Anglais II

The course is based on the following material:

• a series of texts (typically current events / media / newspaper articles) worked on in class or to be prepared by the students
• exercises on political lexis (including keywords, collocations, etc)
• group activities and presentations based on politics / current events
• exercises / practice on writing (including sentence structure, text cohesion markers, discourse markers, reference words, etc.)

The main objectives of this course are as follows:

• to improve political fluency and ability to express their political ideas in English
• to improve political vocabulary and terminology
• to improve writing skills
• to facilitate the comprehension of specific texts in the field of political science
• to improve presentation skills on the topic of politics / current events
• to improve grammar skills related to political discourse

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

• General knowledge of political science topics, with a focus on EU and international politics.
• General knowledge of the English language
• Poli 1 vocabulary (Poli D 103 - Anglais I)

Required and corequired courses

Courses requiring this course

The course is organised into 2-hour weekly sessions.

It attempts to establish and foster language-learning strategies, which are, by definition, learner-oriented.

Hence, students are required to:

• participate regularly in class sessions
• to prepare the vocabulary found in different texts / newspaper articles / etc.
• to "recycle" vocabulary as much as possible, and, of course, to revise regularly
• to speak and share their political opinions / ideas on given topics

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Recommended reading:

Your favorite English-language website / newspaper / magazine focusing on international politics.

Recommended listening:

Your favorite English-language podcasts / vlog / video series, etc. focusing on international politics.
Your favorite English-language news program (TV, radio, etc.) focusing on international politics.

Course notes

• Syllabus
• Université virtuelle

Contacts

Andrew Edgel
andrew.edgel@ulb.be
+32 2 650 2505
Office: P3.3.214
Université libre de Bruxelles
Av. Paul Heger (Préfabriqué 3)
1050 Bruxelles (Belgium)

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination
• Oral presentation
• Group work
• Other

written examination

Oral presentation

Group work

Other

Written/oral/vocabulary exams marked out of 20 →( _ / 20)

(CEFR scale, applied to the B2 target level for Lang D 203)

First session:

Vocabulary tests / exercises, oral ‘presentations’, writing exam, class attendance (participation)

Second session:

Vocabulary exam, writing exam and oral exam

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

In May/June 2023, the final grade is calculated as follows:

1. Vocab tests 1-4 (7,5% each): = 30% (Term 1 – 2x, Term 2 – 2x)
2. Paired Presentations 1-2 (10% each): = 20% (Term 1 – 2x)
3. Group Discussion (‘oral exam’ in groups) = 15% (Term 2)
4. Vocabulary / listening exercises on UV = 15% (Terms 1 & 2)
5. Attendance: 5% (Terms 1 & 2) plus BONUS POINT (year-end mark)
6. Writing exam (January) = 15%

Language(s) of evaluation

• english