English
main objectives
Students will take a TOEIC preparation course (if TOEIC scores obtained in IL2 range below 730/990) or an advanced course (if TOEIC scores range above 730/990):,,Objectives for TOEIC COURSE: ,- work on grammar structures tackled in TOEIC and vocabulary related to the working and business world,- improve listening skills in conversations and talks to increase TOEIC score ,,Objectives for ADVANCED COURSE: ,- develop speaking skills, develop fluency and communication techniques in oral tasks ,- interact in job-related situations, ability to promote an innovation, learn how to debate,- focus on specific English (reading/synthesizing documents, specific/technical vocabulary),
general content
TOEIC COURSE: Various tasks carried out to improve different skills assessed by TOEIC (listening and reading comprehension, grammar and business vocabulary ,,ADVANCED COURSE: Theme to be chosen from the following two:,,1) ENVIRONMENT,- Become familiar with a technical process related to water, energy and waste ,- Identify companies, professionals who have received awards for their innovative technical processes understand how these processes work, ability to explain them orally,- Describe orally a technical principle that aims to solve an environmental problem (+ provide illustrations),- Develop critical thinking by highlighting the advantages/disadvantages of this technical principle ,,2) AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION,-Become familiar with practices that promote agricultural innovations ,-Identify companies, professionals that have implemented innovative agricultural practices/processes,-Describe an innovative technique in a clear and structured manner,-Express a critical opinion about this innovative principle/practice/process ,,,
pedagogy
-Group work ,-Advanced course: activities that echo the themes worked on in other technical and scientific disciplines,-Task and project-based pedagogy,
evaluation
- TOEIC : TOEIC -type written assessment and then official TOEIC test,- Advanced course : oral presentation of the innovation in groups and individual written assignment ,
Bibliography
La Bible du Toeic (ADL),https://vocable.groupe-esa.com/,