Year-in-Europe Language class

Content description for Level 2

An additional third hour of language tuition per week is intended to prepare students for study abroad. Attendance at this extra hour and completion of any preparation work allocated will be essential to achieve the proficiency required for a stay abroad beyond the scope of the general language class. 

These sessions will help you to become familiar with university life and culture in the foreign country and will support your language studies through the extra face to face interaction in the foreign language they provide. You may also expect to work with scientific and technical terminology in the foreign language at a suitable level. Your teacher will introduce a variety of topics and activities to develop a whole range of skills. At the start of term you will be provided with a general introduction to the topics and areas of practice that you will find in these classes, but you may expect the focus of each level to be as follows: 

Focus :          
Scientific and technical vocabulary will be introduced alongside cultural and university-related topics, as well as specific grammar points pertinent to language for specific purpose. The focus is on reading and listening and a variety of audiovisual materials will be used to enhance your language comprehension skills, enabling you to adapt to different accents and pace. Your teacher may ask you to research, read or listen to extra materials at home. 

Assessment : 
For this level, it will consist of an in-class assessment connected with topics seen in the class.

Assessment summary:

• A 10-12 minute in-class oral task at the end of Term 2 (100%)
• This counts for 15% of the oral examination grade of the general Horizons language module

Year-in-Europe Language class

Content description for Level 3

An additional third hour of language tuition per week is intended to prepare students for study abroad. Attendance at this extra hour and completion of any preparation work allocated will be essential to achieve the proficiency required for a stay abroad beyond the scope of the general language class.

These sessions will help you to become familiar with university life and culture in the foreign country and will support your language studies through the extra face to face interaction in the foreign language they provide. You may also expect to work with scientific and technical terminology in the foreign language at a suitable level. Your teacher will introduce a variety of topics and activities to develop a whole range of skills. At the start of term you will be provided with a general introduction to the topics and areas of practice that you will find in these classes, but you may expect the focus of each level to be as follows:

Focus :
While some grammar support and general language revision is still part of this level, the focus on reading and listening will be increased. A variety of audiovisual materials will be used to enhance your language comprehension skills, enabling you to adapt to different accents and pace. Your teacher may ask you to research, read or listen to extra materials at home. Scientific and technical vocabulary will be introduced alongside cultural and university-related topics.

Assessment :
For this level, it will consist of an in-class assessment connected with topics seen in the class. Completion of this level is the bare minimum required for residence abroad. Students who spend a year abroad with level 3 completed are advised to make sure they join the pre-start of year language course offered by their host university.

Assessment summary:

• A 15-20 minute in-class oral task at the end of Term 2 (100%)
• This counts for 15% of the oral examination grade of the general Horizons language module

Year-in-Europe Language class 

Content description for Level 4

 An additional third hour of language tuition per week is intended to prepare students for study abroad. Attendance at this extra hour and completion of any preparation work allocated will be essential to achieve the proficiency required for a stay abroad beyond the scope of the general language class.

These sessions will help you to become familiar with university life and culture in the foreign country and will support your language studies through the extra face to face interaction in the foreign language they provide. You may also expect to work with scientific and technical terminology in the foreign language at a suitable level. Your teacher will introduce a variety of topics and activities to develop a whole range of skills. At the start of term you will be provided with a general introduction to the topics and areas of practice that you will find in these classes, but you may expect the focus of each level to be as follows:

Focus:

This level focuses on communicative aspects (listening, speaking, presenting topics in the foreign language) and on practical cultural matters. Working with audiovisual materials, students will practice skills such as note-taking, summarizing and identifying essential detail from lectures. An introduction to the specific cities students may visit on their year abroad will also be provided as a complement of the cultural component of the general language class. New scientific and technical vocabulary will be introduced either through texts, translation, listening exercises and the scientific-technical presentations which will take place during the second term. 

Assessment: 
For this level, it will consist of an in-class oral assessment connected with topics seen in the class.

Assessment summary:

• A 15-minute in-class presentation (70%), abstract (20%), and bibliography (10%) = 100%
• This counts for 15% of the oral examination grade of the general Horizons language module

*For French Level 4, this will consist of a poster (50%) and presentation (50%) = 100%

Year-in-Europe Language class
Content description for Level 5 & 6

 An additional third hour of language tuition per week is intended to prepare students for study abroad. Attendance at this extra hour and completion of any preparation work allocated will be essential to achieve the proficiency required for a stay abroad beyond the scope of the general language class.

 These sessions will help you to become familiar with university life and culture in the foreign country and will support your language studies through the extra face to face interaction in the foreign language they provide. You may also expect to work with scientific and technical terminology in the foreign language at a suitable level. Your teacher will introduce a variety of topics and activities to develop a whole range of skills. At the start of term you will be provided with a general introduction to the topics and areas of practice that you will find in these classes, but you may expect the focus of each level to be as follows:

 Focus:                      

These are the highest levels provided to students; communication and academic skills are enhanced through further work with audiovisual materials from online sources, radio/TV, as well as scientific and technical texts and in-class presentations.

Assessment:
For this level, it will consist of an in-class oral assessment connected with topics seen in the class.

Assessment summary:

• A 20-25 minute in-class presentation (70%), abstract (20%), and bibliography (10%) = 100%
• This counts for 15% of the oral examination grade of the general Horizons language module