Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The aim of this course is essentially practical. Part of the course will be devoted to oral and written exercises
The main foci will be idiomatic language, complex structures as well as essay writing.
The other part will consist of reading non-literary texts.
It has to be stressed that this course demands regular preparation and self-study:
- The written exercises, corrected in class, should be prepared in advance
- Students should themselves study vocabulary from English Vocabulary in Use (Upper-intermediate) (Cambridge University Press)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Even if the main purposes are similar to those defined for the Langue anglaise I course, the aim here will be to acquire a more profound proficiency in English, particularly in writing.
Basically this implies:
- richer and more nuanced vocabulary;
- more sophisticated knowledge of grammar;
- increased fluency, both orally and in writing.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to express him- or herself in perfect (spoken and written) English.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Very good knowledge of English; Langue anglaise I.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercise sessions
Sessions devoted to essay writing
Optional conversation classes
Online exercises will also be made available on eCampus throughout the academic year in order to encourage regular self-study and to help students assess themselves.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Course notes will be available on eCampus at the start of the academic year.
Vocabulary book:
English Vocabulary in Use (Upper-intermediate). Fourth Edition by McCarthy and O'Dell (cf. langue anglaise 1)
Dictionaries:
-Translating: Robert & Collins Senior, anglais-français, français-anglais, 2006.
- Monolingual: Collins Cobuild Dictionary, HarperCollins, 2006.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
During the first term, students will have to write an essay, which will be corrected and commented on (structure, coherence, etc). This will count for your final mark.
The final exam will be both written and oral. For the written exam, students should be able to
(a) spot frequently made mistakes.
(b) Formulate definitions of words from the vocabulary book and complete vocabulary and grammar exercises
(c) write an essay in class at the written exam.
For the oral exam, students must read and be able to understand a file of newspaper articles and speak fluently and correctly on the themes these cover.
January exam:
oral: 40%
written: 60% (25% written exam + 35% essay writing (30% exam essay + 5% November essay)).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Lieselotte BREMS
Département de Langues et littératures modernes
Place Cockerill, 3-5 B-4000 Liège
A2/6/17
lbrems@uliege.be
Assistants
Sarah EMONDS
A2/6/40
s.emonds@uliege.be
Gwendoline HORION
A2/6/42
g.horion@uliege.be