Duration
12h Pr, 36h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering, professional focus | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French 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
The course is made up of 4 different parts:
1/ Full-English course
2/ Weekly speaking activities
3/ MT presentation OR Internship Interview (presentation & interaction)
4/ Continuous assessment (vocabulary tests)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, for interaction the student will reach the Level B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages within his or her field of specialty, as well as the level C1 for oral presentation skills.
This course develops and assesses (certificative assessment) the competence 4.3.4 "Présenter en anglais un sujet complexe dans des termes adaptés au public visé."
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The student has to have a B2+ level (cf. CEFR) before starting the course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
One full-English course
Weekly speaking: 1h/week during the first semester
- Presentations related to the topics of the MT/internship followed by a discussion
- Pronunciation exercises
- Job interview exercises
Online modules with theory and exerices
Coaching sessions by student assistants
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
All the material and documents are available on ecampus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Continuous assessment
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
The weighing will be spread as follows:
- Internship/ MT + interaction : 40%
- Debate: 30%
- Full-English course : 10%
- Vocabulary tests: 20%
For students that do not have the FE course on their program, it will be calculated as follows:
- Internship/MT + interaction : 50%
- Debate: 30%
- Vocabulary tests: 20%
For Erasmus students Q1:
- January interaction : 50%
- June MT/internship + interaction : 50%
For Erasmus students Q2:
- Regular weighing
Students that are absent for the tests will get a 0 for the test.
Students absent for the exam (January or June) will be marked A for the final grade.
Students signing the exam (January or June) will receive a 0 for the final grade.
If a student signs the evaluation linked to the full-English course, his/her final grade will be calculated based the weighing for students that do not have any FE course on their Curriculum.
Exemptions, even partial, will not be granted.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
A student who leaves for one term/semester/year has to contact the Engilsh teachers before leaving. Certain adaptations can be put in place provided that the exchange/trip is officially supervised by the faculty.
A precise description of the course organization and contents as well as the evaluation criteria (Introductory Document + English course description) has been made available for the students on eCampus.
Contacts
Estelle Mayard / Fiona Thewissen
Language Laboratory
Office: Espace Mohimont, 123-0-3 Ex
081 62 24 46
emayard@uliege.be / fthewissen@uliege.be