Academic English 2

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 3 with catalog number 1019748ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

In order to be allowed in this course you have to pass the Language test. For more information please contact The Academic Language Centre (ACTo).

Taught in

English

Faculty

Academic Language Centre

Department

Academic Center for Language Education

Educational team

Charlotte Bollansée
Voorzitter ACTO (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals

Course Content

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

Digital course material (Required) : Course material, Canvas

Additional info

Course material is made available throughout the semester via Canvas. Attendance in class is not compulsory for this course, but highly recommended.

Please note that in order to register for this course students must:

EITHER

a) have successfully completed the course Academic English I

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.

Learning Outcomes

Algemeen leerresultaat

- 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 a range of topics 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.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Listening, reading, grammar with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Group presentation (speaking) with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:

Continuous assessment (15%): 5% submission of practice summary, 5% participation in vocabulary and grammar checks, 5% delivery of practice presentation
Writing assignments (40%): 20% submission of one or two summaries, 20% submission of abstract
Presentation (25%)
Final vocabulary and grammar test (20%)

Additional information regarding evaluation

In the first exam session, assessment is on the basis of continuous assessment (15%), writing assignments (40%), a presentation (25%) and a final vocabulary and grammar test (20%).
Students who do not complete the writing assignments are unable to pass the course in the first exam session.
Students who do not deliver their final presentation are unable to pass the course in the first exam session.
Students who do not participate in the final vocabulary and grammar test are unable to pass the course in the first exam session.
Students who do not complete the continuous assessment component will receive a score of 0 for this assessment component but are still eligible to be assessed for the course in the first exam session.
Attendance in class is mandatory. Students who do not attend at least 16/20 in-class lesson hours are unable to pass the course in the first exam session.
In the second examination session, assessment is on the basis of a presentation (35%), a writing assignment (45%) and a written exam (20%), all of which will take place during the exam period.
Students who do not achieve an overall pass grade in the first exam session may choose to carry over to the second exam period their scores for the writing assignments, presentation or vocabulary and grammar test for which they achieved a pass grade (10/20 or higher)
In both the first and second exam session, an overall final grade of 10/20 or above is sufficient to pass the course even if a pass grade has not been achieved for each individual assessment component.
No scores for individual assessment components or exams may be carried over to a subsequent year.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

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