Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in law (120 ECTS) (Econonomic and social law, minor in management) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
30 hrs: The course is based on on a recent publication exploring the causes behind a noteworthy financial scandal, as well as an integrated course manual at upper intermediate level (B2+) aimed at business people and students of business English:
- Cotton, Falvey and Kent. Market Leader. Intermediate Business Course Book. 3rd edition. Pearson Education, 2010.
- Carreyou, John. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. 2018.
The course manual is organized around thematic units relating to management and economic life. It offers a range of activities (articles from The Financial Times, expert interviews, speaking and writing tasks, case studies, grammar and vocabulary exercises) exploited in class as they relate to Carreyou's book. This book will allow Law students to acquire the business English terminology and business language skills necessary to follow more complex business-related activities.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
As this is a B2 (writing/speaking)/C1 (reading/listening) level course, at the end of the year, the intended key learning outcomes are that the students will be able to...
- understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in business;
- interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain for either party;
- produce clear, detailed text, comprising a range of business-related documents;
- explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;
- understand extended speech and lectures on familiar subjects, taken from English-speaking media;
- show a relatively high degree of grammatical control, and correct most of their mistakes.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course is open to Law/HEC-ULiège students having successfully completed the bachelor's course programme requirements regarding English, and to external students with an equivalent (intermediate) level of everyday and business English.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This class uses a dynamic, interactive, and effective approach to learning business English and includes:
* active and regular participation in class discussions and debates on business themes, putting into practice the target business terminology and appropriate oral skills
* the practical application of grammar through self-assessment tests, through online self-study exercises through GABi;
* periodic written assignments, testing writing and organizational skills;
* interactive discussions on Bad Blood, putting into practice oral skills and business knowledge;
* improving listening skills with a focus on notetaking and presentations;
* improving public speaking skills, thanks to a presentation based on class themes;
* the transmission of relevant grammar and vocabulary through Market Leader, which uses material from authentic business sources, and Bad Blood.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
A 30-hour course taught 2.5 hours per week in the spring semester.
Recommended or required readings
Course Book: Cotton, Falvey and Kent "Market Leader Intermediate Business Course". 3rd edition. Pearson Education 2010. Available in part on eCampus.
Carreyou, John. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup. 2018.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
1 self-assessment test and 1 writing test will be organised during the spring semester.
The presentations will take place in the weeks: 15th March, 22nd March, and 29th March. Students who do not perform their oral presentation will NOT be allowed to sit the May exam, and will have to sit the second session.
All tests and essays will be taken into account as classwork.
The exam in May, testing the language and skills taught throughout the year, will comprise an oral, reading and listening exam.
The final marks (20 marks) will be awarded as follows:
Oral exam - 6 marks
Listening comprehension exam - 3 marks
Reading comprehension and written exam - 4 marks
Presentation - 4 marks
Classwork and self-study - 3 marks
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Ellen Harry Chargée d'enseignement principal Bâtiment B33, Bureau des enseignants de l'ISLV, niveau -1 Sart-Tilman tél: 04/ 366 46 52 eharry@uliege.be