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English intermediate level - 1st part [ LANGL1330 ]


3.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h  

Teacher(s) Duelz Marie ; Gouverneur Céline ; Starrs Colleen ; Opello Katherine ; Peters Charlotte ; Byrne Timothy ; Deneumoustier Aurélie ; Lefevre Carlo ; Desterbecq Fanny ; Mulkers Sandrine (coordinator) ; Henriet Marielle ; Piwnik Marc (coordinator) ; François Dominique ; Dagneaux Estelle ;
Language English
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Online resources

> https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/
> https://icampus.uclouvain.be/

Prerequisites

A2 upper-level course (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Main themes

The pedagogical method is mainly based on authentic texts and videos (education, family, advertising, media, new technologies, science, environment).

Aims

At the end of the course students are expected to have reached a B1 lower level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) in the 3 following skills:

  1. reading,
  2. listening and
  3. speaking.
Evaluation methods

Assessment BAC 1 students are tested in the following way :

  1. Compulsory Placement/Exemption test: during the first week of the academic year, all students MUST take this exemption test. This test is the same level as the exam. On the basis of the results, students can be exempted (totally or partially) from the course and the final exam or have access to the intensive or normal course
  2. Mid-term test: In the middle of the term, students who are not exempted from taking the exams, MUST take a vocabulary test based on the self-tuition vocabulary book. Students following the normal and intensive courses must also take an oral test based on the MOODLE audio files.
  3. End term written test: students are tested on the videos and texts seen in class and all the grammar included in the programme.
  4. Continuous assessment evaluates daily work of students following normal and intensive courses.
Teaching methods

The pedagogical method is mainly based on authentic texts and videos. Learning basic vocabulary and structures is supported by vocabulary exercises.

Content

The main aim of this general English course is to develop students' reading skills, grammar and vocabulary required to have access to the BAC 2 course .

At the end of the course students are expected to have reached a B1 lower level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) in the 3 following skills: reading, listening, speaking. In order to meet students' various needs, expectations, and levels, two courses are organised in BAC 1: normal and intensive.

Students are split up into intensive and normal on the basis of the results of a compulsory placement/exemption test taking place at the beginning of the year.

Bibliography
  • Course notes (available at the ILV) ' Compulsory.
  • "English Vocabulary in Use" (pre-intermediate and intermediate) by Stuart Redman - Compulsory
  • "The Heinemann English Grammar" by Digby BEAUMONT et Colin GRANGER. Optional
  • Elearning tools on UCL website : on Moodle UCL : course : LANGL 1330 English for ESPO 11 students and on iCampus : reading assistant CoBra : LANGL 1330 ' Anglais BAC1 ESPO
Other information

Training staff:

  • Optional remedial workshop for weaker students (1h./week).
  • Coaching sessions -for students who exempted from following the classes but not from taking the exams- are organised 1h/week the whole year long.
  • Teacher available at least one hour a week during office hours.
Cycle et année
d'étude
> Preparatory year for Master in Actuarial Science
> Preparatory year for Master in Statistics: Biostatistics
> Bachelor in Political Sciences: General
> Bachelor in Human and Social Sciences
> Bachelor in Business Engineering
> Bachelor in Sociology and Anthropology
> Preparatory year for Master in Statistics: General
> Preparatory year for Master in Anthropology
> Preparatory year for Master in Information and Communication
> Preparatory year for Master in Human Resources Management
> Preparatory year for Master in Sociology
> Preparatory year for Master in Population and Development Studies
> Preparatory year for Master in Labour Sciences
> Bachelor in Economics and Management
> Bachelor in Information and Communication
> Master [120] in Statistics: General
Faculty or entity
in charge
> ILV


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