Duration
10h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This class consists of practical reading comprehension activities based on scientific articles related to the students' curricula and provided by some of the core courses professors.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main objective of this course is to help students to improve their reading skills of scientific articles. Students will also be able to make active use of the content of these articles, which are directly relevant to the subject matter of their curriculum.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The level of this course corresponds to the European levels C1/C2 for reading and B2/C1 for the three other skills. This means that students will need to have a good command of English before the start of the class, which is taught in English.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
This 2-hour weekly class is taught in the first semester.
If necessary, depending on the number of students in the class, some or most of the presentations might have to take the form of a video assignment and uploaded on to eCampus.
It is the work done in class that makes this seminar useful and interesting. Therefore, attendance and active participation are necessary. Students will only be allowed to take the exam in the first or the second session if they have presented a text.
Recommended or required readings
Any messages or documents relating to this course and the readings file will be posted on eCampus after the introductory class on Monday, September 18th.
Students who have to take the additional readings module will have one extra text to prepare on their own for the exam. They will be allowed to ask questions about the text during the last class in December. Relevant information about the text can be found on eCampus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Continuous assessment
Other : Oral presentation
Additional information:
1. Continuous assessment:
An oral presentation (in pairs) will be organised during the semester. This presentation will count for 4 points out of the 20 points which make up the final mark in the first session. The deadline for video presentations on eCampus is November 30th by midnight.
2. Oral exam:
The final exam is an oral exam with preparation time. Students will have to demonstrate their reading comprehension skills and their ability to discuss the content of the scientific articles. This exam will account for the remaining 16 points of the final mark.
Students will have to answer questions about one of the texts seen in class as well as questions about the text about which they have given an oral presentation. Students have to have given the presentation in class or handed in their video presentation by the deadline to be allowed to take the exam.
Students who have to read an extra text will also have to answer one or several questions about it during the exam.
Assessment occurs in the same way in the second session as in the first session.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
On the day of the oral exam, students have to bring the article that they have presented orally during the term as well as the articles studied in class. Notes in the articles themselves are welcome, as long as those notes are handwritten.
The use of cell phones for any reason is not permitted in the classroom. Students accessing their cell phones for any reason will be considered disruptive and may be asked to leave the class. Similarly, laptops are to be used in class only for purposes that are strictly related to class work and only when explicitly allowed by the teacher. Examples of such purposes may be looking up vocabulary or making powerpoint presentations. Using laptops for any other purpose could also result in sanctions.
Students are advised to bring a paper version of the articles to class and to make notes by hand. However, should exceptional circumstances make the use of a laptop necessary, students are required to let the teacher know before the class.
Contacts
Frédéric Depas
F.Depas@uliege.be
ISLV office in Sart Tilman: level -1 in B33 (Trifac), tel: 04 366 46 52
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
eCampus
Course material and articles are available on eCampus.