Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in labour sciences (120 ECTS) (work and study master) | 6 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 English course is meant for Master in labour sciences students.
The course's CEFRL levels are as follows:
- listening: B2
- reading: B2
- speaking: B2
- writing: B2
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the term, students will have:
- developed their ability to read and understand texts dealing with work environment.
- increased their comprehension of spoken English when it is used to speak about topics in seminars and lectures, presentations, interviews, discussions, etc.
- strengthened their speaking skills and be able to engage more effectively in a range of formal and informal speaking situations such as presentations, class discussions and debates, or common communication involving asking and answering questions.
- the capacity of writing clearly articulated texts about the different topics dealt with in class.
- been provided with the necessary vocabulary and grammar tools.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The class is taught in English from the start and is not meant for beginners. We highly recommend that beginners and students requiring a deep revision of the basics of the English language take part in one of the many additional ISLV's English courses. Further information is available at https://www.islv.uliege.be/cms/c_10332480/fr/institut-superieur-des-langues-vivantes. One has to sign up online by September 27th.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Students will have to actively take part in the weekly 90 minute class. To be ready for this class, students should expect to have to work another two hours at home weekly (self-study of grammar, preparation of the grammar and vocabulary exercises, writing exercises and listening practice, reading and information searches).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The class is taught 90 minutes a week over the two semesters. In-class teaching will be prioritized subject to sanitary conditions.
Recommended or required readings
Course notes will be regularly posted on the eCampus and myULiège platforms under the course code. These documents are important for those who wish to take the course. Practicalities will be discussed during the first class.
The online interactive GABI grammar book - available on e-campus - is the compulsory reference to the different grammar points students are expected to master.
The grammar book "Raymond Murphy : English Grammar in Use, Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press) is also recommended.
Students will also need a good bilingual dictionary (English/French, French/English) such as The New Collins Robert French Dictionary or Oxford/Hachette. A monolingual dictionary such as Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/), Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (http://www.ldoceonline.com/), Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners or Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary is a plus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Regular work is vital for success and required on a weekly basis. Students will have some assignments to do (writing assignment.s - oral presentation - grammar logbooks). Further information regarding deadlines and instructions will be given in class.
The final exam consists of two compulsory parts: a written exam and a listening test.
The listening comprehension exam will take place on the same day as the written exam.
ALL the exams in the May/June session must be taken and successfully passed in the same academic year. For example, a student who takes the written part but who does not do the listening comprehension will receive a global mark of 0/20 following the principle that all the different evaluations are unified.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows:
- classwork: 4 points (oral presentation = 50% and two tests = 25% each) - This mark will also be taken into account in the calculation of the final result for the second session
- final exam: 16 points, 13 points for the written part, 3 points for the listening comprehension
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Philippe Jeukenne
p.jeukenne@uliege.be