Duration
30h Th
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
In order to be able to follow the courses taught in English in their future Master degree, students must be able to: - understand and summarise information - make presentations - take part in seminar activities - write an essay By covering diverse topics, students will have to practise the 4 skills (reading and listening comprehension, speaking and writing).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In agreement with the ILOs, the course aims at consolidating the B2 level and reach the C1 level thanks to a variety of activities covering the four skills.
In practice:
-Speaking: the student will be able to express themselves fluently on business and economic topics, hold a meeting and make a presentation.
- Writing: the student will have to be able to deliver a high quality essay, using accurate and professional vocabulary and correct grammar structures.
- Reading: the student will have to be able to understand an unseen press article, and summarize it, rephrase the information, comment on it and answer questions about its contents.
- Listening: the student will have to be able to understand and extract the message of an unseen video or audio extract, and render the information in their own words or answer questions about the contents of the extract.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students must have a B2 level.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Variety of activities: discussions, vocabulary exercises, listening and reading comprehension, case studies and presentations.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face teaching.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Given the current health situation, the examination for English 3 - Part 2 will be held online. It will include :
A written exam: based on a series of texts and videos related to the topics covered in class. This "corpus" will be made available to students via the Lol@ platform and is to be prepared before the day of the exam. It will be assessed in the form of multiple choice questions, single answer questions, short open questions,... via eCampus or Lol@.
The students' final result will be calculated taking into account the assignments held during the semester and during the exam. In order to respect the initial distribution between oral and written skills as much as possible, some assessments that took place during the semester may be given a slightly increased importance in the calculation of the final result. In addition, the final distribution between oral and written proficiency may be slightly adjusted as well.
Students will be notified of any changes via the Lol@ news forum.
Recommended or required readings
The course is based on various units related to the business world. The notes are given in class or posted on Lol@.
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.
June session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
August-september session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
The final mark is calculated on the basis of the following assignments and tests:
In-class assignments:
- a case study
- a commentary
Written exam (listening and reading comprehension and an essay)
In second session, the entirety of the course's material will have to be studied and presented.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Students are distributed in groups of 20.
Important:Students taking English part 1 must take English part 2 in the second semester.
The exam of the groups from the first semester will take place in January, the exam of the groups from the second semester will be held in June.
Contacts
Nguyen Xuan Giang
xg.nguyen@uliege.be
Warroquiers Pauline
pwarroquiers@uliege.be
Office 207
14 rue Louvrex, 4000 Liège
04/ 232 72 86