FORMATION BILINGUE ET PRATIQUES PROFESSIONNELLES 1

• FORMATION BILINGUE (FBI 161)

Filière et option : Sciences Fondamentales de Bases Appliquées, Niveau 2 (Scientifiques et Littéraires)

Enseignants : M. Florent LONTSI

Disponibilité : Tel : (237)695454694

Date et période du cours :  Semestre III (Octobre-février)

Découpage du cours : CM :25h ; TD : 5 h et TPE : 3h ; Nombre de crédit : 2

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to prepare all students engineers on the basics of English grammar that they need to succeed in their studies. They will understand the underpinnings of English language and learn step-by-step the process of English grammar and usage.

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

Initiate the students to basic aspects of English language as well as appropriation of grammatical aspects to better prepare the next level of English learning during their training as Engineers.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

At the end of this course, the student should be able to:

• Learn the English alphabet and its pronunciation;
• Learn about facts on letters and sounds
• Understand Digraphs and Diphthongs
• Analyse Parts of Speech
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CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES

WEEK/DATE	COURSE CONTENT/OBJECTIVE	ACTIVITIES	PRIOR WORK
Week 1	Session 1: The English alphabet	Lectures or Courses in class	Reading of notes, Investigation on Internet, Consultation of reference documents
	Session 2: The English phonetics	Lectures or Courses in class	Reading of notes, Investigation on Internet, Consultation of reference documents
	Session 3: Facts on letters and sounds of English	Lectures or Courses in class	Reading of notes, Investigation on Internet, Consultation of reference documents
	Session 4: Parts of Speech	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Practical exercises; Current topic analysis
Week 2	Session 5: Digraphs and Diphthongs in English	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Reading of notes, Investigation on Internet, Consultation of reference documents
	Session 6: Some irregular plural of nouns	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Reading of notes, Investigation on Internet, Consultation of reference documents
	Session 7: Articles and Pronouns	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Practical exercises; Current topic analysis
Week 3	Session 8: The passive voice	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Practical exercises; Current topic analysis
	Session 9: Modal verbs	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Practical exercises; Current topic analysis
	Session 10: sentence subordination and coordination	Lectures or Courses in class, Group Work	Practical exercises; Current topic analysis

EVALUATION

PERIOD	TYPE OF EXAMINATION AND TARGETED SKILLS	PERCENTAGE
End of Week 1	Student’s Personal Work (TPE) on grammatical aspects learned	30%
End of Week 3	Continuous Assessment (CC) on the acquisition  of leaned aspects	70%

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

At the end of this course, students are expected to have fulfill some course requirements:

• They should submit their assignments on time, otherwise they will be penalize for late submission (-5points);
• Any student absent for more than 50% of the course timeframe shall be punished for the same penalty (-5points) since the attendance list is prepare for each course and controlled by the teacher;
• The course is interactive and students are expected to ask questions where necessary and participation is rewarded by a bonus to add to the TPE mark in plus (+).
• Students will have personal work to do at home on a regular basis in order to prepare the Evaluation.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Anne Seaton and Y. H. Mew, Basic English Grammar for English Language Learners 1, Saddleback Educational Publishing, 2007
• D. Beer, and D. McMurrey, A Guide to writing as an Engineer, 3rd. Ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.