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English classes aim to improve English skills and teach linguistic autonomy in order to prepare students to use technical and scientific English in an international and intercultural professional context.
The classes take place in level groups established at the beginning of the year on the basis of both a placement test and oral evaluations. For the most advanced students (bilingual or C2 according to CECRL) it is possible to replace the classroom courses with research work supervised by a teacher from the Department. Low-level students may attend one-to-one tutoring sessions.
The classroom courses are complemented by an adapted and varied “e-learning” (the Yesmag application which aims to facilitate reading texts in their original versions; multiple linguistic activities on Moodle; self-study in the language lab).
English courses are to master:
– debates on any subject (cultural, economic, technical, scientific, etc.), without prior training or special training in order to be part of a joint oratory team,
– discussions on cultural topics specific to Anglo-Saxon countries as well as on scientific articles,
– presentations of authentic projects carried out as part of cross-curricular courses,
– the practice of oral and written comprehension skills,
– the synthesis and comparison of authentic technical documents,
– analysis of internship offers in English-speaking countries and simulations of job interviews,
– writing cover letters,
– technical and scientific vocabulary,
– writing reports on a wide range of topics,
– TOEIC preparation exercises (a TOEIC mock exam will take place at the end of each semester).