English for political science

Common core

The objectives for this grammar course are : 
- Revising all the units from the bloc 1 grammar course
- Improving grammar skills by studying new units 

Consolidation

This course has a B2 CEFRL level. The aim of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' vocabulary & writing skills, and the specific features of the language related to politics. Concretely, for LANG8032B students will deal with:

• vocabulary exercises
• writing exercises (formal argumentative essays)
• selected articles & documents

Common core

By the end of the year, students will have reached the B1+ / B2 level for grammar skills. 

Consolidation

The dual purpose of the course is:

• to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use
• to develop and consolidate students' mastery of the specific features of the language related to politics
• to introduce to academic English

Common core

Having passed the bloc 1 grammar course

Consolidation

• Intermediate level, B1 CEFRL level

Common core

Theory and grammar exercises with a lot of live questions with Wooclap. 

Consolidation

In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to write several essays. Some of these will be taken into account and will make up 5% of the final grade.

Common core

1st semester at university
2nd semester remotely

Consolidation

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

1h/week with writing and vocabulary exercises on themes linked to LANG8033.
Weekly preparation work is expected, the workload 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.
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.

Common core

- English Grammar in Use with Answers - Fourth or Fifth Edition
Raymond Murphy
Cambridge University Press
 
- Wooclap feedback to be downloaded after each class

Consolidation

Workshops, lecture notes and other useful documents will be available on eCampus.

Common core

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

Written exams in January and May/June with open questions and multiple-choice questions. 

Consolidation

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )


Additional information:

The LANG8032-1 students will have to take two exams (one written exam is held in January and deals with grammar and vocabylary while the June written exam also includes a writing exercise.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation and tasks) accounts for 5% of the final grade.
Exam guidelines will be posted on eCampus.
Essays done during the year and the exams will be assessed according to a number of criteria including their content and internal cohesion, the accuracy of grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation, and the range of vocabulary and structure.
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. 

Consolidation

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Consolidation

The vocabulary and writing topics seen within the context of LANG8032-1 are linked to the activities of LANG8033.
Grammar assessment is organized through :
- specific grammar questions ;
- writing exercises.

Common core

Amaël Verbeure - amael.verbeure@uliege.be

Consolidation

• Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@uliege.be
• Julien Stevens - julien.stevens@uliege.be