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2nd year English studies (études anglophones) This section describes the oral language training for second year students majoring in English (spécialistes) at the University of Nice. The English studies programme (études angophones) taught in the English Department involves classes in English-language literature, the civilisation (or socio-political history) of the English-speaking world, English linguistics and French/English translation, and oral English. Many students plan to become English teachers, traditionally at the secondary level (see advanced courses), but also increasingly in the primary schools (see early English, anglais précoce). Different types of student enrollment are described here. Course organisation 2nd year students have a weekly lecture (cours magistral or CM) in phonetics and three practical classes: one hour of listening comprehension (compréhension) and two hours of speaking, including communicative classes (travaux pratiques à l’oral, TPO) and pronunciation classes held in the language laboratory (labo). Each class meets one hour per week during each of two semesters (September to January, and February to May), with final exams in January and June, and resits, again for each of the two semesters (sessions de rattrapage), in September. Practical class activities Listening Current syllabus Students follow a listening programme defined at the beginning of the semester, which consists of one listening topic per week, with listening exercises to be completed in class and reviewed afterwards in the audio library or via this website. Semester 1, 2003-4
SpeakingSemester 2, 2003-4 Speaking classes comprise one hour of communication and one multimedia session per week. Communication (TPO) These classes focus on students’ ability to speak English at a broad level, including pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, and communicative skills such as fluency. Class activities include short student presentations, group activities, and discussion. Presentations are based on items for students’ listening/speaking portfolios and are brief (10-15 minutes) with an interactive follow-up activity. Multimedia (lab) Students compile portfolios of listening/speaking activities which they complete outside class (e.g., watching an English-language film, interviewing a native speaker of English). They report on these activities in class presentations, and the completed portfolio of work forms the basis of the end-of-semester oral exam. Theory classes Phonetics Students have weekly lectures on the phonetic structure of English. The goals of the course are to - introduce key concepts in phonetics and phonology which underpin the oral language - show students certain systematic aspects of the pronunciation of English - permit students to improve their own pronunciation through this understanding. Evaluation (view general exam information) Theory: written phonetics exam. Listening: written listening exam based on audio recordings. Speaking: 1. class grade based on class presentations, participation and portfolio 2. oral exam based on portfolio The points break-down is as follows:
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