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English: Reading Comprehension [ LANGL1853 ]


3.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   2q 

Teacher(s) Serbest Nevin ; Dagneaux Estelle (coordinator) ;
Language English
Place
of the course
Bruxelles Woluwe
Online resources

> https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be

Prerequisites

None

Main themes

Fast reading techniques

Vocabulary : reinforcement of basic vocabulary + (general and medical) vocabulary building

Grammatical and lexical difficulties:

  • tenses (active and passive voices)
  • modal auxiliaries
  • compounds
  • false friends
  • prepositions
  • link words
Aims

The main aim of this receptive course is to develop students' reading skills.

Reading comprehension

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

  • grasp the content and significance of articles and reports on topics connected with their interests or their jobs.

Level B1 of the « Common European Framework of References for Languages »

Evaluation methods

Exemption test (1st term) and Written Exam (2nd term):

  • vocabulary exercises
  • summary
  • reading comprehension activities on seen and unseen passages.
Teaching methods
  • Extensive reading of texts at home using reading strategies.
  • Content-based activities in class.
  • Analysis of and comments on the texts.
  • Lexical extension exercises and comments on language points.
Content

Portfolio of authentic texts relating to Public Health (newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, ').

Bibliography
  • LANGL1853 course notes
  • LANGL1853 Moodle plateform
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Statistics: Biostatistics
> Preparatory year for Master in Public Health
Faculty or entity
in charge
> ILV


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