English II

Teacher(s)

George Garkov Julie; Longrée Françoise (coordinator); Ochsenmeier Erwin (coordinator);

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

- Class presentations and discussions on current issue and socio-professional life: 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: - Finance - New multimedia technologies - Company presentation - The National Bank of Belgium - The Global Financial Crisis - The EU Economy

Teaching methods

ANGL1291 - Anglais II - Q1 [1 Q. • 30 Th. • Weight. : 40]   
ANGL1291 - Anglais II - Q2 [2 Q. • 30 Th. • Weight. : 60]     
Interactive course: communicative and interactive approach, in small TP of 15,20 students. Any change of group must be managed by the Faculty Administration !
Announcements and materials seen in class and exercises to be completed at home are posted weekly on the course Moodle page. It is essential that students check this page every week.
During Q2, students will have the opportunity to experience ‘Reading Week’ in mid-March, during which teaching methods will be diversified: ‘traditional’ practical classes will be suspended during this week; there will be personal appointments with the professor for tailored remediation, reading/viewing assignments of complex documents and class discussions on the subject upon return to practical classes, meetings between professors, exhibition or cultural activity proposals for students, and activities in the Babbel Room.

Evaluation methods

Q1 & Q2 each receive a grade (40 Q1 points, 60 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. 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 (25 points),  an oral part (10 points) and a part for active participation (5 points). The Q2 exam takes place in May before the regular exam session and includes an oral part (presentation and discussions for 15 points, oral exam for 15 points) and a written part (30 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 (written: /20, oral: /20): same material to study as in the Q1 exam Q2 /60 (écrit: /30, oral: /30): same material to study as in the Q2 exam. During each examination session, all parts of the examination must be taken. Any attendance mark (0), 0M or unjustified absence (0A) for any part of the examination (written, oral) will result in an overall mark for the session, for the EU, of 0(NP), 0M or even 0A if nothing has been passed. Very important note: 1. 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.  All marks under 16/20 will not be disclosed to the Students. It is useful to consult the Textbook 2024-2025 to prepare yourself for these exams. It is posted on Moodle. 2. Use of generative artificial intelligence (or any other online tool, e.g. translators, spelling and grammar checking tools, ...) If the student chooses to use one or more AIs (or any other online tool), he/she is required to systematically indicate all parts that have been used, e.g. in footnotes. The student must 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 was used (ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, Chatsonic, etc.) and the date on which it was used. These sources of information will be systematically cited in compliance with the bibliographic referencing standards indicated by the course tutor. Students remain 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 his/her own experience) will be taken into account. Any behaviour on the part of the student that prevents or attempts to prevent, in whole or in part, a correct assessment of his/her knowledge, skills and/or competences will be considered an irregularity and may result in sanctions. See the charter: ‘Integrity Commitment’.

Online resources

Moodle page for the course: BANGL1291- 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 BANGL1291- Anglais II - Business Administration & Economic Sciences, ECGE-INGE Bloc 2 – 2025-2026.

Faculty or entity

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