3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1019402ANR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een inleidend bachelor niveau.
This is an upper intermediate-level English course, geared to an academic setting. The course aims to:
- develop the skills needed to follow a university-level course taught in English
- make participants aware of the features characteristic of academic register in English, with a particular emphasis on vocabulary
- allow participants to apply their knowledge of academic register through the task of summary/abstract writing
- refresh key grammar points
- give participants the opportunity to develp their presentation skills in English
Students who have already passed Academic English 5 cannot take this course.
Course material is made available throughout the semester via Canvas. Attendance in class is compulsory for this course.
Please note that in order to register for this course students must:
EITHER
a) have successfully completed the course Academic English I
OR
b) have taken the ACTO English placement test, and obtained a result in the appropriate range for this course. If your result is not in the appropriate range, it is not possible for you to register for this course, even if it is offered as part of your study programme.
You can find further information and register for the test on the ACTO website. On the basis of your performance, the ACTO English teachers will advise you as to whether a suitable English course is available for you.
- The student demonstrates knowledge and accurate application of the rules of English grammar concerning a range of different topics.
- The student is familiar with academic vocabulary for topics such as comparing and contrasting, reporting the views of others and expressing degrees of certainty and can apply this in both controlled exercises and their own academic texts, both spoken and written.
- The student can deliver a clear, concise and well-structured academic presentation on a topic with which they are familiar.
- The student is capable of independently producing a clear, concise and well-structured written summary of the key information from an Anglophone text.
- The student is capable of independently producing a clear, concise and well-structured written abstract to their own academic presentation.
- The student demonstrates an awareness and command of certain key language skills required in an academic context, such as adapting a suitable register and paraphrasing the ideas of others in their own words, with appropriate reference to the original source where appropriate.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 20% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Presentatie bepaalt 25% van het eindcijfer
ZELF Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 40% van het eindcijfer
Andere bepaalt 15% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Presentatie dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie ZELF Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Additional information regarding evaluation
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Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en materialen
Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektronica en informatietechnologie
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Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: Startplan
Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: biomedische ingenieurstechnieken
Bachelor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: architectuur: Standaard traject
Bachelor in de fysica en de sterrenkunde: Standaard traject
Bachelor in de biologie: Standaard traject
Bachelor in de chemie: Standaard traject
Bachelor in de geografie: Standaard traject
Bachelor in de computerwetenschappen: Standaard traject
Master in de onderwijskunde: Standaard traject
Master in de agogische wetenschappen: profiel sociale agogiek
Master of Educational Sciences: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
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