English B1

Contenus

The course covers a variety of subject matters, focusing on a theme-based approach in order to improve vocabulary and ease. The course aims to hone various skills, such as understanding speech, reading and understanding more complex documents, using discourse analysis and writing structured texts.

You will learn to debate, discuss and explain a variety of subjects, both orally and in written form, focusing on the vocabulary and sentence structures needed to feel more and more comfortable in an academic setting and otherwise.

Objectifs

• Reading: students can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language as well as the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.
• Listening: students can understand the main point of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
• Spoken interaction: students can deal with most everyday situations and enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
• Spoken production: students can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans and connect phrases to describe experience and events.
• Writing: students can write simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest and write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

Matériel

All material will be supplied during classes and available on Moodle. Various websites, news sources and documents will be used in the class.

Evaluation et attestation

Modalité : contrôle continu.

Attestation d'assiduité (sans mention de crédits ECTS) : 80% de présence ainsi qu'une participation active au cours sont requis.

Attestation de réussite (avec mention de crédits ECTS) : 80% de présence ainsi qu'une participation active au cours sont requis et obtention d'une moyenne globale de 4 points sur 6 au contrôle continu

Crédits ECTS : l’estimation de la charge de travail pour ce cours correspond à 3 crédits ECTS pour un semestre et à 6 crédits ECTS pour deux semestres. La reconnaissance de ces crédits relève du domaine de chaque Faculté (étudiant-es UNIGE) ou de l’Université d’origine (étudiant-es d’échange)