Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in political sciences : general | 3 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
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:
- the intensive practice of all language skills
- selected articles and readings
- specialized vocabulary exercises
- 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.
Extra exercises will be provided online.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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.
Recommended or required readings
- Course book Political Science - LANG8031-1 Anglais : Pratique de la langue de la science politique (2022-2023)
- Extra documents (e.g., readings file for the oral exam, revision exercices) will be available online on eCampus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Additional information:
Written exams in January and June, and oral exam in June. The written exams (65%) 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. Detailed guidelines will be provided for the oral exam (and for the written exams as well.)
The written and oral exams in June (and in August) are two inseparable parts.
The in-class oral presentation (second term) accounts for 10% 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
There are no level groups for this course. Yet we will organize an online test to enable students to assess their level.
Contacts
Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@uliege.be
Martin Polson - mpolson@uliège.be