English Communication Skills for Students in Criminology

Teacher(s)

Heiderscheidt Nathalie (coordinator);

Language

English

Prerequisites

The LANGL1823 course or any other equivalent course (Reading skills roughly corresponding to the B1+ level of « the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages » and listening skills corresponding to the B1 level of the same framework.)

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 course is based on real-life professional-type situations in the field of criminology.

Teaching activity will focus on :

• taking part in a meeting
• giving a talk on a criminology-oriented topic
• making/receiving a phone call
• questioning a witness, a suspect, '
• negotiating with different stakeholders
• writing an e-mail, '

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The course aims at enabling the student to function in the relevant social and professional contexts (law enforcement, the judicial world, the execution of criminal sentences, the field of prevention policies and psycho-social interventions), to develop the communication techniques appropriate to professional life, to improve command of the language (general and specific vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation). At the end of the term, the student should have acquired oral skills roughly corresponding to the B1 level of « the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ».

Content

The course aims at enabling the student to function in the relevant social and professional contexts (law enforcement, the judicial world, the execution of criminal sentences, the field of prevention policies and psycho-social interventions). The student will practise the language in an interactive way through classroom professional-type activities and will therefore be exposed to a variety of real-life situations requiring specific language functions. Regular feedback on the student's oral production will help him consolidate and improve his grammar use, vocabulary accuracy as well as pronunciation.
At the end of the term, the student should have acquired oral skills roughly corresponding to the B1 level of « the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ».

Teaching methods

The LANGL 2423 course includes 30 hours of “classroom” activities as well as self-tuition on Moodle. 
! The teaching modalities may be subject to change in accordance with the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. The students will of course be notified of these possible changes in due course.

• Interactive communication through classroom activities
• Exposure to a variety of real-life situations requiring specific language functions
• Consolidation and improvement of grammar use, vocabulary accuracy as well as pronunciation
• Regular feedback on the students oral production

Evaluation methods

! The evaluation modalities may be subject to change in accordance with the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. The students will of course be notified of these possible changes in due course.
January/June exam :

1. Continuous assessment (40%)
2. Oral exam divided into 2 parts (60%)

• group exam (role play)
• individual exam (presentation of a criminology-oriented topic based on a portfolio of articles)

September exam (100% ou 60%)
Same modalities as in January/June. The continuous assessment is taken into account if it is to the advantage of students.

Online resources

https://moodle.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=571

Teaching materials

• Le syllabus LANGL 2423 «English Communication Skills for Students in Criminology»
• Le cours en ligne sur Moodle «English Communication Skills for Students in Criminology»

Faculty or entity

ILV