English Communication Skills for Bioengineers [ LANGL2480 ]

The LANGL1882 course or any other equivalent course. (Reading skills roughly corresponding to Level C1 (lower) of « the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages » and listening skills corresponding to Level B2 (lower).

To reach these objectives, teaching activities will focus on the following topics:

• socializing ( introducing oneself, greeting, inviting, small talk, ')
• meetings and negotiating: taking part in and chairing a meeting, debating, agreeing and disagreeing, convincing, concluding,'
•  presentation skills: presenting and defending a project:, facts and figures, processes and cycles, graphs,'
• giving/receiving a phone call
•  applying for a job: writing a CV and cover letter, leading up the job interview.
   

By the end of this module the students will be able to express themselves in English on general topics and their professional fields.

At the end of the term, the student should have acquired oral skills corresponding to the B1-B2 level of « the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ».

Continuous assessment ( pronunciation, usage and vocabulary; the language of meetings, presentations, telephoning ...)

Weighting:

• continuous assessment (20%),
• regular tests (15%),
• presentations (15%),
• oral exam (50%)

• Interactive communication through classroom activities: role-plays, debates, ...
• Exposure to a variety of real-life situations (scientific presentation, reports, CV and cover letter, job interviews) requiring specific language functions.
• Consolidation and improvement of grammar use, vocabulary accuracy as well as pronunciation.
• Regular feedback to students.
• Pairwork and small groups ( conversation tables)

• vocabulary acquisition and grammar consolidation
• focus on frequent lexical and grammatical mistakes
• language functions: agreeing, disagreeing, clarifying, exemplifying, structuring, comparing and contrasting, ...
• pronunciation rules and games
   
• communication strategies
• socializing ( introducing oneself, greeting, inviting, small talk, ')
• meetings and negotiating: taking part in and chairing a meeting, debating, agreeing and disagreeing, convincing, concluding,'
• presentation skills: presenting and defending a project, facts and figures, processes and cycles, graphs,'
• giving/receiving a phone call
•  applying for a job: writing a CV and cover letter, leading up to job interview practice ( applicant/interviewer).

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