English language: level 1

Duration

24h Pr, 48h E-Lrng

Number of credits

Lecturer

Sophie Depoterre, Estelle Mayard

Substitute(s)

Ivan Dosen

Coordinator

Sophie Depoterre

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

The course is taught in English. Level 1 consists in bringing the students up to the required level of general English as well as basic specialty English.
The studied topics are on the one hand, general topics linked to bioengineering sciences, and on the other hand study-related topics that are discussed in the other Bac1 courses. We will use simplified or non-simplified authentic source-documents.
The course will take part in the development of the second development trajectory ("Rédiger en anglais un document adapté au public visé sur un sujet complexe") of the professional situation 4.2.3.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the level1 course, the student will reach the Level B1+ of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as far as listening, reading and summary writing skills are concerned. The student will be able to understand the main ideas of a scientific text on subjects related to his/her field of study (i.e. Bioengineering). Furthermore, based on written material, he/she will be able to write a clear and properly structured summary within his/her field of study.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

It is recommended to have at least the A2 level in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Each topic includes many activities such as: a. reading and listening comprehension b. summary of scientific articles c. grammar and vocabulary exercises.

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

The course will include face-to-face teaching as well as self-learning activities (e-campus).

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Considering the sanitary context, courses will be taught online via the virtual class tab available on eCampus. November tests will be organized online and will not count for the final grade. Students' final grade will then be calculated as such: 
- 20% January exam 
- 10% Personnal work 
- 70% June exam
 
Here are the instructions concerning the June exam that will count for 70% of the final grade: 
1) Face-to-Face 
Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions from the SMART.  - listening comprehension (10%)  - reading comprehension (10%)  - Grammar (10%)  - Vocabulary (10%) 
Part 2:  Summary of a text (30%) 
2) Online (on eCampus): 
Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions from the SMART. 
- listening comprehension (10%)  - reading comprehension (10%)  - Grammar (10%)  - Vocabulary (10%) 
Part 2:  Summarizing a text that has to be sent by email to the teacher before the deadline. (30%) 
  Would exams on Campus be allowed, the teacher will choose this option. If this is not possible, exams will take place online. 

Recommended or required readings

We strongly recommend that level1 students get the following reference book:
MURPHY, Essential Grammar in Use. English Edition with Answers and CD Rom (ISBN 978 05 21 67 54 37)

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 )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

The final Level 1 grade (in June) will be calculated as follows:
Continuous assessment: 10%
Certificative assessment:
November tests (MCQ gram, voc) : 10% of the January grade January exam (MCQ gram, voc, LC, RC): 20% June written exam: 70% including Part 1:           -reading 10%           -listening 10%           -grammar 10%           -vocabulary 10%

Part 2: writing a summary 30%
  The final Level 1 grade (in August) will be calculated as follows:
Listening comprehension: 15% Reading comprehension: 15% Grammar: 15% Vocabulary:15% Summary writing: 40%*
*Instructions given in class concerning the summary will have to be scrupulously respected. Shoudn't they be respected, the student will automatically be given 0/20 for this part of the exam.   N.B: students who have to retake the course will be assessed exactly the same way as the other students. Moreover, the students who sign one part of the exam will be given 0/20 for that part of the exam. If a student is absent for one or several parts of the exam, he/she will be considered absent for the entire exam and will be given an "A" as a final grade. Finally, exemptions, even partial, will not be granted.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

A precise description of the course organization will be handed out to students at the first course. This description is also available on eCampus (Introductory Documents)

Contacts

Estelle MAYARD Language Laboratory Office: Espace Mohimont, 123-0-3 Ex 081 62 24 46 emayard@uliege.be

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