Duration
45h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in education (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English 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). 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. (B1)
- understand clear factual texts based on topics relevant to their interests or studies. (B1)
- detect whether a text presents factual information or it aims at convincing readers. (B2)
- understand articles and reports on contemporary issues in which the authors have a specific standpoint. (B2)
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is not a beginners' course. It is an intermediate-level business English course that aims for a 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).
Nevertheless, a set of fundamental elements are reviewed in the first part of the course.
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
The schedule (every other week over both quadrimestres) enables us to use time as a learning factor. This class is based on the one hand on regular autonomous work outside of the in-person sessions and, on the other hand, on in-person activities based on students' autonomous work and introducing new content. The course is based on the reading, analysis and linguistic explanations of education-related written or audio documents(ISLV Level-A coursebook for students in the master's in educational science) and an English grammar book (GAB ISLV or GABi).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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° Vocabulary exercises (definitions, synonyms,...)
2. In-depth study of some grammatical structures 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.
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.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Additional information:
Written test 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 test represents 40% of the final grade.
- Students who fail the January part will get a second chance in August 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 60% 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. If the final grade (January + June) is lower than 10/20 for the first session, students have to take a resit exam covering the material of both semestres.
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