Duration
36h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in landscape architect | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course mainly rests on the grammatical and contextual study and analysis of texts and media materials regarding landscape architecture. Scientifical, journalistic, general or official, all materials used within the scope of this course will address the professional reality and the relevant issues of landscape architecture.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of this course is to give the student all the grammatical and contextual skills needed so that he can approach and understand all kinds of supports, rendering their content and appropriate them to make up his own opinion.
In the scope of this course, the student will have to:
- know and understand the language studied,
- communicate and discuss diverse issues,
- express himself, speaking as well as writing, about different topics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Level B1
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Prescriptive exercises Application exercises Papers preparation Group work
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Recommended or required readings
Journaux anglosaxons, presse, médias - Time, Post, Guardian, Huffington Post, CNN, BBC, ABC, CBS...
Ted Talks, Ted Ideas,...
British Council for Professionals
Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam Webster
Linguee
Wordreference
Termium Plus
Biber, Conrad, Leech, Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English, Longman, 2008.
Eastwood, Oxford Learner's Grammar, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Additional information:
Oral presentation of analytical writing.
Written (40%) and oral (60%).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Distance learning followed by grouped sessions with M0 and BAP1 students. Those grouped sessions are for beginner/intermediate students. A level test done at the beginning of the semester will determine the following of this class.
Warning, BAP3 students have their own assessment, see Assessment method.
Contacts
Aurélie Frankinet, assistant professor, English
aurelie.frankinet@hech.be