English language: level 1

Duration

24h Pr, 48h E-Lrng

Number of credits

Lecturer

Estelle Mayard

Coordinator

Sophie Depoterre

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is divided into 2 parts. On the one hand, a remediation course taught in French and during the first semester during which we will revise the grammatical and lexical basics of the English language. On the other hand, during the second semester, the course will be taught in English only and will consist in bringing the students up to the required level of general English as well as basic specialty English.

Only the students who failed both screening tests (organized at the beginning of the year) have to follow the course during the first semester. However, all students will have to master those grammatical and lexical basics in June, including those who did not have to follow the course during the first semester.

During the second semester, the studied topics are on the one hand, general topics linked to bioengineering sciences, and on the other hand study-related topics that are discussed in the other Bac1 courses. We will use simplified or non-simplified authentic source-documents.

The course will take part in the development of the second development trajectory ("Rédiger en anglais un document adapté au public visé sur un sujet complexe") of the professional situation 4.2.3.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the level1 course, the student will reach the Level B1+ of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as far as listening, reading and summary writing skills are concerned. The student will be able to understand the main ideas of a scientific text on subjects related to his/her field of study (i.e. Bioengineering). Furthermore, based on written material, he/she will be able to write a clear and properly structured summary within his/her field of study.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

It is recommended to have at least the A2 level in English on the reference levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

First term:
a. grammar exercises based on the syllabus provided by the teacher.
B. vocabulary exercises based on the same syllabus as well as on the reference vocabulary book.

Second term: each topic includes many activities such as:
a. reading and listening comprehension
b. summary of scientific articles
c. grammar and vocabulary exercises.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Additional information:

The course will include face-to-face teaching as well as self-learning activities (e-campus).

Recommended or required readings

Two books are compulsory:

1) The grammar book provided by the teacher (available on eCampus from the beginning of the year) 

2) The vocabulary book: McCarthy, English Vocabulary in Use, Elementary. Seond Edition with Answers and CD Rom (ISBN 978-0-521-13620-4)

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

The final Level 1 grade (in June) will be calculated as follows:

Continuous assessment: 15%

Certificative assessment:

November tests (MCQ gram, voc) : 10% of the January grade
January exam (MCQ gram, voc, LC, RC): 20%
June written exam: 65% including
Part 1:
          -reading 10%
          -listening 10%
          -grammar 10%
          -vocabulary 10%

Part 2: writing a summary 25%


Attention: the grammar and vocabulary units covered from September to January will also be part of the June evaluation for all students without any exception.
Remark: The screening test results obtained in September will replace the January exam's grade for all the students who were exempted from the first semester courses.
 
The final Level 1 grade (in August) will be calculated as follows:

Listening comprehension: 15%
Reading comprehension: 15%
Grammar: 15%
Vocabulary:15%
Summary writing: 40%*

*Instructions given in class concerning the summary will have to be scrupulously respected. Shoudn't they be respected, the student will automatically be given 0/20 for this part of the exam.
 
N.B: students who have to retake the course will be assessed exactly the same way as the other students. Moreover, the students who sign one part of the exam will be given 0/20 for the entire exam. If a student is absent for one or several parts of the exam, he/she will be considered absent for the entire exam and will be given an "A" as a final grade. Finally, exemptions, even partial, will not be granted.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

A precise description of the course organization will be handed out to students at the first course. This description is also available on eCampus (Introductory Documents)

Contacts

Estelle MAYARD
Language Laboratory
Office: Espace Mohimont, 123-0-3 Ex
081 62 24 46
emayard@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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