le Bled", on which they will be interrogated at the exams in January and June.

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

IN PERSON
The course is taught 3 hours a week in groups distributed according to the alphabet.
Students will be given homework that they will be expected to prepare properly.
ONLINE
The course lasts 2h a week. The 3rd hour is offered to students to ensure they have enough time to prepare what should be done in class during regular class hours.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Here are the potential adaptations related to the current sanitary context.
For the first semester's courses:

if the courses can be given in class: potential recording and live broadcast of the classes via an online platform (UniCast)
if the courses are to be given fully online: they'll be given via an online platform (Collaborate, Lifesize, ...)

For January's exam: the exam will take place online (on eCampus), iand will include the following elements:

grammar questions about all the grammar points revised during the first semester + all the stuff included in the 'Prérequis' syllabus
vocabulary and content questions about the units seen in class during the first semester
vocabulary questions about Le Bled (units 1 to 15)

The format of the oral exam and June's written exam will depend only on the sanitary context (the oral exam may become a one-on-one exam, for instance).
Keep in mind that the weighting of the different assessments in the final mark may be adapted in accordance with the exam's format and the modifications related to the sanitary context.

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

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person

Additional information:

FIRST SESSION
The following parts will be taken into account in the calculation of the final mark:
a) January's written exam :

grammar (first semester's grammar revisions)
vocabulary (first semester's units + units 1 to 15 in the "Bled")

NB: students who fail this part will have a choice whether to resit it in June.
b) June's written exam :

grammar (second semester's grammar revisions)
vocabulary (second semester's units + units 16 to 28 + 80 &84 in the "Bled")

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SECOND SESSION
The exam will cover the whole year's stuff (grammar, in-class units as well as Le Bled).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Students can find the keys to the grammar exercises as well as the vocabulary on Lol@.

Contacts

Hélène BRIAMONT: hbriamont@uliege.be
Laurent GIANOTTI: l.gianotti@uliege.be
Xuan Giang NGUYEN: XG.Nguyen@uliege.be
Jonathan SOLHEID (coordinateur): Jonathan.Solheid@uliege.be
Pauline WARROQUIERS: pwarroquiers@uliege.be

The office of the English teachers is located on the 2nd floor of the N1 building (207).

English 1