English II

Teacher(s)

Cipolla Gerlanda; Ferrari Sebastiano; Longrée Françoise (coordinator); Ochsenmeier Erwin (coordinator); Riordan Madeline;

Language

English

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

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

The aim of this course in Bloc 2 is to push the students forward to an intermediate level (B2). The interactive courses as well as the home assignments will help the student be competent with the language at a lexical level and with grammatical structures, but also with different skills: emphasis shall be put on speaking, reading and listening. Writing is also included.

Content

Course Contents:
- Class presentations and discussions on current issues and socio-professional life (topics range from Politics to everyday concerns and Current News): press articles, audio/video, …
- Basic grammar revision (self-study) and advanced grammar: connectives, advanced tenses + conditionals, indirect speech, modal verbs and semi-auxiliaries.

Content units:
- Junk food vs. Slow food,
- Rethinking the European Union,
- Corporate Social Responsibility,
- Humanitarian Aid.

Teaching methods

ANGL1292A - Anglais II - Q1 [1 Q. • 30 Th. • Weight : 40] 
ANGL1292B - Anglais II - Q2 [2 Q. • 30 Th. • Weight : 60] 

Interactive course: communicative and interactive approach.
A dispensatory test is organised 1x/year, at the very beginning of the academic year, for students who have obtained 16 and + /20 in the BANGL, Bloc 1 course. This is a written test, and if it is passed with 16/20 or more, students then take an individual oral test, in which they are tested on their ability to discuss broad subjects in their field, at a B2 level of oral expression. The course is waived when the final mark (50% written and 50% oral) is 16/20 or more. 

Evaluation methods

Q1 & Q2 each receive a grade (80 Q1 points, 120 Q2 points). Q1 is therefore worth 40% of the year's total, Q2 60%. For the UE to be validated, a score of 10/20 or more must be reached at the end of the year for the total of the two quadrimestres. Moreover, to be validated, the student must sit all parts of the exams: written and oral exams; if there is a 0A at one part, it can lead to 0A at the total of the UE. If the student fails to reach 10/20 in Q1, he or she cannot be re-examined in May,  only in August. The Q1 exam takes place before in December  the regular exam session and includes a written part (50 points) and an oral part (30 points). The Q2 exam takes place in May before the regular exam session and includes an oral part (presentation and discussions for 20 points, oral exam for 40 points) and a written part (60 points). In August/September, the grade of the parts of the course in which students scored 10/20 or higher during the academic year is transferred to the August/September session. Students who have not participated in the group presentation during the academic year are required to prepare an individual presentation for the August/September exam session. Q3: exam Q1 /40 (écrit: /20, oral: /20): same material to study than Q1        exam Q2  /60 (écrit: /30, oral: /30): same material to study than Q2. Very important note: Use of generative artificial intelligence (or any other online tool, e.g. translators, spelling and grammar checkers, ...)  If the student chooses to use one or more AIs (or any other online tool), they must systematically indicate all the parts in which these tools were used, e.g. in footnotes. The student should specify whether the AI was used to search for information, to write the text, or to improve or correct it. The student should also mention which AI (or other online tool) was used (ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, Chatsonic, DeepL, etc.) and the date on which it was used. Information sources must be systematically cited in accordance with bibliographic referencing standards. The student remains responsible for the content of their work, regardless of the sources used. In order to ensure that the student's written work is personal, criteria such as originality, critical thinking, creativity and illustration with examples (e.g. from their own experience) will be taken into account.  Any behavior on the part of the student that prevents or attempts to prevent, in whole or in part, the correct assessment of their knowledge, skills and/or competences will be considered an irregularity that may lead to sanctions. See the University Charter 'Commitment to Integrity' posted in the syllabus.

Other information

Participation to the interactive courses is strongly recommended.
3 unjustified absences are permitted during the year. 
However, if the student is absent for a written or oral test, the grade will be 0 (0A) for this test if the absence is not justified (medical certificate or force majeure). 
 

Online resources

Moodle page for the course: BANGL1292 - Anglais II

Bibliography

La bibliographie du syllabus est intégrée à chaque chapitre du syllabus de ce cours;
Pour écrire cette fiche, l'IA www.deepl.com fut utilisée pour les traductions.

Teaching materials

• Syllabus BANGL1292 - Anglais II - Social, Economic & Political Matters, POLS Bloc 2 – 2024-2025.

Faculty or entity

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