The course aims at achieving level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in the following skills:
Reading comprehension
Understanding documents related to one's field of interest and discipline, especially scientific popularization articles : identifying the structure, main idea, and the article's main theme/thread (problem-solution, cause-and-effect relationships, etc.), distinguishing main ideas from details, understanding technical information, inferring the meaning of a word from its context.
Oral/ Audio-visual comprehension
Understanding audiovisual materials related to one's field of interest and discipline: understanding the main ideas of complex presentations, both in terms of content and form, on concrete or abstract subjects and in standard language, including technical discussions in one's specialization area.
Reception Strategies
Recognizing cues and making deductions (both orally and in writing): using various comprehension strategies, including highlighting key points and verifying understanding through contextual clues.
Written Production
Confidently summarizing in a formal register a popular science article on common and uncommon topics within one's specialization area, connecting discrete elements into a linear sequence.
Oral Production (delivering information, describing experiences, expressing feelings, arguing) Presenting the content of popular science articles related to one's specialization field in a clear and detailed language, with sufficient precision in both language and content; explaining the main points of an idea or problem with adequate accuracy.
Clearly expressing one's opinion and/or feelings regarding the content of scientific articles related to one's field of interest. Describe in detail how the subject/content of the article affects him/her personally.
Oral Production in Interaction
Communicating with some fluency on familiar or unfamiliar topics related to one's interests and professional field; following a clearly articulated discourse intended for them in everyday conversation, occasionally asking for repetitions of certain words or expressions.
The ultimate goal of this course is to enable the student to progress from level B1+ to level B2 in the selected skills, aligning with the Bachelor's degree exit profile: written, oral, and audio-visual comprehension; written and oral production (individually and in interaction).
Course materials posted on WebCampus.
See course programme on WebCampus.
Additional exercises on WebCampus.
The final grade for the course is calculated as follows:
There is no exam in the January session. The January grade reflects the continuous assessment of the first semester (10%).
The written exam (60%) consists of three parts and assesses:
The oral exam (20%) assesses oral production skills and consists of two parts:
Absence or attendance grade in any part of the exam will result in an absence or attendance grade for the whole assessment.
In case of failure in any of the 4 parts (GVP, Reception, Oral Production, Written Production), the final grade will be capped at 8/20.
For the August session, the student retakes the part(s) for which they did not achieve a grade of 10/20. Each part is then weighted as follows:
Continuous assessment will no longer be considered.
Absence or a non-passing grade in any part to be retaken will result in an absence or non-passing grade for the entire evaluation.
In case of a subsequent failure, all parts of the exam must be retaken the following year; there will be no partial deferral of exam grades from one academic year to another.
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Geology | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Geography : General | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Geography : General | Standard | 2 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Geology | Standard | 2 | 3 |