Face-to-face , first and second term, 60 hours of theory.

English

The students who have an excellent level at English (B2+) can register and take a written test organized at the beginning of Term 1. This test will consist of a short essay or response to a citation. The best results will be kept and those students will be invited to an oral exam to confirm their excellent level, a few days later.
The students having 16/20 (and more) at the average of the test results will be exempted and will keep this grade as the global grade of the UE DROI1140.
All the other students will follow the English Intermediate course at Q1 (or Term 1).
The students who score a grade of 16/20 and more at the January session - or have excellent marks- will follow the Advanced English classes in Q2 (or Term 2). The others will continue in English Intermediate.

English Intermediate
The minimum level of English to be reached by the end of the academic year is B1+ (ideally B2), as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/Source/Framework_fr.pdf. pp. 25-28
By the end of the academic year, the students have to be able to quickly grasp the meaning of authentic texts, and to prepare a well-structured oral summary. In addition, they have to be able to understand and explain, in detail, excerpts dealing with complex ideas, avoiding the pitfalls of “false friends”, and using grammatical structures specific to the English language.
Preparation for the Bloc2 specialized legal English language course.

Advanced English
The minimum level of English to be reached by the end of the academic year is B2+, as defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/Source/Framework_fr.pdf. pp. 25-28
By the end of the academic year, the students will have acquired a B2+ level in English. They will be able to read and understand press articles written in English covering general topics as well as political, economic, institutional and legal ones. They will have acquired the vocabulary that will allow them to present these topics in public and defend complex ideas, both in speaking and in writing. They will also have acquired basic legal language. Preparation for the Bloc2 specialized English language course.

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English Intermediate
Given that the aim of the course is developing the student's comprehension of complex texts, the course contents are based on authentic articles taken from the English and American press, dealing with general topics as well as with more specific questions relating to society's social and legal organization. These texts also provide the base for vocabulary study, for grammar revision, for oral summarizing exercises, and for conversation exercises.

Advanced English
The texts and articles vary according to the vocabulary studied in the areas of journalism, politics, government institutions, the news, and law.

This is an interactive course so attendance is compulsory (on campus or online).
Reading and analyzing texts/articles from the press, classroom debates, summarizing exercises, watching videos on the course topics, and other activities linked to the course. Specific grammar activities. Group presentations during the first term. Individual presentations during the second term. Self-study: grammar and vocabulary linked to the course activities.
Press articles (on current affairs), video and audio recordings (BBC, CNN, …).
+ cf. bibliography below

Exemption tests:

The students who have an excellent level at English (B2+) can register and take a written test organized at the beginning of Term 1. This test will consist of a short essay or response to a citation. The best results will be kept and those students will be invited to an oral exam to confirm their excellent level, a few days later.
The students having 16/20 (and more) at the average of the test results will be exempted and will keep this grade as the global grade of the UE DROI1140.
All the other students will follow the English Intermediate course at Q1 (or Term 1).
The students who score a grade of 16/20 and more at the January session - or have excellent marks- will follow the Advanced English classes in Q2 (or Term 2). The others will continue in English Intermediate.



As for the course:
Continuous assessment. The final grade (/20) includes:
- two written exams (one in December (exam hors session) and one in May (exam hors session)), covering the course contents (grammar, vocabulary, texts) and testing the student's comprehension of unseen texts, though similar to the texts studied in class (reading and listening exercises) ;
- a group assignment (oral presentation: news panel or mock trial) in the course of the first term ;
- an individual assignment (oral presentation) in the course of the second term ;
- an oral exam (in May (exam hors session)) covering the texts studied in class and an unseen text.
Given that this is an interactive course, it goes without saying that the assessment will also take into account the student's regular, effective and active class participation: preparation of exercises provided by the teacher and oral presentation.
The weighting Q1 - Q2 is 40% - 60%.
Q1 /20 > /40
Written exam /13
Group presentation (news panel or mock trial) /5
Continuous assessment /2

Q2 /20 >/60
Written exam /10
Oral exam /4
Individual oral presentation /4
Continuous assessment /2

If the student passes Q1 (i.e. with a grade equal to or higher than 10/20), the Q1 course contents are considered ‘acquired' and the student does not have to re-sit this part of the exam in June or September. If the student fails Q1 (i.e. with a grade lower than 10/20), s/he is required to re-sit this exam in May (exam hors session) / September.
If the student does not obtain an overall passing grade (i.e. a grade equal to or higher than 10/20) in June, s/he is required to re-sit the parts of the exam s/he failed (i.e. Q1 / or Q2 / or Q1 + Q2) in September. It is obvious that the study of a language is cumulative, and that the course contents the student no longer has to study for the exam are still considered acquired, known, and assimilated.
For urgent sanitary reasons, the teachers may decide that the oral exam will count for more marks compared with a possible digital written exam.

English Intermediate
1. A syllabus containing texts and exercises + the Vade Mecum + the schedule with information on which exercises to prepare for each class ; posted on Moodle.
2. Documents handed out during the course ; posted on Moodle.
3. Grammar Syllabus: posted on Moodle.

Advanced English
1. Advanced English Syllabus ; posted on Moodle
2. Documents handed out during the course ; posted on Moodle
3. Grammar Syllabus

Attendance is compulsory. (online and on campus!). In case a student is absent, s/he needs to justify this absence with a medical certificate or a serious explanation. The original certificate must be submitted to the Law Faculty's Administrative Office within the 24 hours following the end of the period covered by the certificate. The student is also asked to provide the teacher with a copy of the certificate when s/he returns to class, so that the attendance list can be kept up-to-date.
If a student has been absent more than twice throughout the academic year (Q1 + Q2) without serious justification, his/her continuous assessment grade will be decreased (or even equated to 0), in Q1 and/or in Q2.