Duration
45h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Jérôme Gaillard, ISLV, Martin Polson
Language(s) of instruction
French 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
Oral and written activities based on texts and audio and/or video recordings dealing with education. Students will be required to participate actively in class, which implies that they must have prepared some assignments before coming to class.
The main language skills will be practised through discussing education-related topics. Here is the detail of the CEFRL levels of the course : listening (B1/B2), reading (B1/B2), speaking (B1/B2), lecturing (B1/B2), writing (B1/B2). However, only reading comprehension skills (as well as as the vocabulary and grammar necessary for reading comprehension) will be evaluated in the final exam.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
As this is a B1/B2-level course, at the end of the year, we would expect our students to be able to:
- understand the main points of a speech or conversation or of radio or television programmes on current events, or topics of personal or professional interest, as long as the language is clear and standard.
- understand articles about contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular viewpoints as well as the description of events, feelings and wishes.
- communicate with a degree of fluency on topics that are familiar or of personal or professional interest and present and defend their point of view.
- write simple and clear connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal or professional interest, describe experiences and events, explain the advantages and disadvantages of various options and give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is not a beginners' course. It is an intermediate-level business English course that corresponds to Council of Europe level B1/B2. Therefore the level required for this course is a good basic knowledge of English grammar and vocabulary (equivalent to the A2-B1 level of the CEFR).
This course can be completed by an evening class or an @lter course. For more information go to www.islv.ulg.ac.be.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This class uses a dynamic, interactive and efficient approach to learning English for educational science and is based on education-related texts (ISLV Level-A coursebook for students in the master's in educational science) and an English grammar book (GAB ISLV or GABi). In class a variety of activities enable the presentation, assimilation and practice of the language material from the books, such as powerpoint presentations, role-plays, debates and listening comprehension exercises.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Biweekly 3 hour-class.
Thorough preparation of the given assignments is key to students' progress. Here is an overview of the different tasks students will need to perform:
1° Focus on some grammar points and introduction of new elements.
2° Communicative teaching/learning entails interacting a lot. This means that students are expected to participate actively in in-class discussions. And this is only possible if students prepare classes by doing some homework.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
The January test is organized online via the eCampus platform, is made up of multiple choice questions and is 2 hours long.
Recommended or required readings
- Level-A English for students in the Master's in Educational Science (ISLV), available on eCampus.
- Reading File for students in the Master's in Educational Science (ISLV) (Readings file for the written exam in January); available on eCampus.
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 )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written exam in January
- Vocabulary and grammar questions based on the chapters seen during the first semester.
- Reading comprehension questions based on a text from the reading file.
- This exam represents 50% of the final grade.
- Students who fail the January part will get a second chance in August/September only.
- Vocabulary and grammar questions based on the chapters seen during the second semester.
- Reading comprehension questions based on an unseen text. .
- This exam represents 50% of the final grade.
Students pass the class if their final grade is at least 10/20, no matter their results for each part. However, it is necessary to have taken both parts in order to pass the class.
Written exam in August/September
Students who didn't manage to obtain a final grade of at least 10/20 must retake the part(s) they might have failed during the first session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Jérôme GAILLARD, ISLV, English teacher, jgaillard@uliege.be Martin POLSON, ISLV, English teacher, mpolson@uliege.be ISLV Office: Trifac building (B33) Level -1 04 366 46 52