Teacher(s)
Language
English
Prerequisites
The student should have passed the course LANGL1841 or a course of a similar level, corresponding to the B2 inferior level in listening comprehension and the B2+ level in reading comprehension of the 'Common European Framework for Languages' (European Council).
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.
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.
Main themes
The course is based on different topics related to psychology, educational science and speech therapy.
- The texts and videos used in the course are authentic materials and require (for the texts) the student to prepare the texts at home using reading techniques acquired in class.
- Analysis and commentary of the texts and videos in class require the active participation of the student.
- The student may be asked to make short oral presentations.
- Vocabulary and basic structures are reinforced by written and oral exercises (analysing, commenting)
- Grammar is studied in context and reinforced by systematic exercises.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| At the end of the course, students should have acquired the following skills : |
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| 1 | Reading comprehension
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| 2 | Listening comprehension
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| 3 | Code
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Content
This course of English for Psychologists is aimed at improving reading and listening comprehension skills and is based on authentic material oriented towards the students' fields of interest (psychology, educational science and speech therapy); it is also aimed at giving the students a better mastery of the linguistic code of English through systematic grammatical and pronunciation 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 CEF for their reading comprehension skills and level B2 for their listening comprehension skills.
By the end of the course, the students should have reached level C1 of the CEF for their reading comprehension skills and level B2 for their listening comprehension skills.
Teaching methods
Preparation : individual text reading (at home) applying reading strategies.
- extensive and intensive text analysis and commentary in class.
- extensive and intensive exercises on video programmes.
- explanations and exercises on verb forms.
- explanations of the English sound system and stress patterns.
- correction of mistakes of pronunciation of both general and specific vocabulary.
- guided self-study with feedback on Moodle.
Evaluation methods
1. At the beginning of the year, the students take a compulsory diagnostic test on Moodle. Students who get the required mark take a compulsory exemption test onsite to confirm their level. If students get the required mark, they are exempted from the course and the mark of the exemption test is transformed into the final mark for the course.
The test is NOT available to students who failed the BLOC 1 English course (LANGL1841).
2. Exams and final assessment
A. partial exam in January (50%)
written exam (40%)
* grammar, vocabulary, texts and videos seen in Q1 + unseen material to test listening and reading comprehension skills
* academic vocabulary Multitest: self-tuition exercises are available on Moodle.
oral exam (10%) testing general and specific vocabulary pronunciation and reading aloud part of a script taken from a video seen in class (or self-tuition on Moodle) and an extract from a prepared article. The oral exam will be organized during the January session, by appointment with the teacher.
1. Pronunciation of words
20 words in general English (Le Répétiteur)
10 words in specific English for psychologists (Le Répétiteur)
2. Reading of an extract from a script of one of the videos seen in class or on Moodle (= self-tuition material) + prepared passage: you will be able to prepare 5 extracts selected by your teachers (available on Moodle). During the exam, one of the 5 extracts will be selected randomly.
Students must take both parts of the exam (written and oral). If students are absent for the written or oral part, they will be considered as "absent" for the whole partial exam.
IMPORTANT : The mark displayed on the virtual desktop in January is the sum of the written and oral parts of the partial exam. It is this total mark that counts. If the student gets less than 10/20 at the partial exam, he/she will have to resit the exam (written + oral) during the June session (in addition to Q2 material, see below). It is not possible to postpone the partial exam to August/September.
B. Written exam in June (30%)
- on grammar, vocabulary, texts and videos seen in Q2 + unseen material to test reading and listening comprehension skills.
C. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (20%, taken into account in June)
- progress bar (10%) : work done on the Moodle platform during the whole year (term 1 and term 2). If the progress bar is lower than 50%, you will get 0/10 for this part. Above 50%, the percentage is taken into account proportionally (60% = 6/10, 70% = 7/10 etc)
- Research Article (10%) : in groups, during term 1 (marks will be taken into account for the final mark in June): find a scientific article tackling a topic of your choice, which should be related to psychology or speech and language therapy, create a vocabulary file with the 10 most important words or expressions and present the content of the article orally. See introduction of syllabus for detailed instructions
August/September exam
Students will have to resit the whole exam (Q1 + Q2 material), including multitest vocabulary and oral exam (cf §82 of exam rules). Breakdown of the marks:
written: 80%
oral: 20%
Students must take both parts of the exam (written and oral). If students are absent for the written or oral part, they will be considered as "absent" for the whole exam.
Assessment language: English
The test is NOT available to students who failed the BLOC 1 English course (LANGL1841).
2. Exams and final assessment
A. partial exam in January (50%)
written exam (40%)
* grammar, vocabulary, texts and videos seen in Q1 + unseen material to test listening and reading comprehension skills
* academic vocabulary Multitest: self-tuition exercises are available on Moodle.
oral exam (10%) testing general and specific vocabulary pronunciation and reading aloud part of a script taken from a video seen in class (or self-tuition on Moodle) and an extract from a prepared article. The oral exam will be organized during the January session, by appointment with the teacher.
1. Pronunciation of words
20 words in general English (Le Répétiteur)
10 words in specific English for psychologists (Le Répétiteur)
2. Reading of an extract from a script of one of the videos seen in class or on Moodle (= self-tuition material) + prepared passage: you will be able to prepare 5 extracts selected by your teachers (available on Moodle). During the exam, one of the 5 extracts will be selected randomly.
Students must take both parts of the exam (written and oral). If students are absent for the written or oral part, they will be considered as "absent" for the whole partial exam.
IMPORTANT : The mark displayed on the virtual desktop in January is the sum of the written and oral parts of the partial exam. It is this total mark that counts. If the student gets less than 10/20 at the partial exam, he/she will have to resit the exam (written + oral) during the June session (in addition to Q2 material, see below). It is not possible to postpone the partial exam to August/September.
B. Written exam in June (30%)
- on grammar, vocabulary, texts and videos seen in Q2 + unseen material to test reading and listening comprehension skills.
C. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT (20%, taken into account in June)
- progress bar (10%) : work done on the Moodle platform during the whole year (term 1 and term 2). If the progress bar is lower than 50%, you will get 0/10 for this part. Above 50%, the percentage is taken into account proportionally (60% = 6/10, 70% = 7/10 etc)
- Research Article (10%) : in groups, during term 1 (marks will be taken into account for the final mark in June): find a scientific article tackling a topic of your choice, which should be related to psychology or speech and language therapy, create a vocabulary file with the 10 most important words or expressions and present the content of the article orally. See introduction of syllabus for detailed instructions
August/September exam
Students will have to resit the whole exam (Q1 + Q2 material), including multitest vocabulary and oral exam (cf §82 of exam rules). Breakdown of the marks:
written: 80%
oral: 20%
Students must take both parts of the exam (written and oral). If students are absent for the written or oral part, they will be considered as "absent" for the whole exam.
Assessment language: English
Online resources
Bibliography
Le syllabus du cours « English for psychologists & speech and language therapists »
Le cours mis en ligne sur la plateforme Moodle où l'étudiant trouvera des exercices supplémentaires de compréhension à la lecture et à l'audition, des exercices grammaticaux et lexicaux ainsi que l'ensemble des vidéos vues au cours.
Le cours mis en ligne sur la plateforme Moodle où l'étudiant trouvera des exercices supplémentaires de compréhension à la lecture et à l'audition, des exercices grammaticaux et lexicaux ainsi que l'ensemble des vidéos vues au cours.
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