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Langue orale
Description
Code scolarité : LG20EM13
Contrairement aux cours de langue orale en première et deuxième années, le contenu des cours en troisième année est spécifique à chaque enseignant. L’étudiant choisira un des cours offerts dans la limite des places disponibles.
General description:
This course aims at improving speaking skills through a combination of different class activities ranging from role play, drama, oratory reading, rhetoric, discourse analysis and interpreting to presentations, speeches, debates and discussions. The TD groups may cover very different subject matters, but the expected learner outcome remains the same across classes: the emphasis in this English course for advanced students shifts from accuracy to fluency, from rote learning and scripted speech to creativity and spontaneity.
As in other courses, the successful outcome depends on learner involvement: language proficiency and speaker fluency cannot be taught in a course but are acquired gradually, with a lot of practice. Regular attendance, home assignments and intensive personal input extending beyond the two hours/week class sessions are essential.
Please read the following descriptions carefully since the groups offered in this module follow different syllabi. Some of the groups will have a major theme that defines course content throughout the semester (e.g. feminism in the 21st century) and will incorporate a variety of speaking activities related to the topic. Other groups will target a major skill that is practised throughout the semester (e.g. performance) and may address an undefined number of different topics. Note that groups can also have different assessments depending on the specific skills that are targeted by a given instructor.
Course description TD group 1 and group 2 – Michelle MCNAMARA & Anaka NEGIN
Advanced academic speaking practice
This course in Langue Orale, aims at improving English academic speaking skills based on a variety of speaking situations and topics. Special focus will be given to expanding vocabulary, improving pronunciation, growing students’ public speaking skills and confidence, and learning new techniques allowing for independent and peer-practice such as speech shadowing, self-talk and retelling.
Course description TD group 3 and group 4 - Fanny MOGHADDASSI & Kate ISRAEL
Oral Skills - Literature
This course aims to help students develop their oral skills, i.e. become able to describe complex subjects with clarity and precision, participate in group debates, using clear, well-structured arguments, express themselves on complex subjects, and develop their ability to talk with little or no preparation.
The course will rely on literary topics and activities, such as creative writing or performing, literary discussions, impromptu speeches and various forms of debates on various literary subjects. Discovery of new vocabulary and reading out loud practice will also be part of the syllabus.
Course description TD group 5 and group 6 - Dane COULT
What does a photograph say?
Social realism, street photography, ethnographic photography, photojournalism, anti-photojournalism, new documentary, staged photography, self-portraits, selfies, and more. These are some of the photographic genres that we will be exploring through presentations, debates, discussions, description and analysis, creative writing/reading, the creation of photostories, etc.
Compétences visées
Les compétences à acquérir en langue orale sont définies par l’enseignant et sont en conséquence propres à chaque groupe de TD.
Les compétences langagières visées comprendront une ou plusieurs des capacités suivantes :
- proposer une argumentation claire, bien structurée et fluide dans un style adapté au contexte, et/ou
- s’exprimer sur des points complexes ou sensibles, identifier des problématiques et savoir se positionner avec assurance, et/ou
- donner une description claire et détaillée de sujets complexes, et/ou
- s’exprimer avec aisance et spontanéité dans divers contextes et/ou sur des points complexes ou sensibles.