Duration
38h Th, 6h AUTR
Number of credits
| Bachelor in bioengineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
If a student fails an examination during the first term:
- They are permitted to resit the assessed subject during the second term (May-June);
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is divided into 2 parts. On the one hand, a remediation course taught in French and during the first semester during which we will revise the grammatical and lexical basics of the English language. On the other hand, during the second semester, the course will be taught in English only and will consist in bringing the students up to the required level of general English as well as basic specialty English.
During the first semester:
- The students who failed the "Remediation Test" (first test) in September follow the regular Level 1 course with the teacher.
- The students who passed the "Remediation test" (first test) but failed the "Screening test" in September, follow the Differenciated Level 1 Course which is supervised by a student assistant.
However, in June, all the grammatical and lexical basics covered during the first semester will have to be mastered by all students, including those who followed the differenciated level 1 course during the first semester.
During the second semester:
All students follow the same course. The studied topics are on the one hand, general topics linked to bioengineering sciences, and on the other hand study-related topics that are discussed in the other Bac1 courses. We will use simplified or non-simplified authentic source-documents.
The course will take part in the development of the second development trajectory ("Rédiger en anglais un document adapté au public visé sur un sujet complexe") of the professional situation 4.2.3.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the level1 course, the student will reach the Level B1+ of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as far as listening, reading and summary writing skills are concerned. The student will be able to understand the main ideas of a scientific text on subjects related to his/her field of study (i.e. Bioengineering). Furthermore, based on written material, he/she will be able to write a clear and properly structured summary within his/her field of study.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The remediation course (first semester) aims at reaching the A2 level in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (which is a prerequisite for the second semester's course).
The differentiated level 1 course aims at helping students keep the A2 level in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (which is a prerequisite for the second semester's course).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
First term:
For the regular level 1 course:
a. grammar exercises based on the syllabus provided by the teacher.
b. vocabulary exercises based on the same syllabus as well as on the Oxford Vocabulary List available on eCampus.
For the regular level 1 course:
a. grammar exercises based on the "drill" syllabus provided by the teacher.
b. 2 writing pieces
Second term:
Each topic includes many activities such as:
a. reading and listening comprehension
b. summary of scientific articles
c. grammar and vocabulary exercises.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Further information:
The course will include face-to-face teaching as well as self-learning activities (e-campus)
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège
Further information:
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyUliège
Further information:
Two source documents are compulsory:
1) The grammar syllabus provided by the teacher (available on eCampus from the beginning of the year)
2) The Oxford Vocabulary List (available on eCampus from the beginning of the year)
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
The final Level 1 grade (in June) will be calculated as follows:
Continuous assessment: 15%
Certificative assessment:
Both recap tests from Q1 (MCQ gram, voc) : 10% of the January grade
January exam (MCQ gram, voc, LC, RC): 20%
June written exam: 65% including
Part 1:
-reading 10%
-listening 10%
-grammar 10%
-vocabulary 10%
Part 2: writing a summary 25%
Attention: the grammar and vocabulary units covered from September to January will also be part of the June evaluation for all students without any exception.
Remark: The "Remediation Test" results obtained in September will replace the January exam's grade for all the students who will have followed the differentiated course during first semester.
The final Level 1 grade (in August) will be calculated as follows:
Listening comprehension: 15%
Reading comprehension: 15%
Grammar: 15%
Vocabulary:15%
Summary writing: 40%*
*Instructions given in class concerning the summary will have to be scrupulously respected. Shoudn't they be respected, the student will automatically be given 0/20 for this part of the exam.
N.B: students who have to retake the course will be assessed exactly the same way as the other students. Moreover, the students who sign one part of the exam will be given a "P" for the entire exam. If a student is absent for one or several parts of the exam, he/she will be considered absent for the entire exam and will be given an "A" as a final grade. Finally, exemptions, even partial, will not be granted.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
A precise description of the course organization will be handed out to students at the first course. This description is also available on eCampus (Introductory Documents)
Contacts
Estelle MAYARD
Laboratoire de langues
Office: Espace Mohimont, 123-0-3 Ex
081 62 24 46
emayard@uliege.be