3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1021060ANW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Pass/Non pass
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Academic Language Centre
Department
Academic Language Centre
Educational team
Douglas Atkinson
Laurence Balencourt
Voorzitter ACTO (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
38 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This is a language course, geared to an academic setting. The focus lies in particular upon developing the receptive skills (reading, listening) needed to follow a university-level course taught in English/French. However the course also involves remedial grammar work. 

Additional info

Attendance in class is compulsary for this course, for the students of the categories (2), (3) and (4).

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

This course aims to help students to further develop both their communicative ability and their general proficiency in English/French. The focus is on developing the skills needed to perform well in English/French in an academic context, with particular attention paid to reading more complex texts. By the end of the course, students should be able  to follow more complex argumentation in written and spoken English/French.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

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

  • Examen Schriftelijk with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Presentatie en Schriftelijk examen

Additional info regarding evaluation

(1) During the first semester, students will be tested for their French and English language skills (level B2), by means of two online tests. The marks attributed will be "pass" or "fail" (no figure). Students who pass for both languages immediately receive a pass mark for the course. 

(2) Those who do not pass one of both tests, must follow the language course of the language they failed and take the exam at the end, again receiving a "pass" or "fail" mark. ACTO lecturers will decide to which course group the students concerned are allocated.

(3) Students who fail both languages must take the French course. ACTO lecturers will decide to which course group the students concerned are allocated.

(4) Students who have not had French courses in high school are allowed to take the level B1 test for French. It is up to the student to transmit the evidence (including their basic degree) to the ACTO lecturer in order to obtain this derogation.

(5)    For the students of the categories (2), (3) and (4),  the final course grade is based on continuous assessment (100%). Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes.

(6)    In the second examination period, assessment for this course is based on a written exam only (100%).

 

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

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Philosophy and Moral Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of History: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Art Studies and Archaeology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Arts in History: Standaard traject (84 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Arts in History: Standaard traject (84 ECTS) (only offered in Dutch)