Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Denis Philippe (coordinator);
Language
English
Prerequisites
Have reached the objectives of the course LANGL1212 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.
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 are related to their studies and fields of future professional activities.
Broadly speaking, these are all steeped in the English-speaking world's culture.
Broadly speaking, these are all steeped in the English-speaking world's culture.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of the course, the students should be able to
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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
This course is interactive and conversation-oriented regardless of the level. The teacher resorts to various techniques and media to help the learners hold a conversation, participate in debates and take the floor.
The students will also be trained to report on articles, radio and TV programs, give a short talk on the English-speaking world culture; discuss historical events and current news; argue about societal and philosophical debates; take part in quizzes.
The students will also be trained to report on articles, radio and TV programs, give a short talk on the English-speaking world culture; discuss historical events and current news; argue about societal and philosophical debates; take part in quizzes.
Teaching methods
Training learners to become autonomous readers of authentic written documents
Broadening the students' vocabulary scope
Teaching key grammar points such as tenses, auxiliaries, connectives and the passive voice.
Listening decoding strategies in a foreign language
Role plays, debates, discussions
English pronunciation and stress patterns.
As regards speaking skills, the emphasis will be on fluency rather than accuracy.
Broadening the students' vocabulary scope
Teaching key grammar points such as tenses, auxiliaries, connectives and the passive voice.
Listening decoding strategies in a foreign language
Role plays, debates, discussions
English pronunciation and stress patterns.
As regards speaking skills, the emphasis will be on fluency rather than accuracy.
Evaluation methods
- Class attendance and active participation (and completion of home assignment)
- The end-of-term written grammar
- The spring team student-led class
- The mid-term, oral phonetics test
- The May research-based role-play debate on a study-related controversial issue
- The student will also have to take a standardized exam, the IELTS test, under the teacher's supervision. In case of overall failure, the student will be allowed to retake this part of the exam internally during the second session.
Students will not be exempted for a part of the exam. If you take the September exam, you have to re-do the written exam AND the oral exam. Your continuous assessment mark will not be taken into account.
Online resources
Bibliography
- Syllabus du cours LANGL1315
- Plateforme Moodle du cours LANGL1315
Faculty or entity
ILV
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
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