Deuxième quadrimestre, 26 heures de théorie.

Anglais

In this course, the following key objectives are (partially or fully) realized:

• Shows interest in current affairs and broadens his background knowledge.

• Uses English to communicate orally and in writing with an audience of specialists and non-specialists, and such in a way that is correct on the level of grammar and vocabulary; uses a style that is common in a (business) economics context.
o Uses correct grammatical structures in exercises (written and oral communication).
o Acquires frequent general and specific business economic vocabulary.
o Links the contents of articles, letters, conversations and TV programmes to relevant social, historic, political and geographical data of the countries concerned.

• Critically examines scientifically substantiated texts of (business) economic nature and synthesises and interprets them in English.
o Critically examines scientifically substantiated texts of (business) economic nature and synthesises them in English.
o Critically examines scientifically substantiated texts of (business) economic nature and interprets them in English.
o Uses in specific gap-filling exercises, exercises on synonyms and antonyms and in conversations the vocabulary that is covered in class with thelp of economic texts as well as the vocabulary acquired in self-study.
o Summarizes a text (oral and written), explains it orally and answers questions about its contents and vocabulary.

• During a discussion or conversation, explains and defends a view on (business) economic problems.
o Holds effective meetings. Not only can the student discuss a topic within a time limit, he also can listen attentively to other opinions, report and formulate his own opinion.

Pour le programme de Bachelor of Science in Business Engineering :

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This course consists of three components concerning content. The grammar builds on the grammatical structures covered in English 1. A problem-based approach will be used. Business, general and academic vocabulary will be enlarged. Specific topics from the financial and business world will be discussed.

The focus is mainly on the acquisition of an attitude of regular reading, also of scientific and socio-economic texts. A selection of texts and cases offers opportunities for language activities.

Academic Vocabulary in Use: units 1 - 17 and 29 - 50.

The course is definitely not a formal lecture. It consists of training sessions that focus on the improvement of the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). The subject matter is not so much "'matter" but rather a "starting point" or "extension" of language activity. Results are only achieved if students do their best, according to the principle: learning by doing ("leap before you look").

In class, mainly language activities are covered and articles from the best English dailies and weeklies are dealt with. A reading model will be offered, a starting point for the texts which students have to look for and process individually for the oral exam.

Grammar and academic vocabulary are acquired in the form of self-study. Good self-study is guaranteed by giving students exercises in group. In doing so, students will be stimulated to work on grammar and vocabulary and the acquisition of certain aspects of grammar and vocabulary can be checked.

Type : Exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Oral, Written
Type of questions : Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : None

1. Written exam (2/3 of the marks)
The written exam takes place in the regular exam period and consists of three sections.
a. Grammar. Students get a series of exercises which are similar to the ones practised in class or in self-study. Definitely only implicit knowledge (apply theory in exercises) is covered, no explicit knowledge (theoretical questions).
b. Vocabulary from Academic Vocabulary in Use and furthermore from texts and case studies dealt with in class. Questions take up the form of gap-filling exercises and exercises where students have to explain words in English.
c. Short writing task, related to a seen text or case study.

2. Oral exam (1/3 of the marks)
In the regular exam period, student and lecturer go through some of the articles read by the student. Besides questions about content also vocabulary will be assessed by means of questions such as: "Explain this phrase, sentence, ... from the article in English." Students also summarise the articles in 10 to 15 lines per article before they take the oral exam. More details (e.g. types of texts) will be given to the students at the beginning of the academic year.
Students who obtained 50% or more for the oral exam or the written exam do not have to retake it in the second exam session unless they explicitly ask for it. Students who obtained 50% or more for the oral exam or the written exam and retake the oral exam in the retake exam session keep that 50% or more if the result in the retake exam session is lower.

Students who do not take one of the two parts of the exam (written exam or oral exam) will get an 'NA' score (not taken part in the exam).

The evaluation methods during the first and second exam opportunities are identical.

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