Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
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
In order to be able to follow the courses taught in English in their future Master degree, students must be able to:
- understand and summarise information
- make presentations
- express ideas in writing
In a number of project-based units, students practice all four skills (reading, listening, speaking and writing). Participation in the project is essential in order to take part in the assessments organised during the term (Case Study and Presentations).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
In agreement with the ILOs, the course aims at consolidating the B2 level and reach the C1 level thanks to a variety of activities covering the four skills.
In practice:
-Speaking: the student will be able to express themselves fluently on business and economic topics, hold a meeting and make a presentation.
- Writing: the student will have to be able to deliver a high quality essay, using accurate and professional vocabulary and correct grammar structures.
- Reading: the student will have to be able to understand a text / unseen press article, and summarize it, rephrase the information, comment on it and answer questions about its contents.
- Listening: the student will have to be able to understand and extract the message of an unseen video or audio extract, and render the information in their own words or answer questions about the contents of the extract.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Students must have a B2 level.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Variety of activities: discussions, vocabulary exercises, listening and reading comprehension, case studies and presentations.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face teaching.
Homework to be done at home.
Attendance required at certain dates, which will be communicated beforehand, for assessments.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
The course is based on various units related to the business world. The notes are given in class or posted on Lol@.
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
May-June exam session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
August-September exam session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Out-of-session test(s)
Further information:
First session (January / June)
The final mark is calculated on the basis of the following tests:
- a case study
- a presentation
- an oral exam
- a written exam
Only students enrolled in a working group for the project on which the course is based will be allowed to take part in the case study and presentation taking place during the semester. The students who do not actively participate in the project will receive a 0 for these assessments.
The final grade will be calculated with the following distribution:
- 70% for oral skills (case study, presentation and oral exam)
- 30% for written skills
Exams
The written exam will comprise a listening comprehension and a written part (opinion note/commentary/...).
The oral exam takes place in pairs, with each student preparing an article on business or current affairs. This is followed by a conversation between the two students, covering the two articles.
Second session
Students who fail to obtain a final grade of 10/20 will have the possibility to repeat the failed part(s). Continuous assessment marks (case study and presentation) are no longer taken into account. The oral exam will therefore be more substantial than in the first exam session.
An attendance mark for one part of an examination is valid for the entire examination, in both the first and second sessions.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Students are distributed in groups of 20.
Important:Students taking English 3 - part 1 must take English part 2 in the second semester.
The exam of the groups from the first semester will take place in January, the exam of the groups from the second semester will be held in June.
Contacts
Nguyen Xuan Giang
xg.nguyen@uliege.be
Warroquiers Pauline
pwarroquiers@uliege.be
Office 2/17
14 rue Louvrex, 4000 Liège
04/ 232 72 86