English for Arts Students. An intermediate course

Teacher(s)

Avery Catherine; Brabant Stéphanie; Delghust Jean-Luc (coordinator); Van Reet Marie;

Language

English

Prerequisites

Have reached the objectives of the LANGL1111 course (or equivalent).

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Main themes

The themes discussed in class relate to the students' various majors with a particular emphasis on the history, current situation and culture (in the broad sense of human activities) of the countries where the language is spoken.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	By the end of this course, students are able to have a detailed understanding  of decriptive and argumentative texts on both general and major-specific texts > Reading comprehension: level C1 of the CEFR have a detailed understanding of talks/lectures as well as TV, radio or online programs about both general and major-specific texts, provided the language used is standard and produced with proper articulation > Listening comprehension: level B2  of the CEFR communicate clearly and in detail about the general topics addessed in class > Speaking skills: level B2 of the CEFR master the general and specific vocabulary of the themes discussed (intermediate level) master the main grammar points display an attitude of learner autonomy through a reflexive and proactive approach to learning and practicing English.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

The materials include written and audio-visual sources in modern English. Their content is related to history, art history, philosophy, archeology and some of the debates at the heart of those disciplines.

Teaching methods

The course is primarily predicated on class attendance, and relies on active participation on the students' part before, during and after the class sessions. All communication takes place in the target language. English is used in as practical a way as possible, through debates, discussions, presentations, etc., whose goal is to not only broaden the students' vocabulary range and improve their command of grammar and pronunciation, but also to improve thei self-confidence and ease when speaking English.
The students adopt a reflexive and proactive attitude towards their own learning process. In addition to the course notes and their active participation in both the online and in-class activities, they are expected to keep track of their process in a portoflio which records their objectives, output, action points and progress. 

Evaluation methods

• Continuous assessment = 50 % (participation, tasks, portolio, discussions with the instructor)
• January exam = 25 % (the students who fail the January exam must cover the material again in the June exam)
• June exam = 25 % (or 50 % for the studentas who had failed in January)
• September session: the students resit whatever part(s) for which they didn't get 10/20.
  For the continuous assessment part, a substantial amount of personal work along with an oral exam about it will be required.

Online resources

http://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=8063

Bibliography

• Syllabus du cours LANGL1212
• Plate-forme en ligne du cours LANGL1212 sur Moodle UCL

Faculty or entity

ILV