English : reading comprehension
[ANGL1871]
[20h] 2 credits
Teacher(s): Ahmed Adrioueche, Henri November(coord.), Marc Piwnik, Nevin Serbest(coord.)
Language: English
Level: First
Aims
Concerning pronunciation, students will be able to
1) pronounce the letters of the English and Greek alphabet,
2) use the English phonetic system, and
3) pronounce and stress words correctly
Concerning oral expression, the students will be able
- to use everyday language needed for group work
- to give a brief well-structured but not too detailed account of their project.
Students will write an abstract of about 1500 characters about their project.
Main themes
As regards grammar, the major themes will be the verb system and the various verbal forms, modal verbs, nominal phrases and conversion (e.g. 'up': N,V, Adv, Adj, Prep).
Students will be able to understand the vocabulary necessary to read the texts in the different disciplines of EPL 11, as well as the vocabulary of certain important categories such as link words and deceptive cognates.
Students will be able to make efficient use of dictionaries and other reference tools including those available online.
Content and teaching methods
The teaching methods used will encourage the active and interactive participation of the students. The first step, which is crucial, is the preparation of activities which will be dealt with more fully in the following lesson : students receive precise instructions on how to work either individually or in groups, on a series of problems which will enable them to discover, for instance, certain lexical or grammatical aspects of texts. Afterwards, during the lesson, the students are expected to comment on the different problems they encountered, and the conclusions they came to, or else to apply what they have prepared, for instance, in role plays. These activities lead to various forms of interactivity and cooperation.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
It is essential that students possess at least basic skills and knowledge of English.
Assessment:
- Continuous assessment covers all the activities organised during the course. English being the language used during lessons, the students will also be judged on their ability to use the language to carry out the activities in class and on their overall participation.
Regular written texts will prepare the students for the examination.
The test organised in week 8 is part of continuous assessment.
Continuous assessment accounts for 1/3 of the total mark.
- The examination will test whether the objectives concerning reading comprehension, including vocabulary and grammar, have been attained.
The examination accounts for 2/3 of the total mark.
The level of the examination and the exemption test at the beginning of the year correspond to Level B2 (reading comprehension) of the Common European language reference framework' of the Council of Europe standards.
Teaching aids:
- course notes, on sale at the ILV, with CAA (self-tuition centre) access card
- exercises handed out in class
- the CAA and multi-media room at the ILV
- reference books available at the applied sciences library (BSE):
. English Vocabulary in Use (pre-intermediate & intermediate), Stuart Redman, Cambridge University Press
. English Grammar (an Intermediate Reference and Practice Book), Digby Beaumont & Colin Granger
- teacher reception hours