Academic English 2

3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd

Aanbieding 3 met studiegidsnummer 1019748ANR voor alle studenten in het 2e semester met een inleidend bachelor niveau.

Semester

2e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Inschrijvingsvereisten

U dient een taaltest Engels af te leggen om toegelaten te worden tot dit studiedeel. Voor meer informatie kan u terecht bij het Academisch Centrum voor Taalonderwijs.

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Academisch Centrum voor Taalonderwijs

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Academisch Centrum voor Taalonderwijs

Onderwijsteam

Charlotte Bollansée
Voorzitter ACTO (titularis)

Onderdelen en contacturen

26 contacturen Werkcolleges, practica en oefeningen

Inhoud

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.

Studiemateriaal

Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Course material, Canvas

Bijkomende 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.

Leerresultaten

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.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 70% van het eindcijfer

Examen Praktijk bepaalt 30% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Listening, reading, grammar met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 70% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie Examen Praktijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Group presentation (speaking) met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 30% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

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.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context