Duration
60h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in human and social sciences (New programme) | 5 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is an upper-intermediate level course for sociology students and it is based on selected audio, video and written documents relative to human sciences.
During the course of the year, exercises will be provided to enhance the four major language skills (listening, speaking, writing and reading) as well as important academic skills such as efficient note taking.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course provides a variety of challenging tasks and communicative activities for practising the language.
By the end of the year, students can have achieved the following skill levels as described in the Common European Framework Reference for Languages:
- Listening : B2-C1
- Reading: C1
- Speaking: B2
- Writing: B2
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course follows the level-1 course taught in first year (LANG0001-2). The vocabulary and grammar learned in first year are a necessary part of the students' active language skills. Students are also expected to have studied all the grammar material on GABi up and including to level B1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In addition to attending class regularly, students will be expected to undertake around three hours' study in English per week outside the classroom throughout the academic year, i.e research and prepare for upcoming classes as required, organize and acquire a considerable volume of relevant vocabulary, organize their work themselves, either alone or in small teams, and do the exercises from the course notes. Students will be asked to write essays on the different topics discussed in class and to give presentations, and they are required to study all the grammar sections of GABi up to and including the B2-level.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The class is taught 3 hours a week over the two semesters.
Students will have to take part actively in three hours of class weekly.
To be ready for this class, students should expect to have to work on average another three hours at home (self-study of grammar, preparation of the grammar and vocabulary exercises, writing exercises and listening practice, readings and information search).
Regular tests will be organised during the year to check how well students have prepared their course. These tests will allow the students to assess what they have learned, what they still need to improve, how much they have progressed and whether their method of working enables them to cope efficiently with the requirements of the course.
Besides, students are expected to have completed all the level B1+ and B2 chapters on GABi by the end of the second term.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Texts and course notes will be available on e-campus. Students will be expected to bring a printed copy along to class every week.
For their oral exam, students will be required to read one of the following books:
- Evicted by Matthew Desmond, or
- Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh.
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
oral exam
May-June exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
August-September exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The January exam is an oral exam based on the book indicated above under "required readings." Students will be required to be able to discuss the issues raised in the book. Students who have passed the oral exam in January do not have to resit the exam in August.
The June exam, testing the language and skills taught throughout the year, includes a written and a listening exam.
All three parts of the exam are essential and compulsory. Students who have not taken the oral exam in January cannot obtain more than 0/20 (or absent) in June. In August, students who have not passed the oral exam in January have to take all the different parts of the exam again in August or they will obtain a final mark of 0/20.
Students who have to retake the exam in the second session but have passed the oral exam in January with 10/20 or more do not have to resit the oral part in August and can keep the January result.
A classwork mark of two marks out of twenty will be given based on one oral presentation and one essay in the second semester.
The points that make up the final mark will be distributed as follows for both sessions:
- Oral exam - 6 marks
- Classwork (presentation + essay) - 2 marks
- Written exam - 10 marks
- Listening exam - 2 marks
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Regular attendance is absolutely necessary and expected.
The language and skills content of this course cannot be acquired over a short revision period because they require regular work over the academic year.
If exceptional circumstances make the use of a laptop and/or telephone necessary, students are required to let the teacher know before the class.
Regarding the use of language-generating artificial intelligence:
Unless specific instructions are given by the teacher within the framework of well-defined activities, the ULiège Charter on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Academic Work applies.
Contacts
Frederic Depas (F.Depas@uliege.be)
Victoria Lemaire (vlemaire@uliege.be)