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LEA – L3/L4X202 ORAL – 2016-2017 – Introduction to the course
Annual theme: “Companies, Business and the Economic Environment”
This course is the continuation of your first-year course also called “Oral”. You will hear many recent
podcasts and you will have to answer comprehension questions orally, as well as participate in debates.
In each session, there will be group work as well as individual work.
Syllabus:
How companies function, interact with customers, make money, and change due to the influence of new
management / manufacturing / production / technological trends or because of new consumer demands and
habits.
Aims of the course:
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To practise your comprehension skills on current business topics.
To expand your vocabulary on those topics.
To practise your oral English in situations close to those you will encounter in your work life
As a complement to your LEA syllabus, a series of lectures on CVs, cover letters and job ads in English is
organized on Fridays for all L2 students. These lectures are tied to the L3X202AN course. See page 3 for
details.
Grading:
You will get 3 grades per semester for L3/L4X202 ORAL
- One grade for an individual oral presentation: 40% of the final grade
- One grade for general participation throughout the semester: 40% of the final grade
- One grade for a written vocabulary test: 20% of the final grade.
VOCABULARY TEST
Attendance compulsory, duration 15 minutes.
Groups B1, B2, B4 (all morning groups): 1 December
Groups B3, B5, B6, B7 (all afternoon groups): 24 November
Revise all vocabulary on Topics 1 and 2 of the semester (29 Sept-17 November) in English and in French.
Important note: following the lectures on CVs, cover letters and job ads, you will have to hand in your CV
and cover letter in English to your L3X202 teacher. If you don’t hand them in, a grade of 0 will be added
into your L3X202 average. Please refer to page 3 for details on the lectures.
Reminder on “contrôle continu” and attendance: This course is assessed in “contrôle continu” only.
There will be no exam in January or June for students in “contrôle continu”. You get a participation grade.
As a result, you are expected to attend all the classes and not just do your individual presentation. If you
miss more than 3 classes, you will either have to take the final exam instead (100% of your grade) if you get
a “dispense d’assiduité” in due course, or you will get a grade of 0 for participation in class.
Reminder on “contrôle continu” and “rattrapages”: There is no “rattrapage” for contrôle continu
students. The grades from S1 and S2, whatever they are, will be used again for session 2 if necessary.
How to learn as much as possible from this course:
- Listen and learn at all times…
- During the sessions when individual presentations are not assessed, you will be able to practise with a
classmate. During the sessions when general oral participation is not assessed, you will be able to have
debates in small groups rather than the entire class.
= > Speaking up in English in a multinational team and presenting in English are key skills that you
will be expected to have after you graduate from your “LEA” course. Practice makes perfect. Seize the
opportunity! In group work, you will not be assessed and therefore, you should feel at ease and speak as
much as possible. One mistake: avoiding conversation or reverting to French while talking in a group.
- You will be handed out vocabulary sheets to learn for each topic of the semester. You must learn the
vocabulary (in English and in French) for the vocabulary test in class.
- You should also read the transcripts again after the classes.
- You can also read the transcripts out loud to practise pronunciation or emphasis.
- The topics are standard “LEA” topics. Explore them, look for more information. The podcasts are chosen
so as to expand your knowledge on the world of business.
- If you feel your comprehension is not up-to-scratch, you should go on the Internet and listen to podcasts
from radio stations (BBC, NPR, RTE…) or watch the news on TV channels (CNN, Sky News, BBC
News…) Many of these websites also have apps for smartphones.
How your participation in class will be assessed:
There will be 5 or 6 sessions each semester for the assessment of general oral participation in class, in a
debate. You are expected:
- To attend
- To speak as often as you can. If you never or rarely speak, you will get a grade BELOW 05/20.
- To make full, structured sentences: avoid simplistic English (example: “I don’t agree. I think it is good to
use computers.”): use relatives, modals, idiomatic expressions, accurate vocabulary…
- Ultimately, your grade will depend on the number of times you participated actively but also on the quality
of your English, including grammar.
How your individual oral presentation will be assessed:
There will be 6 sessions for the assessment of individual presentations.
How we will proceed during those sessions:
- First you will listen 3 times to a recording and make notes.
- Then you will have a few minutes to prepare the answer to a comprehension question
- Then you will be expected to present the question orally and individually (when assessed) at the
whiteboard. We are looking for: a short introduction to put the answer in a context, a structured
answer, and a short conclusion to finish off. Total: about 3-5mn.
- Important: you are not allowed to write out your answer and read it: we want bullet points only and a
few notes.
You will be assessed on:
- Your level of comprehension
- The structure of the presentation
- The quality of the introduction and conclusion
- The quality of your English: complex sentences, accurate vocabulary, idiomatic expressions + no serious
mistakes
- Your pronunciation, stress included
- Your “oral skills”: how you deliver the presentation. Can you look at your audience? Can you drive your
points home clearly and convincingly? Can you avoid nervous twitches like fiddling with your pockets or
your hair? Is your voice loud enough? What overall impression do you leave on the audience after your
presentation?
- It will not be enough this year to get the answer right and speak in basic English.
For more details on the individual presentations, see the pages on “individual oral presentations”.
Enjoy the course!
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LEA L2 – 2016-2017 – Anglais
Séances collectives sur le CV, la lettre de motivation, et les annonces d’emploi
en anglais
Les CM auront lieu le vendredi à Clignancourt de 16h à 17h, en amphi TOCQUEVILLE, avec M. Labouré :
Groupes B1, B2 et B3 :
Séance sur le CV le vendredi 7 octobre 2016
Séance sur la lettre de motivation le vendredi 21 octobre 2016
Séance sur les « job ads » le vendredi 18 novembre 2016
Groupes B4, B5, et B6 :
Séance sur le CV le vendredi 14 octobre 2016
Séance sur la lettre de motivation le vendredi 4 novembre 2016
Séance sur les « job ads » le vendredi 25 novembre 2016.
Ces 3 séances par étudiant sont obligatoires pour tous les étudiants de L2. Elles ne seront pas répétées en
L3.
Suite à ces CM, tous les étudiants de L2 devront rendre leur CV en anglais aux enseignants d’anglais oral
L3X202AN avant le 8 décembre 2016 dernier délai.
Tout travail non rendu donnera lieu à une note de 0 dans la moyenne de l’EC L3X202AN Anglais oral. Le
travail rendu ne donnera pas lieu à une note.
Les séances collectives seront suivies de séances individuelles sur inscription pour les étudiants qui le
désirent, selon les modalités communiquées ultérieurement par les enseignants d’oral. Ces séances
facultatives individuelles seront assurées par Mme Richmond au S2.
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