LANG8031-1

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

	Bachelor in political sciences : general	3 crédits

Lecturer

Stéphane Ghijsen, Martin Polson

Language(s) of instruction

English 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

This course has a B1-B2 CEFRL level (B1 for writing, speaking and listening skills, B2 for reading comprehension).
The aim of the course is a) to reactivate, consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use, and b) to introduce the specific features of the language related to politics. This is done in the four language skills, i.e. reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Concretely, students will deal with: selected articles and readings

selected articles and readings
discussions and oral presentations
writing exercises (definitions, compare and contrast, commentaries, ...)

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The dual purpose of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and to introduce the specific features of the language related to politics.
This is done in the four language skills, namely speaking, listening, writing and reading.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Intermediate level, A2+ CEFRL level
One of the aims of LANG8030-1 is to brush up the basic grammar and vocabulary knowledge students need for LANG8031.
We highly recommend that beginners and students requiring a deep revision of the basics of the English language take extra (online or evening) classes. More info: www.islv.uliege.be

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to do one oral presentation which will be taken into account in the final grade for the first session in June, and in August as well.
We might have to move our classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We might therefore transition to a mix of in-person, hybrid, and online classes (eCampus).

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

One weekly session of 2h in small groups from September to May.
Weekly preparation work is expected. The workload that this represents is variable and depends on the students' level of competence.
We strongly advise students to read articles about the themes discussed in class, on their own and to practice their listening skills at home.
You can also practice your grammar skills online on eCampus thanks to GABi, an on-line English grammar course.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

In case of code red due to Covid, the practice sessions will be taught online. The practice sessions might be organized face-to-face provided the context allows this. All information will be send by mail if this should be the case. If needed, the exams will be organized online.
When it comes to the exams, priority will be given to in-class assessment.

January 2021 exam:
- CODE ORANGE : Whether online or on campus, the written exams will consist of vocabulary MCQ questions with 4 choice options. A detailed document will be available in due course.
- CODE RED : Whether online or on campus, the written exams will consist of vocabulary MCQ questions with 4 choice options. A detailed document will be available in due course.

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 ) AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam AND oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person

Additional information:

Written exams in January and June, and oral exam in June. The written exams (70%) will include reading and listening comprehension exercises, vocabulary and writing exercises. The oral exam (25%) will deal with articles from a readings file, and the oral presentations.

The assessment grid for the oral exam takes into account content and language skills. In case the student did not get at least 4/10 for each part, the final grade for the oral exam cannot be equal or above 10/20.
The in-class oral presentation (second term) accounts for 5% of the final grade. To pass this course, students will have to obtain a real 10/20, which means that grades between 9,5 and 9,99 will not be rounded up.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@uliege.be
Martin Polson - mpolson@uliège.be

English: Practical English for political science