English 3

Duration

54h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Ellen Harry, Anastasia Iltubaeva-Bopelet, Martin Polson

Coordinator

Emma Desforges

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

If a student fails an examination during the first term:

• They may only resit the assessed subject during the third term (August-September).

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is based on the Level 3 English units and modules for Business Engineering students provided by the teaching staff. The units cover topics such as communication, international marketing, team building, customer satisfaction, and fundraising/finance. The course also includes a module on graph and chart description, as well as a module on professional business writing. 

The course comprises the following components: 

• Oral practice of business and economic English through discussions, dialogues, role plays, oral presentations, and related activities. 

• Reading comprehension of business and economic texts. 

• A review of selected grammatical structures and further development of language proficiency towards the C1 level. 

• Interactive online assessments to be completed via GABi (eCampus). 

• Expansion of economic, financial, and commercial vocabulary, together with advanced English language features, including phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions. 

• Written production, including business correspondence, graph and chart descriptions, and other professional writing tasks. 

• Listening comprehension and speaking activities based on audio recordings related to economics, business, and management. 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

 

As this course is designed to develop proficiency at the C1 level, its principal learning outcomes, in line with the programme requirements, are that students will be able to: 

• understand extended interactions or complex discourse, even when they are not clearly structured and when logical links are implied rather than explicitly stated; 

• understand long, complex and specialised factual documents and opinion texts, including specialised textbooks and professional reference works; 

• (Minimum passing threshold: B2) use English with fluency, accuracy (good control) and effectiveness across a broad range of general, academic, and professional topics, clearly indicating relationships between ideas, without appearing constrained in what he or she wishes to express, and with an appropriate degree of formality for the communicative situation; 

• (Target level: C1) express themselves fluently, accurately (high degree of control) and spontaneously, almost effortlessly, while appropriately employing a wide range of complex structures and idiomatic expressions; 

• deliver clear and detailed oral presentations on complex topics, developing specific points effectively and concluding with an appropriate and relevant summary; 

• produce clear, well-structured written texts that present and develop points of view in a detailed and coherent manner. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This is an upper-intermediate to advanced level business course. It corresponds to Council of Europe level C1. The level required to take this course is intermediate to upper-intermediate, Council of Europe level B2, which corresponds to the level of the Level-2 English course ("Anglais 2").

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

This course uses a dynamic, interactive and effective approach to learning business English. 
The methods and activities used will involve: 

• the transmission of advanced grammar and vocabulary through practice and interactive formative tests corrected in class.  

• the transmission of relevant grammar and vocabulary through the Level 3 Course book, using material from authentic business sources.  

• interactive role plays based on real-life scenarios which will allows students' to put into practice their oral skills and business knowledge.  

• listening activities using authentic business material.  

• group presentations on business-related topics to improve the students' public speaking skills (including a graph description).  

• business writing practice testing the students' vocabulary, formality and organisational skills, focusing on writing business correspondence and definitions of key business concepts.  

• reading a non-fiction business-related book at home, being able to outline key ideas, define key concepts, and give one's opinion on passages selected by the instructor.   

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

The course is taught in groups of approximately 30 students and comprises one two-hour face-to-face session per week. Attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to attend regularly and participate actively while maintaining a professional attitude that fosters a positive and productive learning environment for all participants. Such engagement is essential for the achievement of the intended learning outcomes. 

More than two unexcused absences per semester, as well as any conduct deemed detrimental to the classroom environment as defined above, will result in a deduction from the continuous assessment mark (see below). 

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- LOL@


Further information:

Compulsory:

• The Level-3 English Coursebook for Business Engineers. The different units will be available on Lola.
• Students will also have to read the following book: Harvard Business Review Entrepreneur's Handbook (2018).

• Grammaire anglaise de base (with exercises and key), Editions Ulg, available at the Point de Vue (Sart Tilman);
• English Grammar in Use (Advanced), Cambridge University Press;
• Dictionnaire ROBERT & COLLINS;
• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English or The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English;
• Longman Dictionary of Business English or Oxford Business English Dictionary.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

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

Continuous assessment

Other : Oral presentation


Further information:

1. Continuous evaluation and active participation: 4/20

 2 marks for attendance and participation in class activities (preparatory tasks, a short video-based presentation, in-class activities, and end-of-unit tasks). 

 2 marks for four in-class grammar and vocabulary tests (based on GABi materials). 

Notes: These tests cannot be rescheduled in the event of absence. If an absence is justified within seven calendar days following the test, that test will not be included in the grade calculation and its weighting will be redistributed across the remaining continuous assessment tests. If the absence is not justified within this period, the student will receive a mark of zero for the test. 

2. Mandatory In-Class Presentation: 3/20

Students will give presentations in groups of two or three on topics covered during the academic year. They will receive feedback on their preparatory work and will be assessed on both the quality of this preparation and their performance during the presentation. 

Submission of the required preparatory documents by the specified deadlines is therefore mandatory. Failure to submit the preparatory documents will result in the group being prohibited from presenting and receiving a mark of 0/3 for this component. 

Late submission is permitted up to three calendar days (72 hours) after the deadline, subject to a penalty of 15% of the final mark awarded for the presentation. 


Notes Regarding Continuous Assessment and Presentations 

Students who fail to deliver the required presentation and do not provide valid justification for their absence will be ineligible to sit the English examination in the first examination session. 

In accordance with Article 64 of the General Study and Examination Regulations (RGEE), coursework completed during the teaching period (written assignments, oral presentations, projects, continuous assessment tests, etc.) and contributing to the final course grade is organised only once per academic year.  For pedagogical and practical reasons, including continuous monitoring, specific supervision, group work, classroom interaction, the value of ongoing work, and the practical organisation of presentations, these assessments cannot be retaken during the resit examination period. Grades obtained for continuous assessment and the presentation component are deemed to apply to both examination sessions and are therefore retained for the calculation of the final course grade in both the first and second examination sessions. 


3. Two Mandatory Written Examinations: 2/20 in January and 2/20 in May/June

These examinations assess the grammar and vocabulary covered throughout the academic year. 

Students who fail the course in the first examination session (i.e. obtain a final mark below 10/20) must resit an examination covering the grammar and vocabulary from the entire academic year during the second examination session. 

4. Written Composition Examination (January Session): 4/20

This assessment requires students to produce a professional written response based on an audio or video document. It evaluates the ability to summarise information; propose solutions and/or make recommendations; use an appropriate professional register. 

Students who fail this written composition examination in January (i.e. obtain a mark below 10/20) and who fail the course in the first examination session must retake the examination during the August resit session. 

Students who are absent from the January examinations (both the Grammar and Vocabulary component and the Written Composition component) must retake both components during the second examination session. 

Students who do not sit the mandatory January examinations and who fail to provide valid justification will not be permitted to sit the English examination in the first examination session. 

5. Oral Examination (June Session): 5/20

• A 20-minute discussion based on the required reading assigned for the oral examination (5/20). 

• Continuous assessment: participation, two tests, and a short presentation. 

• Examination assessment: a grammar and vocabulary examination, together with a written composition examination. 

• Continuous assessment: in-class tests and activities. 

• Examination assessment: a grammar and vocabulary examination, together with an oral examination. 

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Students can also train on-line on the ISLV (Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes) website thanks to the GABi (Grammaire anglaise de base interactive) and the EGIPT grammar test. To do so, simply log on to the ISLV website (http://www.islv.uliege.be). Students just have to click on "Les cours et les stages" and then on "Langues étrangères" for the GABi and on "Les Tests" for the EGIPT test. The GABi is available in your list of courses (ISLV0000-3.2) on ecampus (myuliege).

Students should make sure that they keep up to date with the messages and practice exercises on http://lola.hec.uliege.be.

Contacts

• Ellen HARRY eharry@uliege.be
• Anastasia ILTUBAEVA-BOPELET ailtubaeva@uliege.be
• Martin POLSON mpolson@uliege.be 
• ISLV office in Sart Tilman : Level -1 in Bât B33 (Trifac) 04 366 46 52

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