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 B2 CEFRL level (B2+ for reading skills). The aim of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use and 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:
- selected articles & documents, and the book Politics: A Survivor's Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged (by Rafael Behr)
- discussions and oral presentations
- news debates
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- Intermediate level, B1 CEFRL level
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In addition to regular preparation work (listening and reading skills), students will have to do oral presentations.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
2h/week dealing mainly with the activities in the syllabus and oral presentations.
Weekly preparation work is expected, the work load 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.
Online debate exercises will be organized online (in April-May) to prepare the oral exam.
Recommended or required readings
- Course book: Political Science - LANG8032-1 & LANG8033, available online, on eCampus.
- Book: Politics: A Survivor's Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged (by Rafael Behr) - Chapters from this book will be exploited for oral presentations in sem 2.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam
Additional information:
The students will have to take two exams in June: one written exam (= 40% final note) and an oral exam (= 40% final note). The written exam in June is composed of several papers (listening and reading comprehension MCQs). The oral exam will deal with texts from the readings file and the book Politics: A Survivor's Guide: How to Stay Engaged without Getting Enraged (by Rafael Behr). The written and oral exams in June are two inseparable parts.
The assessment grid for the oral exam takes into account content and language skills. In case the student did not get at least 4.5/10 for each part, the final grade for the oral exam cannot be equal or above 10/20.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation* and oral presentations) accounts for 20% of the final grade. Classwork results will be taken into account for the first AND second session.
* A student who is absent for more than 50% of the LANG8033 sessions will automatically get 0/20 for this category of classwork.
Work done during the year 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.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Classwork accounts for 20% of the final grade. Classwork results will be taken into account for the first AND second session.
Participating in the course and attending classes with a hard copy of the syllabus are vital to the learning process.
Contacts
- Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@uliege.be
- Julien Stevens - julien.stevens@uliege.be