English for Family and Sexuality Studies - online course

langl2141  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

English for Family and Sexuality Studies - online course
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
120.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Knorr Sabrina (coordinator); Lefevre Carlo (coordinator);
Language
English
Prerequisites
Students must have reached level A2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Main themes
  • The course is based on different topics related to psychology, Family and sexuality studies
  • The texts used in the course are authentic and require (for texts) preparation at home using reading techniques acquired online
  • Analysis and commentary of the texts will be done through a series of podcasts. To reach a certain level of interaction, sessions will be organised online or face to face, during which the students will have the opportunity to ask questions.
  • Grammar is studied in context and reinforced by systematic exercises with online feedback.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of the course, students should have acquired the following skills:
Reading comprehension
  • being able to understand in detail both descriptive, argumentative and academic texts oriented towards their fields of interest in Family and sexuality studies (Level C1 of the CEFR)
Code
  • master vocabulary (elementary, intermediate, academic and specific to educational sciences)
  • master grammar (verb forms).
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This online course « English for Family and Sexuality Studies » is aimed at improving reading comprehension skills and is based on authentic material oriented towards the students' fields of interest ( Family and Sexuality Studies); it is also aimed at giving the students a better mastery of the linguistic code of English through systematic grammatical exercises as well as developing the students' general, specific and academic vocabulary.  
By the end of the course, the students should have reached level C1 of the CEFR for their reading comprehension skills.
Teaching methods
  • preparation : individual text reading (online) using reading strategies.
  • extensive and intensive text analysis and online comments (online feedback, interactive podcasts).
  • explanations and exercises on verb forms through podcasts and online feedback.
Evaluation methods
  • At the beginning of the year, the students take a test of the same level as the final exam to assess their skills.
  • Participation mark: The students then follow an online program with podcasts, homework and exercises. The students' progress will be recorded through a progress bar on Moodle. The completion of this progress bar is worth 20% of the final mark.
  • Online written exam (80%) organised in a specific computer room
  • A partial exam is organized in January
Other information
The course is organized online.
Teachers are available by e-mail and they intervene during online question-answer sessions organised via videoconference or face-to-face
Bibliography
Le cours mis en ligne sur la plateforme Moodle-UCL où l'étudiant trouvera des exercices supplémentaires de compréhension à la lecture, des exercices grammaticaux et lexicaux.
Faculty or entity
ILV