Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
| Bachelor in political sciences : general | 3 crédits |
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
This course has a B2+-C1 CEFRL level. The aim of the course is to consolidate and extend the students' general language understanding and use and the specific features of the language related to politics. This is done in the four language skills, i.e.reading, listening, speaking and writing. Concretely students will deal with:
-skill-based units, selected articles
-books
-discussions and oral presentations
-IELTS or TOEFL type writing exercises
-videos
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The purpose of the course is
- to consolidate and extend the students' general language and the use of the language related to politics.
- to develop and consolidate students' mastery of active skills (speaking and writing)
- to develop students' ability to describe graphs
- to improve students'skills in "essay writing" and Academic English
- to develop critical tinking
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- Intermediate level, B2 CEFRL level
- First year English courses (LANG8030-1 and LANG8031-1): these courses must be fully validated (10/20 minimum)
- Second year courses (LANG8032-1 et LANG8033): students should have scored a mean of 8/20 for these courses in order to be allowed to take the third year English courses LANG8034 and LANG8035.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
In addition to regular preparation work, students will have to:
- give 2 sort oral presentations in Q1 and a longer one in Q2
- read 2 books
- hand in 1 written task (Essay)
- give short presentations on the news
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
The course is taught in one 2-hour session weekly from September to May.
Weekly preparation work is expected, the work load this represents is variable and depends on the students' level of competence.
Students are expected to participate actively in class as the course will focus on taking their active skills to a higher level (speaking-writing)
Participation + the written task and the oral presentations will make up 25% of the final grade.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Further information:
- Course notes available on eCampus
- Books:
-1 book of your choice (to be submitted for approval by 9 December 2024)
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Continuous assessment
Other : Oral presentations
Further information:
Additional information:
The written exam in June makes up 45% of the final grade and will include reading (15%) and listening (15%) comprehension tests as well as vocabulary exercises (15%)
The oral exam in June represents 30% of the final grade and will deal with the book Political Tribes: Group instinct and the Fate of Nations.
Continuous assessment of progress (class participation and assignments) accounts for 25% of the final grade and consist of
-oral presentations in Q1 (5%)
-an oral presentation in Q2 (7,5%)
-an essay (on 5 May 2025) (7,5%)
-active and regular attendance attendance at and preparation of classes (5%)
Work done during the year will be assessed according to a number of criteria including their content and internal cohesion, the accuracy of grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation, and the range of vocabulary and structure.
The classwork mark (25%) is always taken into account (both June and September sessions)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Students are required to prepare some activities and exercises at home beforehand. Regular attendance is strongly advised.
The course is based on discussing the contents of articles or audio/video documents, it is thus essential that students should have read or heard or seen the documents BEFORE coming to 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
Pascale Drianne - p.drianne@uliege.be ISLV