Education Language Centre

Courses provided by the Language Centre

The Language Centre aims to enhance the multilingual skills of students by offering language and communication courses for academic, professional and general purposes. Some courses are integrated into study programmes, while others are open to all students registered at the University of Luxembourg.

The Language Centre allocates ECTS or credits for most of its courses. All courses are free of charge.

For students and doctoral candidates:

All courses listed below are open to bachelor, master and doctoral students registered at the University of Luxembourg except French and German A1 & A2 taught in Belval: these four courses are not open to doctoral candidates.

Course offer for Language centre, Semestre hiver (2025-2026 Winter)

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch B1 wissenschaftlich (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-125
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Im Kurs werden unterschiedliche Themen aus den Bereichen Alltag, Studium und Beruf behandelt und Hilfsmittel gegeben, um sich in diversen Situationen mündlich und schriftlich adäquater auszudrücken. Die Teilnehmer werden in Einzel-, Paar- und Gruppenarbeiten alle vier Fertigkeiten (Hören, Sprechen, Lesen, Schreiben) trainieren und grammatikalische Strukturen erlernen, die auf diesem Niveau häufig Schwierigkeiten bereiten.

     

  • Course learning outcomes
    Am Ende des Kurses sollen die Teilnehmer in der Lage sein,


    • die Hauptinformationen eines geschriebenen oder gesprochenen Textes zu verstehen, wenn klare Standardsprache verwendet wird und es um vertraute Dinge aus Alltag und Beruf geht.


    • die meisten Situationen, denen man im Alltag im deutschsprachigen Raum begegnet, bewältigen zu können.


    • sich zusammenhängend über vertraute Themen und persönliche Interessengebiete äußern zu können.


    • über Erfahrungen und Ereignisse zu berichten und Träume, Hoffnungen und Ziele zu beschreiben sowie kurze Begründungen oder Erklärungen zu geben.

  • Description
    Der Kurs richtet sich an Studierende mit dem Niveau B1, die ihren mündlichen und schriftlichen Ausdruck verbessern und ihre Grammatikkenntnisse vertiefen möchten. Am Ende des zweisemestrigen Kurses sollten die Teilnehmer das Niveau B1.2 erreicht haben.
  • Assessment
    Für einen erfolgreichen Abschluss des Kurses sind eine kontinuierliche und aktive Teilnahme am Unterricht erforderlich und maximal drei Fehltage zulässig. Die KursteilnehmerInnen bekommen regelmäßig Hausübungen, die korrigiert und mit Feedback versehen, aber nicht benotet werden.
    Die Gesamtnote des Kurses setzt sich zu 50% aus drei Minitests (Hausarbeiten oder kurze Tests im Unterricht) sowie zu 50% aus einem schriftlichen Abschlusstest in der letzten Kurswoche zusammen.
  • Note
    Bibliografie
     
    Braun-Podeschwa, J., Habersack, C., Pude, A. (2015). Menschen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache B1. München: Hueber-Verlag.
    Buscha, A., Szita, S. (2013).
    Begegnungen. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Sprachniveau B1+.
     
    Leipzig: Schubert-Verlag.
    Koithan, U., Schmitz, H., Sieber, S., Sonntag, B. (2014).
    Aspekte neu B1 plus: Mittelstufe Deutsch. Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch.
     
    München: Klett.
     
     
    Universitätsvorschriften
     
    Die unerlaubte oder unangemessene Verwendung von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) sowie das Kopieren von Arbeiten, die von anderen erstellt wurden, und deren Ausgeben als eigene Leistungen bei der Erstellung von mündlichen oder schriftlichen Texten kann die Einleitung eines disziplinarischen Verfahrens seitens der Universität zur Folge haben. Siehe: https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Erreichen von Sprachniveaus nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen (CEFR)
    Wenn Sie ein vollständiges Sprachniveau A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 gemäß des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen erreichen möchten, müssen Sie im Wintersemester z. B. einen Kurs A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 oder B2.1 (halbes Sprachniveau) erfolgreich absolvieren und im Sommersemester einen Folgekurs A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 oder B2.2 besuchen. Sie können auch nur ein Semester absolvieren und dafür ECTS-Punkte erhalten. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch: Wenn Sie nur einen Kurs im Wintersemester besuchen, erreichen Sie kein vollständiges Sprachniveau. https://europass.europa.eu/de/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr
     

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch B2 wissenschaftlich (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-222
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Im Kurs trainieren Sie den Umgang mit wissenschaftlichen Texten und Vorträgen, die Sie mündlich (in Form einer Präsentation) oder schriftlich zusammenfassen. Sie analysieren Textzusammenhänge und wiederholen die grammatischen Strukturen und den Wortschatz, die für die Wissenschaftssprache typisch sind. Darüber hinaus erarbeiten Sie Techniken, mit denen Sie Ihren Wortschatz erweitern können.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Am Ende des Kurses sollen die Teilnehmer in der Lage sein,

    • die Hauptinhalte komplexer Texte zu konkreten und abstrakten Themen zu verstehen.

    • Fachdiskussionen im eigenen Spezialgebiet  zu verstehen.

    • sich zu einem breiten wissenschaftsbezogenenen Themenspektrum klar und detailliert auszudrücken, einen Standpunkt zu einer aktuellen Frage zu erläutern und Vor- und Nachteile anzugeben.

  • Description
    Der Kurs richtet sich an Studierende, die bereits Vorkenntnisse in Deutsch besitzen (Niveau B1) und die ihren schriftlichen und mündlichen Ausdruck auf Niveau B2 verbessern und ihre Grammatikkenntnisse vertiefen möchten.
  • Assessment
    In diesem Kurs können 3 ECTS-Punkte erworben werden. Voraussetzungen f
    ür einen erfolgreichen Abschluss sind die regelmäßige Teilnahme am Unterricht (maximal 3 Abwesenheiten), die Bearbeitung von mindestens 80% der Online-Übungen, eine mündliche Präsentation und die erfolgreiche Teilnahme (mindestens 60%) an einem Abschlusstest.
  • Note


    Bibliographie



    • Bayerlein, Oliver (Hrsg.): Campus Deutsch. München: Hueber 2015

    • Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Helga: Richtig wissenschaftlich schreiben (5. Auflage). utb 2017

    • Gruber, Helmut, Huemer, Birgit, Rheindorf, Markus: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben: Ein Praxisbuch für Studierende der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Wien: Böhlau 2009


     


    Universitätsvorschriften
     
    Die unerlaubte oder unangemessene Verwendung von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) sowie das Kopieren von Arbeiten, die von anderen erstellt wurden, und deren Ausgeben als eigene Leistungen bei der Erstellung von mündlichen oder schriftlichen Texten kann die Einleitung eines disziplinarischen Verfahrens seitens der Universität zur Folge haben. Siehe: https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Erreichen von Sprachniveaus nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen (CEFR)
    Wenn Sie ein vollständiges Sprachniveau A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 gemäß des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen erreichen möchten, müssen Sie im Wintersemester z. B. einen Kurs A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 oder B2.1 (halbes Sprachniveau) erfolgreich absolvieren und im Sommersemester einen Folgekurs A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 oder B2.2 besuchen. Sie können auch nur ein Semester absolvieren und dafür ECTS-Punkte erhalten. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch: Wenn Sie nur einen Kurs im Wintersemester besuchen, erreichen Sie kein vollständiges Sprachniveau. https://europass.europa.eu/de/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch C1 wissenschaftlich (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-217
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    On site – Belval campus
     
    Im Mittelpunkt des Kurses stehen das Lesen und Verfassen wissenschaftlicher Texte sowie das Üben von Präsentation und Diskussion im wissenschaftlichen Bereich. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf dem Umgang mit Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache, u. a. Struktur und Aufbau wissenschaftlicher Texte, Schwierigkeiten mit wissenschaftlicher Lexik und Syntax, andere studienrelevante Problembereiche der deutschen Grammatik etc.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Ziel des Kurses ist es, einen sicheren Umgang mit den Merkmalen, Strukturen und Ausdrucksformen wissenschaftlicher Texte zu erlangen – sowohl im Hinblick auf das Textverständnis als auch auf die eigenständige Erstellung wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten.
  • Description
    BeschreibungDer Kurs richtet sich an Studierende aller Fachrichtungen mit dem Sprachniveau C1, die ihre mündlichen und schriftlichen Ausdrucksfähigkeiten im wissenschaftlichen Kontext vertiefen möchten. InhalteIm Mittelpunkt des Kurses stehen das Lesen, Überarbeiten und Verfassen wissenschaftlicher Texte sowie das Üben von Präsentationen und Diskussionen im akademischen Kontext. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf dem Gebrauch des Deutschen als Wissenschaftssprache – insbesondere in Bezug auf den Aufbau und die Struktur wissenschaftlicher Texte, den gezielten Einsatz fachsprachlicher Lexik und komplexer Satzstrukturen sowie grammatikalische Herausforderungen, die im Studium von zentraler Bedeutung sind.
  • Assessment
     
    Für einen erfolgreichen Abschluss des Kurses sind eine kontinuierliche und aktive Teilnahme am Unterricht erforderlich und maximal drei Fehltage zulässig. Die Gesamtnote setzt sich zu gleichen Teilen aus vier unterschiedlichen Aufgaben zusammen – dazu zählen unter anderem das Verfassen und Überarbeiten von Texten, mündliche Präsentationen sowie gezielte Wortschatzarbeit.
     
  • Note
     
    Bibliographie
    Bayerlein, Oliver (2013): Campus Deutsch – Lesen. München: Hueber Verlag
    Bayerlein, Oliver (2014): Campus Deutsch – Präsentieren und Diskutieren. München: Hueber Verlag
    Bayerlein, Oliver (2015): Campus Deutsch – Hören und Mitschreiben. München: Hueber Verlag
    Bayerlein, Oliver (2015): Campus Deutsch – Schreiben. München: Hueber Verlag
    Esselborn-Krumbiegel, Helga (2010): Richtig wissenschaftlich schreiben. Paderborn: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh
    Gruber, Helmut, Huemer Brigit Rheindorf, Markus (2009): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben: Ein Praxisbuch für Studierende der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Wien: Böhlau
    Lange, Ulrike (2013): Fachtexte lesen – verstehen – wiedergeben. Paderborn: Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh
     
    Universitätsvorschriften
     
    Die unerlaubte oder unangemessene Verwendung von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) sowie das Kopieren von Arbeiten, die von anderen erstellt wurden, und deren Ausgeben als eigene Leistungen bei der Erstellung von mündlichen oder schriftlichen Texten kann die Einleitung eines disziplinarischen Verfahrens seitens der Universität zur Folge haben. Siehe: https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Erreichen von Sprachniveaus nach dem Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen (CEFR)
    Wenn Sie ein vollständiges Sprachniveau A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 gemäß des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens für Sprachen erreichen möchten, müssen Sie im Wintersemester z. B. einen Kurs A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 oder B2.1 (halbes Sprachniveau) erfolgreich absolvieren und im Sommersemester einen Folgekurs A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 oder B2.2 besuchen. Sie können auch nur ein Semester absolvieren und dafür ECTS-Punkte erhalten. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch: Wenn Sie nur einen Kurs im Wintersemester besuchen, erreichen Sie kein vollständiges Sprachniveau. https://europass.europa.eu/de/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: English B2.1 academic (Thursdays) – online course
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-241
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    This course aims to develop your academic writing, speaking, reading, and listening skills to a B2 CEFR (Common European Framework) level (upper intermediate).

  • Course learning outcomes
    Bytheendofthe20-weekcourse,youshouldbeable todothefollowingatB2 level:


    • Write
      well-structured,coherentandcohesivetexts;


    • Speak
      topresentyouropinionsinwell-structuredoralpresentations, and participateinacademic discussions and debates;


    • Understand
      andcriticallyevaluateacademictextsand sources;


    • Understand
      lectures,presentationsandacademicdiscussions;


    • Use
      awiderangeofacademicvocabulary,grammaticalstructuresandanappropriate academic register.



  • Description
    ONLINE COURSEYou will develop your academic vocabulary and grammar while improving your reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills within academic contexts.This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester, but you will not have reached a B2 level.
  • Assessment
    Notethatyoumustattend atleast 8 outof10sessionspersemester andpassthecoursetobe awarded credits.
    Persemester,yourgradeiscomposedofthefollowing:


    • Written and oral assignments(40%).


    • Finaltest(60%)that will cover reading,writing, listening, grammarand vocabulary. This test will take place in person, without the use of aids.

  • Note


    Required Textbook

    Hewings, M. (2012). Cambridge Academic English, an integrated skills course for EAP. Upper Intermediate Student’s Book + audio CD and DVD. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521165204


    Note: Do not buy the textbook immediately!
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: English B2.1 academic (Tuesdays) – online course
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-251
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes


    Aims and intended learning outcomes
     
    Language Development
    Objective: Enhance students’ accuracy and diversity in grammatical and lexical usage for both written and spoken academic contexts.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Exhibit improved accuracy and variety in language use.
     
    Academic Writing
    Objective: Equip students with skills to craft different sections of academic texts.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Organise ideas and write an essay outline.
    Write a coherent essay introduction and conclusion.
    Paraphrase and summarize information.
    Synthesise citations, evidence and explanation
    Use cause-and-effect language to write an essay.  
     
    Academic Reading
    Objective: Enhance students’ abilities to engage with, understand and use an academic text effectively.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Read for main ideas and detail in a text.
    Summarise key information in a text.
    Identify language to compare and contrast in an academic text.
    Recognise fact and opinion.


     
    Objective: Enable students to comprehend key features of lectures and extended talks.
     
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Listen to identify key points in a lecture.
    Identify signposting language to navigate an academic discussion.
    Utilise note-taking skills to capture spoken ideas and information.
     
    Academic Speaking
    Objective: Enable students to participate in seminars and academic discussions. Prepare students to deliver a short oral presentation effectively.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Take part in an academic discussion.
    Summarise and report on a seminar discussion.
    Analyse and evaluate the structure of a presentation.
    Use signposting language to deliver a coherent presentation.


     

  • Description
    This course aims to develop the language skills, communication skills of students in an academic context. It aims to provide students with the necessary tools, knowledge, literacies and confidence to thrive and achieve their potential in an English-speaking university setting.
  • Assessment
    Assignments:
    There will be 4 assignments (2 x Reading Writing / 2 x Listening Speaking combined), which will take place in class time. Assignments are not graded, but feedback will be provided after submission.
     
    Assessments:
    Per semester, your grade (0/20) is composed of the following:
     
    Reading Writing Assessment:
    The final Reading Writing exam will take place in a live classroom at the University of Luxembourg, and will be graded.  (10 marks)
     
    Listening Speaking Assessment:
    The final Listening Speaking exam will take place in a live classroom at the University of Luxembourg, and will be graded.  (10 marks)
     
    *You must attend at least 8 out of 10 sessions per semester and pass the course to be awarded credits.

  • Note
    Course Resources:
    There is no requirement for an academic textbook. The learning material will be provided on the Moodle platform.
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: English C1 academic (Mondays) – online course
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-252
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes


    Aims and intended learning outcomes
     
    Language Development
     
    Objective: Enhance students’ accuracy and diversity in grammatical and lexical usage for both written and spoken academic contexts.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Exhibit improved accuracy and variety in language use.
     
    Academic Writing
    Objective: Equip students with skills to craft effective academic texts.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Understand and implement coherent paragraph and text organization.
    Utilise a variety of writing functions and sentence structures accurately.
    Adhere to academic writing conventions.
    Paraphrase, summarize, and synthesise information.
    Write compelling introductions and conclusions for essays, theses and reports.
     
    Academic Reading
    Objective: Enhance students’ abilities to critically assess various sources and use information to support or develop arguments.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Use text organization knowledge to comprehend texts.
    Identify primary arguments and supporting ideas.
    Select pertinent information.
    Apply various reading, note-taking, and annotation techniques.
    Analyse texts to understand words and phrases that express the author’s perspective.
     
     
     
    Objective: Enable students to comprehend lectures and extended talks, and actively participate in seminars and academic discussions.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Use strategies to understand diverse spoken features and styles in real-time and recorded speech.
    Follow extended discourse in lectures and seminars.
    Utilise note-taking skills to capture spoken ideas and information.
     
    Academic Speaking
    Objective: Enable students to participate effectively in seminars and academic discussions. Prepare students to deliver individual or group oral presentations effectively.
    Learning Outcomes
    :
    By the end of the course, students should be able to:
    Speak with increased confidence and fluency.
    Communicate facts, concepts and arguments clearly.
    Use language to challenge, inquire, and respond in academic discussions and situations.
    Plan, research and deliver a presentation.

  • Description
    This course aims to develop the language skills, communication skills of students in an academic context. It aims to provide students with the necessary tools, knowledge, literacies and confidence to thrive and achieve their potential in an English-speaking university setting.
     
  • Assessment
    Assignments:
    There will be 4 assignments (2 x Reading Writing / 2 x Listening Speaking combined), which will take place in class time. Assignments are not graded, but feedback will be provided after submission.
     
    Assessments:
    Per semester, your grade (0/20) is composed of the following:
     
    Reading Writing Assessment:
    The final Reading Writing exam will take place in a live classroom at the University of Luxembourg, and will be graded.  (10 marks)
     
    Listening Speaking Assessment:
    The final Listening Speaking exam will take place in a live classroom at the University of Luxembourg, and will be graded.  (10 marks)
     
    *You must attend at least 8 out of 10 sessions per semester and pass the course to be awarded credits.
  • Note
    Course Resources:
    There is no requirement for an academic textbook. The learning material will be provided on the Moodle platform.
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Let's talk über l'espace: Trilingual Course: (EN, DE, FR)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: UL_UNIVERSEH-17
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN, FR, DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    The goal is “to enhance the learning of languages, so more young people are able “to speak at least two European languages in addition to their mother tongue.


    The themes explored are all space-related (cooperation vs. space race, demographics of the space industry, space and sustainability, environmental aspects, innovation…). 


     


     

  • Course learning outcomes
    Develop reading and listening comprehension skills as well as speaking/presentation skills in their two focus languages by one half level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of References for Languages). For example, a German student might choose to focus on French and English and in so doing could improve their French from level B1 to B 1.1 and their English from C 1.1 to C1.2.
    Identify and explain the parallels that can exist between different languages in order to improve the participants’ language learning strategies and foster the emergence of a translanguaging awareness.
    Acquire and use space-related vocabulary in an academic context.
    Form an opinion upon how European values and space activities are working together.
    Use the SDGs of the UN to evaluate space activities in three general areas.
  • Description

    The language focus of this trilingual course will be decided at the beginning of the course and depends on the course participants. It will be co-taught by French and English native speakers, who are multilingual language teachers and fluent in German. We will include activities that develop the reading comprehension and speaking in particular. The topics we will explore are all space related (cooperation vs. space race, demographics of the space industry, space and sustainability, environmental aspects, innovation…). Participants will thus familiarise themselves with a transdisciplinary approach by dealing with themes that hardly ever appear within their respective curricula. Unlike a traditional language course, this course does not focus on the systematic acquisition of grammar but aims to highlight the parallels that can exist between different languages in order to improve the participants’ language learning strategies and foster the emergence of a translanguaging awareness.


  • Assessment
    End examination
  • Note

    • Online only – Blended

    • You will need to be available weekly, 16:30 – 18:00


    • Start date: 16.10.2025 | End date: 05.02.2026


    Contact: universeh@uni.lu

  • Details
    • Course title: English C1 academic (Wednesdays) – online course
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-128
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    ONLINE COURSE


    This course aims to develop your skills in academic writing, speaking, reading, listening and presentations to a C1 (Common European Framework) advanced level.

    You will work on perfecting your understanding and mastery of academic English by developing your knowledge of advanced grammatical and lexical structures, awareness of register, and ability to write and speak in an academic context.
    This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a C1 level.

  • Course learning outcomes



    By the end the course, you should be able to do the following with reasonable efficiency at C1 level:

    • Write
      texts using academic style with a wide range of language structures, vocabulary, cohesive devices and grammatical forms to convey your ideas clearly and precisely.


    • Speak
      fluently in seminars and debates, express yourself accurately and clearly, and deliver presentations effectively – engaging the audience


    • Understand
      complex academic texts


    • Understand
      lectures and discussions


    • Understand
      the structures and organisation of academic papers

  • Description

    online course

    You will work on perfecting your understanding and mastery of academic English by developing your knowledge of advanced grammatical and lexical structures, awareness of register, and ability to write and speak in an academic context.
    This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a C1 level.

    Please note : max. 2 absences accepted

  • Assessment
    Evaluation and Assessment
    This may be altered slightly to suit the needs of the course, year by year
    .
    Particularly with the onset of AI, different methods of assessment are being considered and may be introduced.
    At present, the anticipated structure of assessment is as follows:
    Three assignments
    :


    1. Structure of an introduction, organising a sentence puzzle and writing the 2nd half of the introduction including a thesis statement /objective


    2. Paraphrase of a text


    3. Giving a presentation (usually self-recorded on video)


    An end-of-Semester test
    will take place and will be one of the following:


    • Writing a short essay in class (350 – 500 words, handwritten)


    • A written test paper in class

    • Questions on grammatical structures, phrasing and vocabulary


    • Short paraphrase



    • An oral test done through discussion, both individually and in a group. (This is a less likely option.)

    Weighting of assessments
    The weighting is as follows
    (under review each Semester)


    1. Introduction                22%


    2. Paraphrase                  22%


    3. Presentation               28%


    4. Semester Test             28%
       
      If any changes are implemented, you will be informed in advance. It is unlikely that there would be a major change and the above information is a good guide.



  • Note
    Coursebook
    There is no requirement to buy a course book for the course. 
    We make use of two books:

    • Oxford EAP Advanced.  De Chazal Moore (2013)  ISBN  9780194001779


    • Cambridge Academic English (CAE) C1 Advanced.
      Hewings M. Thaine, C. (2012).
       ISBN
       9780521165211

    Due to the limited hours /time on the course, we use only a small part of each book combined with other materials.  Naturally, you are free to buy one or both if you wish, and then use them for self-study, but it is not necessary for our English course.
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Français académique B1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-182
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

     

  • Course learning outcomes
    Objectifs 
    et 
    Résultats 
    d’Apprentissage 
    (learning 
    outcomes)
     
    L’objectif de ce cours est d’acquérir les connaissances suffisantes en français pour accéder au cours de niveau universitaire B2. Cette remise à niveau est faite grâce à : des exercices de compréhension orale, de compréhension écrite. À l’oral seront mis en place des jeux de rôles, des présentations et des débats. Nous élaborerons également des cartes mentales qui faciliteront l’acquisition du vocabulaire.
    Nous nous attarderons également sur la rédaction de différents genres de texte dont nous détaillerons leur structure.
     
    Toutes ces activités seront ludiques, répondront à des besoins concrets. Les modalités de travail seront variées : travail en grand groupe, en binômes, individuel afin de favoriser la collaboration entre pairs.
    Le contenu sera adapté selon les besoins du groupe, ainsi vous pourrez commencer le semestre suivant sur des bases solides.
     
    À l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :

    • lire des articles sur des questions contemporaines

    • comprendre différents points de vue

    • comprendre un texte littéraire contemporain

    • écrire des textes clairs et détaillés sur des sujets relatifs à vos intérêts

    • écrire un essai ou un rapport sur un sujet précis de manière concise, claire, et efficace

    • exposer son argumentation

    • mettre en valeur son opinion sur un événement ou une expérience


     
  • Description
    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques en langue française, notamment à l’oral et à l’écrit afin de répondre aux exigences du cadre universitaire et de votre future carrière. Dans une perspective actionnelle, nous travaillerons sur des documents authentiques tels que des articles de presse ou des extraits vidéo.C’est à travers notre corpus que nous aborderons la grammaire et le vocabulaire, outils au service de vos besoins de communication. Vous déduirez les règles de grammaire à partir d’exemples concrets du corpus et les mettrez en pratique à travers plusieurs exercices ludiques.Le travail de production écrite sera décliné sous plusieurs formes :
    • donner ses arguments sous la forme d’une liste d’idées
    • la rédaction d’une réclamation
    • une lettre officielle
    • un résumé d’article
    • un article argumenté (2 pages maximum) sur un sujet de votre choix.
     

     

  • Assessment

    La note finale repose sur deux volets :


    🔹
    Évaluations continues (50 %) :
    Une production orale individuelle (exposé, argumentation ou simulation) (40%)
    Une production écrite individuelle (rédaction d’un texte parmi ceux travaillés en cours) (60%)
    🔹
    Évaluation finale (50 %) :
    Une épreuve finale écrite portant sur les compétences abordées durant le semestre : compréhension (écrite et orale), production (écrite et orale), grammaire, vocabulaire.
    Les consignes et critères seront précisés à l’avance (structure du texte, correction linguistique, clarté des idées, etc.).

     



    Un maximum de 2 absences est accepté.

  • Note
    Bibliographie
    Édito B1, Éditions Didier, 2018
    Grammaire essentielle du français, B1, Didier, 2015
    Cosmopolite B1, Hachette, 2018
     
    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir : 
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez  ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet. 
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Français académique B2 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-186
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Ce
    cours
    a
    pour
    but
    de
    renforcer
    vos
    connaissances
    et vos
    pratiques
    en
    langue
    française,
    afin d’enrichir vos productions écrites et orales, non seulement dans le cadre de vos
    études
    ou
    de
    votre
    métier
    mais
    aussi
    dans
    les
    situations
    de
    communication
    avec
    d’autres
    personnes.
     
     

  • Course learning outcomes
    Obje
    ctifs
    et
    résultats
    d’appre
    ntissage :
    À
    l’issue
    de
    ce
    cours,
    vous
    aurez acquis des stratégies afin de
    :
     


    • Comprendre
      et
      commenter
      un
      document écrit et un document oral
      (un
      article
       
      informatif,
      un
      article
      d’opinion,
      un podcast…) sur des sujets d’actualité, culturels et sociétaux;


    • Maîtriser la structure de textes narratifs pour organiser ses idées, enrichir son vocabulaire et rédiger des textes complexes ;


    • Exprimer
      et
      défendre
      vos
      opinions,
      réagir
      aux arguments
      d’autrui
      ;


      • Développer
        une
        argumentation
        précise
        et
        efficace
        à
        l’écrit
        et
        à
        l’oral
        ;


      • Rédiger
        des textes académiques
        (résumés,
        textes
        argumentatifs).




  • Description

    • Approfondir les compétences en compréhension et production orales et écrites ;
    • Développer des stratégies d’expression écrite et orale adaptées au contexte universitaire ;
    • Renforcer la capacité d’argumentation et de synthèse à l’oral et à l’écrit ;
    • Maîtriser le vocabulaire et les structures syntaxiques complexes dans un cadre académique


  • Assessment


    Le contrôle
    se fait
    en continu
    et
    avec un test final.
    La note finale sera calculée ainsi :
     
    Productions écrites réalisées au cours des séances 3, 6 et 8. Les consignes seront en lien avec le contenu des séances mentionnées.
    3 X 20% = 60%
    Participation à une activité proposée par le Centre de langues et tâche écrite réalisée en cours en lien avec cette activité.
    10%
    Test final
    30%
    TOTAL
    100%



  • Note
    Bibliographie (à titre informatif ) :
    Grammaire
    essentielle
    du
    français
    ,
    niveau B2,
    Didier
    FLE
    Rédiger un texte académique en français,
    2e édition, Sylvie Garnier, Alan D. Savage, ed. Ophrys
     
    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir : 
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez  ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet. 
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Français académique C1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-171
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Cours en présentiel – Belval


    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques écrites, afin de structurer et d’améliorer vos productions d’écrits, non seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier y compris sur des sujets complexes.

  • Course learning outcomes

    En présentiel, campus Belval


    ———————————


    L’objectif de ce cours est d’acquérir les connaissances suffisantes en français de l’écrit pour accéder au cours d’un locuteur indépendant.
    A l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :
    lire des articles de registres variés sur des questions contemporaines
    comprendre un texte long y compris les parties difficiles
    comprendre un texte littéraire contemporain
    écrire des textes bien structurés clairs et détaillés sur n’importe quel sujet y compris complexe, approprié au lecteur visé, et dans un style personnel
    écrire un essai ou une synthèse sur n’importe quel sujet y compris complexe, qu’il se rapporte ou non à son domaine
    exposer son argumentation

  • Description

    Cours en présentiel – campus Belval

    A l’aide d’écrits de textes authentiques universitaires, issus des médias ou de la littérature contemporaine, nous aborderons les techniques d’analyse de texte, de résumé, d’argumentation/essai et de synthèse de l’écrit.

    Nous nous appuierons sur ces textes pour travailler également l’aspect formel de la langue (grammaire, conjugaison, lexique). Nous évaluerons au préalable vos besoins lors des premières séances et procéderons à quelques révisions.

  • Assessment
    Evaluation
    L’évaluation sera constituée pour 50% d’un devoir de synthèse (à réaliser en binôme à la maison), pour 25% des notes des devoirs rendus et pour 25% de la participation en classe et de la préparation des devoirs maison.
  • Note


    Bibliographie
    Communiquer à l’écrit, Clé international Documents DALF C1, C2
    Production écrite Niveau C1, C2 Edition Didier


    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir : 
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez  ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet. 
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Perfectionner son expression en français / Perfecting your expression in French (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-69
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes
    Objectifs  du cours et résultats d’apprentissage
    L’objectif de ce cours est de vous faire réaliser un saut qualitatif – en français oral et écrit -, de vous « faire passer une barre de niveau ».
     
    Le semestre hiver sera centré sur l’argumentation, il vous fera passer de B1 à B2. Le semestre été s’intéressera aux interactions. Il consolidera le niveau B2 pour vous conduire vers le niveau C1.
     
    Des exercices de voix, de parole, de langue, de langage et de communication dans différents domaines vous entrainer ont à des pratiques d’écoute et de production qui, autrement que des cours théoriques, vous conduiront à plus de facilité et d’aisance en français.
    Des activités relatives à la compréhension et à la production de langue orale et écrite: vocabulaire, étymologie, dérivation, référenciation portant sur différentes unités linguistiques vous amèneront à utiliser et à comprendre de mieux en mieux les pratiques du français.
    Bien entendu, le contenu s’adaptera aux besoins exprimés par chaque membre du groupe.
  • Description

    CAMPUS BELVAL

    Comment « parler », « lire » et « écrire » mieux et plus facilement en français ?D’abord en s’intéressant aux « sons » et en les mettant ensemble pour dire des mots mais aussi en étudiant les lettres et les groupes de lettres qui permettent d’écrire ces sons. Ensuite en mettant ces mots ensemble pour faire des phrases qui ont du sens. Parler et écrire, c’est s’adresser à autrui, parfois dans le but de le convaincre, de le conduire à adopter notre point de vue. Dans ce cas, il s’agit d’être capable d’argumenter. L’argumentation se pratique à l’oral mais également à l’écrit, ce qui est très utile pour votre cursus académique lorsque vous devez démontrer ce que vous affirmez. Enfin, parler, c’est aussi s’adresser à d’autres personnes, c’est-à-dire savoir comment parler et savoir utiliser telle ou telle manière de parler (« registres » courant, soutenu, familier). Sans oublier que la langue ne sert pas seulement à communiquer mais qu’elle révèle aussi une manière de penser le monde et de se conduire dans le monde (pas de la même manière partout = interculturalité). Ce cours va vous familiariser avec ces différents aspects de l’oral et de l’écrit du français en vous proposant des activités qui vous permettront d’apprendre à :-              poser votre voix ;-              oser prendre la parole (en particulier en public) ;-              produire – à l’oral et à l’écrit – des mots, des énoncés et des phrases adaptées aux circonstances ; dans des situations d’interactions partagées. Il vous amènera également à approfondir et affiner à la fois vos connaissances linguistiques et votre pratique de la langue française orale et écrite, d’une part par des écoutes et des visionnages répétés de séquences vidéo, d’autre part par des lectures et des productions d’écrits. Vous serez donc amenés à étudier aussi la langue écrite en lisant et en analysant des commentaires, des explications, des articles qui portent sur les séquences vidéo proposées. Ensemble, vous y pratiquerez donc des activités ludiques et informatives qui vous feront :-              « faire des liens » entre vos possibilités de communication courante en français et les pratiques de langue (orale et écrite) académiques, nécessaires à votre cursus (et/ou à votre vie personnelle et professionnelle) ;-            progresser ainsi en langue française.
  • Assessment
    Pour obtenir les 3 ECTS, l’évaluation repose sur 2 modes distincts:
    –    
    évaluation orale personnelle
     : interactions individuelles sur place à chaque session portant sur les aspects du cours étudiés
    –  
    évaluation orale en groupe
     : 2 ou 3 questions par groupe d’étudiant(e)s) (de 2 ou 3) dont les réponses sont préparées en groupe. Chaque étudiant(e) du groupe présente oralement à tous les autres (de la classe) la réponse à sa question / c’est le groupe-classe qui attribue une note à chaque session
    –    
    évaluation écrite personnelle 

    devoir
    sur place
    à la session 7 (portant sur une partie des notions étudiées en cours) corrigé en commun à la session 8.
  • Note
    Références bibliographiques
     
    CADDÉO S. JAMET, M.-C., 2013, L’intercompréhension : une autre approche pour l’enseignement des langues, Paris, Hachette.
    BOISSIER M.-A, JUBIER Y., RAMBERT J. , 2021, Le français en vrai ! Pour communiquer au quotidien [B1-C1] (avec fichiers audio)
    , Paris, Ellipses.
    DUPOUY M., 2024, Je parle français avec Madame à Paname FLE B1-B2 (intermédiaire): 75 dialogues avec exercices et audios
    , Louvain-la-Neuve, DBS.

     


    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir : 
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez  ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet. 
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Academic writing workshop – MA SSES
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-201
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: Yes
  • Course learning outcomes
    In the first semester, the course will focus on issues of academic language, i.e., how to use English properly in academic contexts. In particular, you will learn how to:

    • apply an appropriate academic style;

    • be sufficiently formal in how you express yourself;

    • write in a clear authorial voice;

    • use accurate and convincing language;

    • construct sentences according to readers’ expectations;

    • use academically suitable grammatical structures;

    • make your writing clear and transparent for your readers;

    • reduce wordiness, i.e., be concise and to the point;

    • adhere to citation conventions and the principles of academic honesty;

    • use appropriate tenses when citing and writing about research;

    • connect sentences and ideas properly to each other;

    • use signal words and phrases effectively;

    • enlarge your vocabulary and variety of sentence structures;

    • demonstrate lexical variety;

    • avoid typical pitfalls in grammar and expression; s

    • organize the review and editing process efficiently.

  • Description
    As a researcher, you need not only compelling data and ideas, but also skills to communicate your research effectively through writing in English. Such academic writing follows its own conventions in terms of both the language used and the way texts are organized. Within your MA program, you are, therefore, offered this mandatory four-semester course that familiarizes you with what it means to produce a viable academic text.
    In this course, we will, on the one hand, discuss ways to effectively plan your writing and to successfully complete an assignment. On the other hand, we are going to analyze important strategies for developing powerful English sentences, paragraphs, and texts that meet the typical expectations of academic readers. We will focus on the types of assignments (of different lengths and formats) you are supposed to complete throughout the MA program, and we will eventually consider how to write your MA thesis in the final year.
    Overall, you will become more confident in writing about your own research and the work of others. For this purpose, you will be given the opportunity to improve assignments through drafting and redrafting stages and will receive regular feedback on your work. Furthermore, peer review will be integral to the course, with constructive criticism and collaborative critique taking place in a supportive environment.
  • Assessment
    Participation, in-class tests, written assignment.
  • Note
     

    Reading list:



    • ASA Style Guide, www.asanet.org

    • Becker, Howard S. 2007. Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article
      (Second Edition). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

    • Becker, Howard S. 1998. Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You’re Doing It. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

    • Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. 2008. The Craft of Research (Third Edition). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

    • Swales, John M. Christine B. Feak. 2012. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.


    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Scientific writing and presentation – MA sustainable product creation
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-36
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: Yes
  • Objectives

     


    On one side this course aims to give students the background and confidence to write effective engineering reports and papers. 
    They will learn the fundamentals of effective scientific and professional writing.
     
    On the other the students will also acquire the skills in order to deliver effective oral presentations.

     

  • Course learning outcomes
    As a result of this course the students should be able to:
    – Write an engineering or scientific paper in regards to their structure, coherence, conciseness and expressing the core idea. – Evaluate own writing and the writing of others.
    – Use IA in a responsible manner and for learning purposes
    – Deliver a professional or scientific presentation.
  • Description
    Section 1. Presentation skillsCreating understandable and engaging presentationsStructuring presentationsPreparing oral discourse of the presentationAdapting verbal and non-verbal communication during the presentation Section 2. Scientific report writingEngineering reportsThe abstract and the executive summary
  • Assessment
    –      
    Graded oral presentation in class in front of an audience (35%)
    –      
    Short graded in class tests at the end of each session (30%)
    –      
    Graded work on a given academic text in class (35%)
     
    Mandatory Attendance : a short test needs to be completed at the end of each session.
  • Note

     


    Optional Readings:
    Silyn-Roberts, Heather. (2012) Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers, Presentations and Reports. Elsevier.
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

     

  • Details
    • Course title: Business English B2
    • Number of ECTS: 2
    • Course code: LC_CAT-278
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: Yes
  • Objectives

    This Business English course is designed for BA Accountancy students to develop key communication skills for today’s 
    global, digital-first business world. It will prepare students to interact effectively in professional English across 
    presentations, emails, meetings, and collaborative settings with targeted support for the language of accounting, tax, 
    and financial discourse. 

  • Course learning outcomes

    Upon completion of the course, successful students will be able to;


    – Plan and deliver structured, persuasive business presentations using clear and appropriate English.


    – Understand and apply accounting, tax, and finance terminology in both written and spoken business communication.


    – Compose professional emails and short business texts using appropriate tone, structure, and register.


    – Participate in business meetings using clear, goal-oriented communication and collaborative language.


    – Communicate effectively and adaptively in virtual teams, managing common technical or intercultural challenges

  • Description
    This Business English course is designed for BA Accountancy students to develop key communication skills for today’s 
    global, digital-first business world. It will prepare students to interact effectively in professional English across 
    presentations, emails, meetings, and collaborative settings with targeted support for the language of accounting, tax, 
    and financial discourse. 
  • Assessment


    Task 1: Individual Presentation (Recorded) 
    Description: Students will record and submit an 8–10 minute presentation on a business, tax, or 
    reflective workplace topic. Delivered individually and assessed for clarity, structure, delivery, and 
    relevance. 
    Weight: 40% 
    Task 2: Written Exam 
    A 45 minute writing task completed live during class time. Students will screen-share while writing 
    to ensure authenticity. Prompts may include an email, memo, or action plan. 
    Weight: 35% 
    Task 3: Business Meeting Roleplay 
    Students will be assigned to randomised groups and take part in a live business meeting simulation. 
    Students will be assessed on their use of appropriate language for professional communication, 
    collaborative interaction, and goal-oriented discussion in meetings. 
    Weighting: 25%
  • Note


     
     

  • Details
    • Course title: English B1 (medical)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-288
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes
    At the end of the course, the students will be able to use English to do the following:

    • Name hospital staff, hospital departments, rooms and equipment

    • Recognize and name the parts of the body and body systems

    • Discuss the physical assessment of the patients and recognize symptoms

    • Produce speech acts specific to nurse-patient dialogue (e.g., talking to patients about their symptoms, discussing their pain, providing instructions regarding treatment, discussing nutrition and hygiene, etc.)

    • Recognize specific vocabulary related to accidents, emergencies and first aid

    • Discuss discharging patients

    • Communicate with patients, families and staff

  • Description
    This course is designed to help A2 leading to B1-level nursing students develop the language skills necessary for effective communication in medical and clinical settings. Through integrated practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, students will build both general and specialized vocabulary, improve their ability to interact with patients and colleagues, and gain confidence in using English in a healthcare context.
  • Assessment
    Notethatyoumustattend atleast 8 outof10sessionspersemester andpassthecoursetobe awarded credits.
    Assessment:      

    • (25%) Ongoing, in-class – quizzes, homework

    • (25%) Portfolio – recorded role-plays, written assignments

    • (50%) Final exam – Part I: interview (nurse-patient role-play); Part II: written exam

  • Note
    RequiredTextbook
    Students will be provided course materials by the lecturer.
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: English B2 (medical)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-286
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes
    At the end of the course, the students will be able to use English to do the following:
     
    * Name hospital staff, hospital departments, rooms and equipment
    * Recognize and name the parts of the body and body systems
    * Discuss the physical assessment of the patients and recognize symptoms
    * Produce speech acts specific to nurse-patient dialogue
    * Encourage the patient to provide as many details as possible about their health condition
    * Formulate questions related to pain (location, onset, duration, intensity, etc.)
    * Provide instructions regarding specific treatment and medication
    * Discuss nutrition and hygiene with a patient
    * Understand medication administration and wound care
    * Recognize specific vocabulary related to accidents, emergencies and first aid
    * Discuss discharging patients
    * Communicate with patients, families and staff
  • Description
    This course is designed to help B1 leading to B2-level nursing students develop the language skills necessary for effective communication in medical and clinical settings. Through integrated practice in reading, writing, listening, and speaking, students will build both general and specialized vocabulary, improve their ability to interact with patients and colleagues, and gain confidence in using English in a healthcare context.
  • Assessment
    Youmustattend atleast 8 outof10sessionspersemester andpassthecoursetobe awarded credits (ECTS: 3).
    Assessment:       25%         Ongoing – quizzes, homework
                               25%         Portfolio – recorded role-plays, written assignments
                               50%         Final test – interview: nurse-patient role-play (online)
                                – written exam: will take place in person, without the use of aids.
  • Note
    RequiredTextbook
    Evans, V., Salcido, K. (2022) Career Paths: Nursing, Express Publishing, UK, ISBN 978-0-85777-838-3
                                
       Note: Do not buy the textbook immediately!
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Nederlandse taal en cultuur – Dutch language and culture
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-279
    • Module(s): Academic language courses
    • Language: NL, EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Note
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Italiano A1
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-283
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: IT
    • Mandatory: No
  • Description
    Cours en présentiel réservé aux grands débutants dans la langue italienne.Le cours propose une première découverte de l’italien à travers une approche pédagogique axée principalement sur la communication. Les étudiants seront amenés à apprendre le vocabulaire, des principes de prononciation et des règles grammaticales de base, ainsi qu’à développer les quatre compétences langagières (compréhension orale, expression orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite) par des exercices et des activités individuelles et/ou en binôme ou en groupe. De plus ils auront l’opportunité de connaître des aspects de la culture italienne.À l’issue du cours les étudiants seront capables de-       communiquer dans des situations simples (se présenter, saluer, remercier, poser de simples questions, demander des renseignements, etc.)-       parler de ses activités quotidiennes, de ses loisirs, de sa famille-       utiliser les structures grammaticales de base de l’italien-       rédiger de courts textes (lettres, e-mail, CV, etc.) Corso in presenza per principianti assoluti nella lingua italianaIl corso propone un primo avvicinamento all’italiano attraverso una pedagogia basata soprattutto sulla comunicazione. Gli studenti impareranno il lessico di base, le regole fondamentali di pronuncia e alcune regole semplici di grammatica; lavoreranno inoltre sulle competenze di comunicazione nei quattro ambiti previsti (parlare, ascoltare, scrivere e leggere) grazie ad esercizi ed attività individuali, in coppia e in gruppo. Alla fine potranno anche scoprire alcuni aspetti interessanti della cultura italiana.Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno in grado di-       comunicare in contesti semplici (presentarsi, salutare, ringraziare, fare semplici domande, chiedere informazioni, ecc.)-       parlare della propria routine, del tempo libero, della famiglia-       usare le strutture di base della lingua italiana-       scrivere brevi testi (lettere, e-mail, CV, ecc.)
  • Assessment
    –      
    Modalité de contrôle : contrôle continu
     
    –      
    Participation active : 20%
    –      
    Régularité dans l’exécution des devoirs à la maison : 20%
    –      
    Test final : 60%
  • Note
    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir :
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que
     
    A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours
     
    deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de
     
    niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez
     
    ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Italiano A2
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-284
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: IT
    • Mandatory: No
  • Description
    Cours en présentiel de niveau élémentaireLe cours propose un parcours visant à l’acquisition des bases en expression et en compréhension pour communiquer dans la vie quotidienne. L’approche pédagogique sera axée notamment sur la communication. Après un bilan des besoins et une révision des connaissances préalablement acquises, les étudiants enrichiront leur vocabulaire et apprendront de nouvelles structures et règles grammaticales ; ainsi, ils travailleront sur les quatre compétences langagières (compréhension orale, expression orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite) à travers des exercices et des activités individuelles et/ou en binôme ou en groupe. Tout au long du cours nous aborderons des documents authentiques (photos, vidéos, extraits de film, d’articles de presse), ce qui amènera les étudiants à une découverte progressive de la culture italienne.À l’issue de ce cours les étudiants seront capables de-       interagir dans des situations courantes de la vie quotidienne-       parler aisément de sa vie personnelle, familiale, sociale et professionnelle-       exprimer des opinions, des sentiments-       demander et donner des conseils dans plusieurs contextes-       s’exprimer au passé –       maîtriser les structures grammaticales de base de la langue-       rédiger des textes dans un cadre institutionnel ou professionnel Corso in presenza di livello elementareIl corso propone un percorso che conduca lo studente a poter interagire tranquillamente nella vita di tutti  i giorni. L’approccio didattico sarà basato soprattutto sulla comunicazione. Dopo una prima parte dedicata al ripasso degli argomenti già conosciuti, gli studenti potranno arricchire il loro lessico e imparare nuove strutture e nuove regole grammaticali dell’italiano. Si lavorerà sulle quattro competenze linguisitche (comprensione orale, espressione orale, comprensione scritta, espressione scritta) attraverso esercizi ed attività individuali, in coppia e in gruppo. Durante il corso saranno presentati documenti originali (foto, pagine di giornale, estratti di documentari e di film) che permetteranno una conoscenza sempre più approfondita della cultura italiana.Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno in grado di-       interagire in situazioni tipiche della vita quotidiana-       parlare agevolmente della propria vita privata, familiare, sociale e professionale-       esprimere opinioni e stati d’animo-       chiedere e dare consigli in diversi contesti-       esprimersi al passato-       gestire con certezza le strutture grammaticali di base-       scrivere testi relativi ad un contesto istituzionale e professionale
  • Assessment
    –      
    Modalité de contrôle : contrôle continu
     
    –      
    Participation active : 20%
    –      
    Régularité dans l’exécution des devoirs à la maison : 20%
    –      
    Test final : 60%
  • Note
    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir :
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que
     
    A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours
     
    deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de
     
    niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez
     
    ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Italiano B1
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-285
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Description
    Cours en présentiel de niveau intermédiaireLe cours prévoit un approfondissement des connaissances lexicales et grammaticales et l’amélioration des compétences communicatives. L’approche pédagogique sera axée notamment sur la communication. Après un bilan des besoins et une révision des connaissances préalablement acquises, les étudiants enrichiront leur vocabulaire et apprendront de nouvelles structures et règles grammaticales ; ils apprendront spécialement à maîtriser les différents temps du passé et du futur et ils rencontreront le subjonctif et le conditionnel. De même, ils travailleront sur les quatre compétences langagières (compréhension orale, expression orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite) à travers des exercices et des activités individuelles et/ou en binôme ou en groupe. Tout au long du cours nous aborderons des documents authentiques (photos, vidéos, extraits de film, d’articles de presse, petits textes de littérature, etc.) pour connaitre de façon de plus en plus approfondie la culture italienne.À l’issue de ce cours les étudiants seront capables-       parler aisément de sa vie personnelle, familiale, sociale et professionnelle-       parler de livres, de cinéma, de télévision, de musique, etc.-       exprimer des opinions, des sentiments, faire des comparaisons-       s’exprimer couramment au passé et au futur-       maîtriser les structures grammaticales de base de la langue-       utiliser quelques propositions subordonnées-       comprendre des textes littéraires simples-       rédiger des textes dans un cadre institutionnel ou professionnel Corso in presenza di livello elementareIl corso si ripropone di  approfondire delle conoscenze lessicali e grammaticali e di migliorare le competenze nell’ambito della comunicazione. L’approccio didattico sarà basato soprattutto sulla comunicazione. Dopo una prima parte dedicata al ripasso degli argomenti già conosciuti, gli studenti potranno arricchire il loro lessico e imparare nuove strutture e nuove regole grammaticali dell’italiano; in particolare verrà affrontato il corretto utilizzo dei diversi tipi di passato e di futuro,  si comincerà lo studio del congiuntivo e del condizionale. Si lavorerà sulle quattro competenze linguisitche (comprensione orale, espressione orale, comprensione scritta, espressione scritta) attraverso esercizi ed attività individuali, in coppia e in gruppo. Durante il corso saranno presentati documenti originali (foto, pagine di giornale, estratti di documentari e di film, brevi testi di letteratura italiana) che permetteranno una conoscenza sempre più approfondita della cultura italiana.Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno in grado di-       parlare agevolmente della propria vita privata, familiare, sociale e professionale-       parlare di libri, di cinema, di televisione, di musica, ecc.-       esprimere opinioni e stati d’animo, fare paragoni-       esprimersi al passato e al futuro-       usare alcune proposizioni subordinate-       gestire con certezza le strutture grammaticali di base-       capire des testi letterari semplici-       scrivere testi relativi ad un contesto istituzionale e professionale
  • Assessment
    –      
    Modalité de contrôle : contrôle continu
     
    –      
    Participation active : 20%
    –      
    Régularité dans l’exécution des devoirs à la maison : 20%
    –      
    Test final : 60%
  • Note
    Règlement de l’université
     
    L’utilisation non autorisée ou inappropriée de l’Intelligence Artificielle (IA), de même que le fait de faire passer des travaux réalisés par d’autres pour des réalisations personnelles lors de la rédaction de textes oraux ou écrits, peuvent entraîner l’ouverture d’une procédure disciplinaire de la part de l’université. Voir :
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Atteindre les niveaux de langue selon le Cadre Européen Commun de Référence (CECR) pour les langues
     : 
    Si vous souhaitez atteindre un niveau de langue complet tel que
     
    A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 selon le CECR pour les langues, vous devez par exemple suivre avec succès un cours
     
    deniveau A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 ou B2.1 (demi-niveau de langue) au semestre d’hiver et suivre un cours de
     
    niveau A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 ou B2.2 au semestre d’été. Vous pouvez
     
    ne suivre qu’un seul semestre ; dans ce cas, vous pourrez obtenir des crédits ECTS mais vous n’aurez pas atteint un niveau de langue complet.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/fr/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch allgemein A1.1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-255
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

     
    Thiscourseaimstodevelopbasiclanguageskillswiththeobjectiveof enabling complete beginnerstoreach A1 level (A1.1 in the winter term and A1.2 in the summer term).
    Communication skills: Students will learn to understand simple written texts and engage in oral communication on topics such as family, food and shopping, appointments, hobbies and leisure activities, furniture and living arrangements, tourist attractions, and urban living.
    Grammar:The students will learn regular and irregular verbs in the present and perfect tenses, articles and nouns with gender and cases, modal verbs, interrogative and imperative forms, sentence structure, pronouns, prepositions, connectors, participles, and other basic grammatical structures.
    Course design: This is a blended learning course in which students develop their language skills both inclassandonane-learningplatform(Moodle).
    The objective of the classroom work is the continued acquisition of basic oral and written skills through communicative activities in speaking, listening, writing, and reading–individually, in pairs, and in groups.
    The objective of the Moodle activities is to consolidate and deepen what has been learned in class. Additionally, in A1.2, students will create a writing portfolio with two short texts as part of these activities. They will also give a hort in-class presentation on an everyday topic during the semester. The course concludes with a test covering the communicative activities listening, reading, and writing as well as grammar.

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:



    • Understand and provide information about themselves and general personal matters

    • Understand and give information about their leisure activities and making appointments

    • Understand and provide information about rooms, apartments, and furniture

    • Understand and provide information about clothes, fashion, and shopping

    • Understand and give information about attractions and towns in the German-speaking countries

    • Perform everyday linguistic actions

    • Understand and write simple texts like emails or SMS messages.










     

  • Description
    The objective is the continued acquisition of basic oral and written skills. Students will engage in speaking, listening, writing, and reading communicative activities through individual, pair, and group work. Additionally, students will be provided with links to interactive exercises, quizzes, and games as well as to tutorials and other informative tools. The course concludes with a language examination covering all four communicative activities.
  • Assessment


    • Speaking skills will be evaluated through an oral presentation.
       


    • Listening, writing, and reading skills will be evaluated through a handwritten exam.
       
      Listening: Key information from listening texts (radio, TV, etc.) must be understood.
      Reading: Key information must be found in short reading texts or derived by answering related questions.
      Writing: Basic text production is required.
       
      Notes on the use of AI
      The unauthorized or inappropriate use of AI, as well as the copying of work created by others and presenting it as one’s own in the preparation of oral or written texts, may result in the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the University. See:
      https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf

  • Note
    Bibliography
    Birgit Braun et. al.: DaF kompakt ne uA1(Deutsch als Fremdsprache) Kurs- und Übungsbuch +2 Audio CDs. Klett. Stuttgart 2017
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch allgemein A1.1 (Kirchberg)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-93
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Open to: Bachelor, Master PhD candidates

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course,students should be able to:

    • understand and provide informationaboutthemselves and general private matters


    • understand and give information about their spare time activities and making appointments


    • understand and provide information about rooms, apartments and furniture


    • understand and provide information about clothes and fashion and how to buy things


    • understand and give information about attractions and towns in the German speaking countries


    • interact in th everyday life like telling time, etc.


    • understand and provide simple texts like e-mails or sms.

  • Description

    In diesem Kurs (30 Stunden total) lernen totale Anfänger Deutsch zu verstehen, sehr einfache Sätze zu schreiben, leichte Texte zu lesen, wichtige Informationen zu verstehen, Aufgaben dazu zu bearbeiten und sich mündlich vorzustellen sowie über Alltagsthemen kurz zu sprechen. Die Teilnehmer lernen auch Fragen zu stellen und können somit an einem kurzen Dialog teilnehmen.

     

     

  • Assessment
    Minitests und mündliche Prüfungen finden nur im Kurs statt! Sie zählen jeweils 10% für die Endnote. Am Ende des Kurses muss jeder Teilnehmer am Abschlusstest teilnehmen, der 70% zählt.
     
    Auch die Teilnahme im Kurs und das Erledigen von eventuellen Hausaufgaben werden in die Endnote einfließen. Hausaufgaben mit einem KI-Programm zu schreiben ist nicht erlaubt! Aufgaben im Kurs dürfen nicht mithilfe von KI geschrieben werden!
     
    Es gibt eine Anwesenheitspflicht!
  • Note
    Hermann Funk et.al: Das Leben A1 (Deutsch als Fremdsprache) Kurs-und Übungsbuch. Cornelsen. Berlin 2020
     
    E-Book und PagePlayer-App sind im Preis enhalten!
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr
     

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch allgemein A2.1 (online)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-280
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    This online-course aims to develop language skills to achieve levelA2inGerman(A2.1 in the winter term and A2.2 in the summer term).
    Communication skills: Students will learn to understand written and oral texts about everyday life and, to some extent, university life. They will be able to speak about a variety of everyday topics and handle different everyday situations linguistically. Additionally, they will write typical short texts used in daily communication.
    Grammar: The course covers the perfect tense (regular and irregular verbs), possessive pronouns, prepositions, adjective declension, common conjunctions, reflexive verbs, temporal conjunctions, local prepositions, the passive voice, phrase construction, dative and accusative objects, verbs with prepositions, the past tense, demonstrative pronouns, relative clauses, and relative pronouns.
    Course design: This is a blended learning course in which students develop their language skills both in presence online and on an e-learning platform (Moodle).
    The objective of the online-classroom work is the continued acquisition of basic oral and written skills through communicative activities in speaking, listening, writing, and reading–individually, in pairs, and in groups.
    The objective of the Moodle activities is to consolidate and deepen what has been learned in class. A reading project tailored to the students’ proficiency level will be integrated into these activities. Additionally, students will develop a writing portfolio with two short texts and give a short in-class presentation on a university-related topic during the semester. The course concludes with a test covering the communicative activities listening, reading and writing as well as grammar.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:


    • Understand
         and    provide    information    about    university life, family, profession, tourism and culture, sports and food, learning experiences, media and communication, travel and climate, as well as mobility and professional life.


    • Understand and provide information about past activities.


    • Ask for help, make recommendations and suggestions, and convey hope and surprise. Students will also be able to discuss learning experiences and habits, express happiness, enthusiasm, and disappointment, as well as satisfaction and dissatisfaction, and show interest and disinterest.
      Additionally, students will be able to
      book rooms, give directions, talk about the weather, and explain things.


    • Give a short presentation on a university-related topic.


    • Compose basic texts and revise them with the support of the teacher.

  • Description



  • Assessment
    Evaluation


    • Speaking skills will be evaluated through an oral presentation online.
       


    • Listening, writing and reading skills will be evaluated through a handwritten exam. Attention: This exam will be organized on-site in the last week of the seminar.


     




    • Listening: Key information from listening texts(radio, TV, etc.) must be understood.


    • Reading: Key information must be found in short reading texts, or questions about these texts must be answered.


    • Writing: Basic text production is required.
       
       
       
      Notes on the use of AI
      The unauthorized or inappropriate use of AI, as well as the copying of work created by others and presenting it as one’s own in the preparation of oral or written texts, may result in the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the University. See:
      https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf

  • Note
     
    Bibliography
    Habersack,Charlotte(2020):MenschenA2.DeutschalsFremdsprache.Kursbuch.
    Ismaning: Hueber.
    Breitsameter,Anna(2023):MenschenA2.DeutschalsFremdsprache.
    Arbeitsbuch. Ismaning: Hueber.
    Luger, Urs: Schiller, Schiller. Hueber-Verlag (will be made available online as a PDF and as an audio file)
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A1.1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-257
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Communicative skills in French:
    – introduce oneself, get in touch with someone and introduce someone (name, age, nationality, profession, spelling);
    – talk about one’s daily environment (address, e-mail, telephone number, talk about one’s family, hobbies);
    – ask and give news about someone;
    – know how to find your way: directions/give instructions;
    – know how to ask for information (orally and in writing);
    – ask for the time;
    – write a simple, short message or fill in simple registrations forms with your personal details

  • Course learning outcomes
    After completing this course, you will be able to use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. You can introduce yourself and ask and answer questions about personal details. You can interact in a simple way, provided that the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
  • Description
    This is a general French course, where written and oral comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and spelling are worked on, as well as written and oral expression in French. This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of French.
    From the beginning of this course, you will start communicating in French. The covered topics include: greeting, introducing yourself, talking about yourself and your family, describing a city and a neighbourhood, talking about your hobbies and interests. The necessary grammar is explained and ample attention is paid to vocabulary. All skills are covered: speaking, writing, reading and listening. Attention is also paid to the cultural context of Luxembourg.
  • Assessment

    Continuous assessment


    The course evaluation will be based on two mini-tests worth 25% each, and a final test that will account for 50% of the final grade.
  • Note


    Reference book to be purchased by each student



    Bonjour et bienvenue A1.1 – tout en français – Livre-cahier + didierfle.app


    ISBN 978-2278110803


    There are also bilingual versions for level A1.1 (for English speakers, Arabic speakers, Korean speakers, Sino-Simplified Chinese speakers and Sino-Traditional Chinese speakers)



    Reference manual (optional)


    100% FLE – Grammaire essentielle du français A1 – livre + didierfle.app


    ISBN978-2278109234


     


    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A1.1 (Kirchberg)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-237
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of the course, students will be expected to :
     

    • Be able to recognise and identify basic parts of speech.

    • Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases in French aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

    • Introduce people (oneself and others) ; ask and answer questions about personal details such as where one lives, people one knows and things one has.

    • Interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

    • Be able to interact with people in the closer environment in the University and the City.

  • Description

    This intensive course starts with basic language skills with the objective for complete beginners to reach level A1. Students are involved in speech acts in interaction, listening to authentic training materials, and writing and reading communicative activities in individual and group work. Phonetics lessons will help students improve their pronunciation as well as their understanding. Integrated and explicit grammar will support communicative skills.

     

    Details

    The (very) beginner French course enables the candidate to interact in a simple way and answer simple questions using individual words, expressions, or short sentences. The candidate can express common feelings, tell the size and name the color of familiar objects, and can also ask others about these qualities. The candidate can participate in short telephonic conversations, ask straightforward questions in familiar situations (e.g., asking the location of a place and price of an item, asking for time, etc.), and understand the responses, and can exchange information about everyday matters using simple vocabulary (e.g., weekend activities, hobbies and other interests, shopping, etc.). The candidate can ask for assistance with vocabulary, clarification of tasks, and recognizing isolated vocabulary from specific subject areas. The candidate can understand words and expressions on signs when everyday language is used (e.g., ‘Open/Closed’, ‘Exit’ etc.). He/She is equally able to adequately understand straightforward forms in order to insert personal information, recognize important information on basic promotional material (price, date, and time on posters) and to recognize, speak and write short messages and greetings. The candidate will be able to write very simple informal messages, short messages like birthday greetings and write simple descriptions of everyday objects. The candidate is able to indicate personal strengths and weaknesses, describe basic aspects of their day to day life and to talk about briefly about familiar topics.

  • Assessment

    • Two continuous assessments in speaking, listening, reading and writing, each accounting for 25% of the final grade

    • a final exam in class accounting for 50% of the final grade

  • Note
     
    Bibliography – Reference books (optional to progress individually)
     


    • Le Robert Collins français, visual dictionary, 2021


    Indicative price: 8,20 €
     


    • Bonjour et bienvenue ! Introduction à la langue française, Didier, 2019 (book + CD)


    Indicative price : 14,50 €
     
    Available in multiple language versions to support learners in their native language. The instructions, grammar notes, and phonetics are adapted accordingly : All French /With English support /With Arabic support /With Simplified Chinese support /With Traditional Chinese support /With Korean support
     


    • Français pour étrangers, 150 activités ludiques, Nathan, 2025


    Indicative price : 11,90 €
     
    In this book, you fill find: activities to learn to express yourself well in French grammar, vocabulary, and conjugation, exercices, tests for self evaluation, corrected exercices, dialogue transcriptions
     
    + 20 dialogues to listen to by flashing QR codes
     
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr
     

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A2.1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-126
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Cours en présentiel – campus Belval


    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques en langue française, principalement écrite, afin d’enrichir vos productions d’écrits, non seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de communication avec d’autres personnes.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Objectifs et résultats d’apprentissage
    A l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :
    Demander et donner des informations sur des habitudes quotidiennes, un emploi du temps
    Parler de vos goûts, de vos projets
    Faire des suggestions et réagir à des propositions (acquiescer, accepter, s’excuser)
    Donner une raison ; expliquer vos choix
    Demander et donner des conseils
    Parler de votre expérience professionnelle, de votre environnement de travail
    Raconter des événements passés, un souvenir, une anecdote, une expérience.
  • Description

    Dans une première partie, nous évaluerons vos besoins et ferons quelques révisions de grammaire telles que :

    • Utilisation du présent, du présent progressif, du passé récent et du futur proche
    • L’interrogation : qui, quoi, comment, est-ce que, quand, combien, …
    • Conjugaison des verbes essentiels : faire, pouvoir, devoir, vouloir, savoir, connaître …
    • Expression du temps : dans, depuis, il y a
    • Utilisation des adjectifs possessifs
    • Les lieux importants de la vie quotidienne
    • la description
    • les directions
    • les professions

    Puis nous approfondirons ces acquis et les enrichirons en travaillant principalement sur des documents authentiques issus de la vie quotidienne

  • Assessment
     
    Evaluation
     
    L’évaluation se
    fera
    ainsi
    :
    –        
    50%
     : Notes de deux contrôles en classe (25% pour chaque contrôle)
    Les contrôles
    comprendront des exercices de grammaire, de vocabulaire ainsi qu’un exercice de production écrite.)
     
     
    –        
    50%
     : Note du test final en classe à la fin de semestre (lors du dernier cours).
    Le test final comprendra des exercices de grammaire et de vocabulaire, de compréhension écrite et orale, ainsi qu’un exercice de production écrite.
     
    Les devoirs à la maison ne sont pas notés.
     
    Les
    devoirs
    comprendront
    des
    exercices
    de
    grammaire, de vocabulaire et la
    rédaction
    d’un
    court
    texte
    personnel.
     
     
     Présence
     
    La présence aux cours est obligatoire afin de valider les crédits ECTS attribués au cours de français général A2.
    Au-delà de trois absences, l’étudiant/étudiante ne peut plus valider le cours.
     
    Pas de notes sur la participation ni la présence au cours.
  • Note


    Bibliographie



    • Alter Ego+, Niveau A1-A2, Editions Hachette

    • Objectif Express 1 et 2, Editions Hachette

    • Grammaire essentielle du français A2, 100% FLE, DidierFle


     


     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr
     

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A2.1 (Kirchberg)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-236
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language:
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques en langue française, principalement écrite, afin d’enrichir vos productions d’écrits, non seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de communication avec d’autres personnes.

  • Course learning outcomes
     
    Objectifs et résultats d’apprentissage
     
    L’objectif de ce cours est d’acquérir les connaissances suffisantes en français pour accéder au cours de français général niveau B1. Cette remise à niveau est faite grâce à : de nombreux exercices de grammaire et de vocabulaire, des jeux de rôles et des situations de communication de la vie réelle.
     
    À
    l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de:
     


    • Donner une explication simple


    • Parler de vos goûts, de vos projets


    • Fixer, accepter/refuser un rendez-vous


    • Parler de votre expérience universitaire et professionnelle


    • Établir des comparaisons


    • Demander et donner des conseils


    • Raconter une expérience passée


     



  • Description
     Les premières heures se concentreront sur la révision des points de grammaire essentiels notamment :-       Le présent de l’indicatif-       Le futur proche-       Le passé composé-       La forme interrogative Nous approfondirons ces acquis et aborderons :-       Les pronoms relatifs simples-       La négation-       Les pronoms Y/EN-       La place de l’adjectif-       La comparaison Au-delà de l’aspect grammatical, nous aborderons la langue française à travers l’étude de documents authentiques issus de la vie quotidienne.
  • Assessment
    L’évaluation se
    fera
    ainsi
    :
    50 % Évaluations continues
    ·       Production orale individuelle (jeu de rôle, description simple, présentation courte) (40%)
    ·       Production écrite individuelle (e-mail, description, message simple) (60%)
    50 % Évaluation finale
    ·       Compréhension écrite et orale (QCM ou réponses courtes sur des documents simples)
    .   
    Production écrite et orale (répondre à une consigne à l’écrit ; mini-interaction à l’oral)
     
  • Note
     
    Bibliographie
     
    Édito A1, Éditions Didier
    Édito A2, ÉditionsDidier
    Objectif express A1/A2
    Grammaire essentielle du français A2, 100 % FLE, DidierFle
     
     
    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr
     

  • Details
    • Course title: Portugais niveau débutant A1 / Portuguese for beginners A1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-122
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: AU
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

     



    On site – Belval Campus


    This course aims at giving total beginners in Portuguese, keys to phonetics and the basic
    vocabulary of the Portuguese language. Oral communication is particularly targeted.
    Students are involved in speaking, listening, writing and reading communicative
    activities in individual and/or pair and/or group work. When the students have a certain
    mastery of every day vocabulary and of the verbal system, the main aspects of grammar
    will be studied.

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:
    manage to take part in simple, short conversation
    introduce themselves
    greet people
    provide personal information about themselve
    provide spatial information
    describe places
    ask for information
    make appointments and talk about their daily routine and leisure activities;
    ask for or order something in a hotel or restaurant
    express preference
    understand simple written texts and briefly summarize them
    Express themselves in a very simple way in everyday conversation
    invite/ accept /refuse
    write a letter
    learn the basic grammatical structures of the Portuguese language.
  • Description

    On site – Belval Campus

    This course combines speaking, writing, reading and listening skills for general
    purposes. It is orientated for academically trained learners who are willing to learn (a)
    foreign language(s) and acquire basic command of the Portuguese language.
    It aims at developing the linguistic abilities of the A1 level of the common
    European Reference Setting for languages.

    Teaching language: Portuguese/French (with recourse to English when needed)

  • Assessment
    Evaluation
    Speaking, listening, writing and reading skills shall be evaluated in task based
    activities;
    Oral interaction in the class
    Listening: key information from listening texts must be
    understood (Advertisements, dialogues, etc.); answering multiple choice
    questions; answering right/wrong questions; completing sentences;
    Reading: key information in a short reading must be detected;
    Speaking: daily routines, introducing oneself, meeting new people; dialogues,
    etc
    Writing: basic “texts” or sequence of sentences should be summarized.
    Students will be evaluated, in accordance to their active participation in the course, on
    their regular homework (which also consists of grammar and/or vocabulary
    exercises/drills) and on their final presentation and test (both written and spoken).
  • Note

    Bibliography
    Tavares, Ana, Português XXI, Livro do Aluno 1; ( Nível A1) Lidel, 2014.
    Coimbra, Isabel e Mata Coimbra, Olga, Gramática Ativa 1, Lidel, 2014.


    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Portugais A2 / Portuguese A2 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-172
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: AU
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    Solicitar e fornecer informações sobre hábitos diários;


    Fale sobre os seus gostos, os seus projetos;

    Fazer sugestões e reagir a propostas (aceitar, declinar, pedir desculpas);
    Dar uma razão, explicar, justificar as suas escolhas;
    Pedir e dar conselhos;
    Falar sobre a sua experiência profissional, o seu ambiente de trabalho;
    Contar, narrar eventos passados, uma memória, uma anedota, uma experiência.

     

  • Description

    Na metodologia utilizada presta-se uma atenção constante ao processo de comunicação oral e à abordagem comparativa entre a língua portuguesa e francesa para a aprendizagem da gramática. Estas aulas de “Língua portuguesa -nível A2” pretendem desenvolver as competências linguísticas do nível A2 do Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas

  • Assessment
    Praticando uma avaliação formativa, os alunos devem entregar ou enviar à professora (por e-mail ou através da Plataforma Moodle) todo o tipo de trabalhos escritos para correção, desde exercícios gramaticais, pequenas fichas de leitura e todo o tipo de trabalhos realizados em autonomia, além dos exercícios de redação solicitados pela professora.
    – Interação oral na aula – 25% – A avaliação da compreensão oral é efectuada a partir da audição de documentos em português (registos áudio) com resposta a questionários de escolha múltipla, exercícios de Verdadeiro e Fal- so, frases para completar. A avaliação da expressão oral é efectuada a partir de apresentação de curtos diálogos entre pares.
    – Teste intermédio – 25%
    – Exame final (escrito) – 50%
  • Note


    Bibliografia

    BESCHERELLE, Les verbes portugais et brésiliens, ed. Hatier, Paris, 1997. BLUM, Geneviève. Les Idiomatics Français–Portugais / Português-Francês,ed. Seuil, Paris, 1990.
    CARREIRA, Maria Helena Boudoy, Maryvonne, Pratique du portugais de A à Z, Paris, Hatier, 2009.
    COIMBRA, Ana Mata; COIMBRA, Isabel, Gramática Activa 1, 2.a ed., Lisboa, Lidel, 2000.
    TAVARES, Ana, Português XXI – Nível 2 (A2), Lidel, 2012.


    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

  • Details
    • Course title: Portugais niveau B1 / Portuguese B1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-123
    • Module(s): General language courses
    • Language: AU
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Cours en présentiel – campus Belval

  • Course learning outcomes

    Les étudiants seront amenés à :


    Intervenir dans une conversation dans une situation informelle, sur leurs expériences
    personnelles, leurs intérêts, les événements actuels, en exprimant des opinions et des
    sentiments ;
    Interagir dans des situations courantes dans les services, banques, bureaux de poste,
    etc. ;
    Pouvoir s’exprimer aisément et spontanément sur des sujets spécifiques : vie
    professionnelle, vie sociale, vie culturelle, loisirs, etc;
    Écrire des messages à une institution, par exemple, pour réserver une location, se
    renseigner sur un cours ;
    Écrire des lettres dans un cadre professionnel ;
    Préparer une brève note de réunion ;
    Préparer un résumé de cours ;
    Donner des informations, à l’oral et à l’écrit, sur les affaires courantes;

  • Description

    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer les connaissances et les pratiques en langue portugaise, au niveau

    de l’expression écrite et de l’expression orale afin d’enrichir vos productions communicatives, non
    seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de
    communication avec d’autres personnes

  • Assessment
    L’évaluation se fait en cours de formation, à travers l’interaction orale en cours, la réalisation des
    travaux par les étudiants rendus et/ou envoyés (par email) à l’enseignant pour correction (synthèses,
    résumés, rédactions, exercices de grammaire, fiches de lecture, etc) ;
    L’évaluation de la compréhension orale est effectuée à partir de l’audition de documents en
    portugais (enregistrements audio) ;
    Lors de l’avant-dernière session, l’évaluation finale aura lieu sous la forme d’un examen écrit avec
    des exercices de compréhension écrite, production écrite (rédaction) et grammaire.
  • Note


    Bibliographie


    CASTALEIRO, João Malaca, Aprender Português 2, Textos Editores, Lisboa, 2014.
    COIMBRA, Ana Mata; COIMBRA, Isabel, Gramática Activa 1, Lisboa, Lidel, 2014.
    TAVARES, Ana, Português XXI – Nível 3 (B1), Lidel, 2012.


    University regulations
     
    Unauthorised or inappropriate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copying work produced by others and passing it off as your own in the production of oral or written texts may result in disciplinary action being taken by the University. See:
     
    https://www.uni.lu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/VRA_Disciplinary-procedure-fraud-plagiarism_directive_v4_EN.pdf
     
    Achieving language levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
    If you wish to achieve a complete language level A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, you must successfully complete a course A1.1, A2.1, B1.1 or B2.1 (half language level) in the winter semester, for example, and attend a follow-up course A1.2, A2.2, B1.2 or B2.2 in the summer semester. You can also complete just one semester and receive ECTS points for it. Please note, however, that if you only attend one course in the winter semester, you will not achieve a full language level.
     
    https://europass.europa.eu/en/what-common-european-framework-languages-cefr

Course offer for Semestre Eté (2024-2025 Summer)

  • Details
    • Course title: Let's talk über l'espace: Trilingual Course: (EN, DE, FR)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: UL_UNIVERSEH-40
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: EN, FR, DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    The goal is “to enhance the learning of languages, so more young people are able “to speak at least two European languages in addition to their mother tongue.
    The themes explored are all space-related (cooperation vs. space race, demographics of the space industry, space and sustainability, environmental aspects, innovation…). 

  • Course learning outcomes
    Develop reading and listening comprehension skills as well as speaking/presentation skills in their two focus languages by one half level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of References for Languages). For example, a German student might choose to focus on French and English and in so doing could improve their French from level B1 to B 1.1 and their English from C 1.1 to C1.2.
    Identify and explain the parallels that can exist between different languages in order to improve the participants’ language learning strategies and foster the emergence of a translanguaging awareness.
    Acquire and use space-related vocabulary in an academic context.
    Form an opinion upon how European values and space activities are working together.
    Use the SDGs of the UN to evaluate space activities in three general areas.
  • Description

    Start date: 10 April 2025  | End date: 17 July 2025

     

    The language focus of this trilingual course will be decided at the beginning of the course and depends on the course participants. It will be co-taught by French and English native speakers, who are multilingual language teachers and fluent in German. We will include activities that develop the reading comprehension and speaking in particular. The topics we will explore are all space related (cooperation vs. space race, demographics of the space industry, space and sustainability, environmental aspects, innovation…). Participants will thus familiarise themselves with a transdisciplinary approach by dealing with themes that hardly ever appear within their respective curricula. Unlike a traditional language course, this course does not focus on the systematic acquisition of grammar but aims to highlight the parallels that can exist between different languages in order to improve the participants’ language learning strategies and foster the emergence of a translanguaging awareness.

  • Assessment
    Portfolio that will be worked on from beginning until the end
  • Note

    Start date: 10 April 2025  | End date: 17 July 2025



    Online asynchronous (6 sessions) – learning resources are designed to be accessed at any time.
    Online synchronous (12 sessions) on Thursdays from 16h30 to 18h

    Contact: universeh@uni.lu

     

     

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch B1.2 wissenschaftlich (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-151
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    Im Kurs werden unterschiedliche Themen aus den Bereichen Alltag, Studium und Beruf behandelt und Hilfsmittel gegeben, um sich in diesen Situationen mündlich und schriftlich adäquater auszudrücken. Die Teilnehmer werden in Einzel-, Paar- und Gruppenarbeit alle vier Fertigkeiten (Hören, Sprechen, Lesen, Schreiben) trainieren und grammatikalische Strukturen erlernen, die auf diesem Niveau häufig Schwierigkeiten bereiten.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Am Ende des Kurses sollen die Teilnehmer in der Lage sein,
    – die Hauptinformationen eines geschriebenen oder gesprochenen Textes zu verstehen, wenn klare Standardsprache verwendet wird und es um vertraute Dinge aus Alltag und Beruf geht.
    – die meisten Situationen, denen man im Alltag im deutschsprachigen Raum begegnet, bewältigen zu können.
    – sich zusammenhängend über vertraute Themen und persönliche Interessengebiete äußern zu können.
    – über Erfahrungen und Ereignisse zu berichten und Träume, Hoffnungen und Ziele zu beschreiben sowie kurze Begründungen oder Erklärungen zu geben.
  • Description

    Der Kurs richtet sich an Lerner mit dem Niveau B1, die ihren mündlichen und schriftlichen Ausdruck verbessern und ihre Grammatikkenntnisse vertiefen möchten. Am Ende des Kurses sollten die Teilnehmer das Niveau B1.2 erreicht haben.

  • Assessment
    Für einen erfolgreichen Abschluss ist die regelmäßige Teilnahme am Unterricht sowie die Abgabe mehrerer Hausarbeiten erforderlich. Der Kurs schließt mit einer Prüfung der erlernten Fertigkeiten ab.
    3 ECTS-Punkte (1 ECTS-Punkt für Teilnahme, 2 ECTS-Punkte für Hausaufgaben)
  • Note
    Bibliographie
    Koithan, Ute et.al.: Aspekte neu B1 plus: Mittelstufe Deutsch. Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch. München: Klett 2014.

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch B2 Schreibwerkstatt (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-209
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    Die Studierenden lernen, wie man wissenschaftliche Texte auf Deutsch strukturiert und schreibt.

  • Course learning outcomes


    Am Ende des Seminars können Studierende einfache
    akademische Texte (z.B.
    wissenschaftssprachliche Zusammenfassungen und Argumentationen)
    auf Deutsch verstehen und verfassen
    . Außerdem beherrschen sie am Ende des Kurses
    die Verwendung der eigenen Stimme in deutschsprachigen wissenschaftlichen Texten und können einen Text kohärent gestalten

  • Description
    In diesem Kurs werden die Schreibfertigkeiten für akademische Texte auf Deutsch durch eine Kombination aus Lehrer-Input, Schreibübungen, Peer-Feedback und Diskussion trainiert. Der Kurs wird auf Deutsch (B2-Niveau) unterrichtet und bietet Schreibunterstützung für Studierende, die mit dem Lesen und Schreiben akademischer Texte auf Deutsch weniger vertraut sind. Übungen und Videos werden im Unterricht und auf Moodle zur Verfügung gestellt.
     
  • Assessment

    Die Studierenden müssen zwei kurze akademische Texte (je 800 Wörter) schreiben und die auf Moodle bereitgestellten Aufgaben bearbeiten.

  • Details
    • Course title: English B2.2 academic – Carly Crane (online course)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-204
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    This course will be taught online via Webex –
    The course aims to develop your academic writing, speaking, reading and listening skills to a B2 CEFR (Common European Framework) level (upper intermediate).
    This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a B2 level.

  • Course learning outcomes
     
    ONLINE COURSE (via Webex) – 
    This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a B2 level.
    By the end of the 20-week course, you should be able to do the following at B2 level:
    Write well-structured, coherent and cohesive essays and reports
    Speak to present your opinions in well-structured oral presentations, participate in academic discussions and debates
    Understand and critically evaluate academic texts and sources
    Understand lectures, presentations and academic discussions
    Use a wide range of academic vocabulary, grammatical structures and an appropriate academic register
  • Description
    ONLINE COURSE (via Webex) – This course aims to develop your academic writing, speaking, reading and listening skills to a B2 CEFR (Common European Framework) level (upper intermediate).This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a B2 level.
  • Assessment
    Note that you must attend at least 8 out of 10 sessions per semester and pass the course to be awarded credits.
    Per semester, your grade is composed of the following:
    Assignments (50%): three written assignments and two oral assignments
    Final test (50%) of  all the five units covered (reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary).
  • Note
    Required Textbook
    Hewings, M. (2012). Cambridge Academic English, an integrated skills course for EAP. Upper Intermediate Student’s Book + audio CD and DVD. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521165204

  • Details
    • Course title: English B2.2 academic – Gareth Jones (online course)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-261
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Language Development Objective: Enhance students’ accuracy and diversity in grammatical and lexical usage for both written and spoken academic contexts.
    Academic Writing Objective: Equip students with skills to craft different sections of academic texts.
    Academic Reading Objective: Enhance students’ abilities to engage with, understand and use an academic text effectively.
    Academic Listening Objective: Enable students to comprehend key features of lectures and extended talks.
    Academic Speaking
    Objective: Enable students to participate in seminars and academic discussions. Prepare students to deliver a short oral presentation effectively.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Exhibit improved accuracy and variety in language use.
    Organise ideas and write an essay outline. Write a coherent essay introduction and conclusion. Paraphrase and summarize information. Synthesise citations, evidence and explanation. Use cause-and-effect language to write an essay.  
    Read for main ideas and detail in a text. Summarise key information in a text. Identify language to compare and contrast in an academic text. Recognise fact and opinion.
    Listen to identify key points in a lecture.Identify signposting language to navigate an academic discussion. Utilise note-taking skills to capture spoken ideas and information. 
    Take part in an academic discussion. Summarise and report on a seminar discussion. Analyse and evaluate the structure of a presentation. 
    Use signposting language to deliver a coherent presentation.
  • Description
    This course aims to develop the language skills and communication skills of students in an academic context. It aims to provide students with the necessary tools, knowledge, literacies and confidence to thrive and achieve their potential in an English-speaking university setting. 
  • Assessment
    Note that you must attend at least 8 out of 10 sessions per semester and pass the course to be awarded credits.
    Per semester, your grade is composed of the following:
    Assignments (50%): three written assignments and two oral assignments
    Final test (50%) of all the units covered (reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary).

  • Details
    • Course title: English C1.2 academic – Gareth Jones (online course)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-262
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Language Development Objective: Enhance students’ accuracy and diversity in grammatical and lexical usage for both written and spoken academic contexts.
    Academic Writing Objective: Equip students with skills to craft effective academic texts.
    Academic Reading Objective: Enhance students’ abilities to critically assess various sources and use information to support or develop arguments.
    Academic Listening Objective: Enable students to comprehend lectures and extended talks, and actively participate in seminars and academic discussions.
    Academic Speaking
    Objective: Enable students to participate effectively in seminars and academic discussions. Prepare students to deliver individual or group oral presentations effectively. 

  • Course learning outcomes
    Exhibit improved accuracy and variety in language use.
    Understand and implement coherent paragraph and text organization. Utilise a variety of writing functions and sentence structures accurately. Adhere to academic writing conventions. Paraphrase, summarize, and synthesise information. Write compelling introductions and conclusions for essays, theses and reports.
    Use text organization knowledge to comprehend texts. Identify primary arguments and supporting ideas. Select pertinent information. Apply various reading, note-taking, and annotation techniques. Analyse texts to understand words and phrases that express the author’s perspective.
    Use strategies to understand diverse spoken features and styles in real-time and recorded speech. Follow extended discourse in lectures and seminars. Utilise note-taking skills to capture spoken ideas and information.
    Speak with increased confidence and fluency.
    Communicate facts, concepts and arguments clearly.
    Use language to challenge, inquire, and respond in academic discussions and situations. 
    Plan, research and deliver a presentation.
  • Description
    This course aims to develop the language skills and communication skills of students in an academic context. It aims to provide students with the necessary tools, knowledge, literacies and confidence to thrive and achieve their potential in an English-speaking university setting.
  • Assessment
    Note: you must attend at least 8 out of 10 sessions per semester and pass the course to be awarded credits.
    Per semester, your grade is composed of the following:
    Assignments (50%): three written assignments and two oral assignments
    Final test (50%) of all the units covered (reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary).
  • Note
    There is no requirement for an academic textbook. The learning material will be provided on the Moodle platform.

  • Details
    • Course title: English C1.2 academic – Paul Higgins (online course)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-143
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

     



    You will work on perfecting your understanding and mastery of academic English by developing your knowledge of advanced grammatical and lexical structures, awareness of register, and ability to write and speak in an academic context.
    This course is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a C1 level.

  • Course learning outcomes
    Learning outcomes
    By the end the 20-week course, you should be able to do the following at C1 level:
    Write texts using a wide range of structures and cohesive devices
    Speak fluently in seminars and debates, as well as deliver presentations effectively
    Understand complex academic texts
    Understand lectures and discussions
    Use a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures to express yourself clearly and precisely
  • Description

     

    This course aims to develop your academic writing, speaking, reading and listening skills to a C1 (Common European Framework) level (advanced). It is designed to reach the target level in 20 sessions spread over two semesters. You can take one semester only and get ECTS for that semester but you will not have reached a C1 level

  • Assessment
    Note that you must attend at least  8 out of 10 sessions per semester and pass the course to be awarded credits.
    Per semester, your grade is composed of the following:
    Midterm test (25%) of the units covered in the first 5 weeks
    Assignments (25%): three written assignments and one oral assignment
    Final test (50%) of the units covered in weeks 6 to 9 for those who passed the midterm test
  • Note
    Bibliography
    Hewings M. Thaine, C. (2012). Cambridge Academic English: An integrated skills course for EAP, Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9780521165211

  • Details
    • Course title: Français académique B1.2 – Academic French B1.2 (BELVAL)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-140
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    L’objectif de ce cours est d’acquérir les connaissances suffisantes en français pour accéder au cours de niveau universitaire B2. Cette remise à niveau est faite grâce à : de nombreux exercices de grammaire, de syntaxe et de vocabulaire ; ainsi qu’à la rédaction de textes de différents genres en groupe et par une approche ludique. Le contenu sera adapté selon les besoins du groupe, ainsi vous pourrez commencer le semestre suivant sur des bases solides.

  • Course learning outcomes

    A l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :



    • lire des articles sur des questions contemporaines

    • comprendre différents points de vue

    • comprendre un texte littéraire contemporain

    • écrire des textes clairs et détaillés sur des sujets relatifs à vos intérêts

    • écrire un essai ou un rapport sur un sujet précis de manière concise, claire, et efficace

    • exposer son argumentation

    • mettre en valeur son opinion sur un événement ou une expérience

  • Description

    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques en langue française, principalement écrite, afin d’enrichir vos productions d’écrits, non seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de communication avec d’autres personnes. A travers l’étude de texte authentiques universitaires et issus des médias ou de la littérature contemporaine, nous analyserons les différents registres existants du français. Les premières heures se concentreront sur la révision de la grammaire et de la syntaxe. Pour pratiquer les thèmes grammaticaux abordés dans un premier temps sous forme d’exercices, le travail de l’écriture sera décliné sous plusieurs formes :

    • la rédaction d’une réclamation
    • une lettre officielle
    • un résumé d’article 
    • un article argumenté (2 pages maximum) sur un sujet de votre choix. La rédaction de plusieurs genres textuels est nécessaire pour assimiler certains automatismes. Vous améliorerez ainsi efficacement vos connaissances de la langue française.
  • Assessment

    25% : Notes des devoirs écrits rendus


    50% : Compréhension écrite et rédaction d’un article (maximum 2 pages) après une séance de révision en cours.


    25% : Participation orale en cours et la préparation des devoirs maison

  • Note

    Bibliographie


    Saisons 4, Editions Didier


    Alter Ego+, Niveau B1-B2


    Écrire pour convaincre, cahier d’activités, Hachette FL


    Grammaire Progressive du Français, Niveau Avancé, Paris, Clé international/Klett

  • Details
    • Course title: Atelier d'écriture français B2 – Writing workshop B2 French (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-271
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Les étudiants apprennent à structurer et à rédiger des textes scientifiques en français.

  • Course learning outcomes


    À l’issue de cet atelier, les étudiants seront capables de :  



      
    Résultats d’apprentissage généraux :



    • Écrire une argumentation organisée et efficace ;

    • Maîtriser les outils grammaticaux et lexicaux nécessaires à la rédaction d’un résumé et d’une argumentation.



     
    Résultats d’apprentissage spécifiques :



    • Lire et analyser un texte académique, comprendre quel est le sujet traité, repérer l’objectif du texte, sa structure, les arguments ;

    •  Rédiger un projet de texte académique en explicitant l’idée principale ;

    •  Rédiger le résumé fidèle d’un article académique ;

    •  Rédiger un texte argumentatif en respectant la structure et les règles d’écriture propres aux textes académiques.


     
  • Description
    Dans ce cours, les compétences d’écriture pour les textes académiques en français sont développées grâce à une combinaison de contribution de l’enseignant, d’exercices d’écriture, de relecture entre pairs et de discussion. Le cours est enseigné en français (niveau B2) avec des aides explicatives en anglais pour la théorie et offre une aide à l’écriture aux étudiants moins familiarisés avec la lecture et l’écriture de textes académiques en français. Le cours couvre une variété de sujets nécessaires pour comprendre et écrire des textes académiques en français, tels que l’utilisation du discours académique, la rédaction de résumés, la construction d’arguments, l’utilisation de votre propre voix dans des textes académiques et la façon de rendre un texte cohérent. Des exercices et vidéos sont proposés en cours et sur Moodle.
  • Assessment

     


    L’évaluation sera basée sur : 


    – 2 tests écrits en classe (70% de la note)


    – la participation et une présentation orale (30%)


     

  • Details
    • Course title: Perfectionner son expression en français (B2) – (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-59
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques en langue française orale et écrite afin de faciliter vos prises de parole et vos productions d’écrits, pas seulement dans le cadre de vos études mais aussi dans les situations de communication avec d’autres personnes.

  • Course learning outcomes


    L’objectif de ce cours est de vous faire réaliser un saut qualitatif – en français oral et écrit – et de vous « faire passer une barre de niveau ».


    Des exercices de voix, de parole, de langue, de langage et de communication dans différents domaines vous entraîneront à des pratiques d’écoute et de production qui, autrement que des cours théoriques, vous conduiront à plus de facilité et d’aisance en français.
    Des activités relatives à la compréhension et à la production de langue orale et écrite : vocabulaire, étymologie, dérivation, référenciation portant sur différentes unités linguistiques vous amèneront à utiliser et à comprendre de mieux en mieux les pratiques du français.
    Bien entendu, le contenu s’adaptera aux besoins exprimés par chaque membre du groupe.

  • Description

    Comment « parler », « lire » et « écrire » mieux et plus facilement en français ?
    D’abord en s’intéressant aux « sons » et en les mettant ensemble pour dire des mots mais aussi en étudiant les lettres et les groupes de lettres qui permettent d’écrire ces sons. Ensuite en mettant ces mots ensemble pour faire des phrases qui ont du sens.
    Enfin, parler, c’est aussi s’adresser à d’autres personnes, c’est-à-dire savoir comment parler et savoir utiliser telle ou telle manière de parler (« registres » courant, soutenu, familier).
    Sans oublier que la langue ne sert pas seulement à communiquer mais qu’elle révèle aussi une manière de penser le monde et de se conduire dans le monde (pas de la même manière partout = interculturalité).
    Ce cours va vous familiariser avec ces différents aspects de l’oral et de l’écrit du français en vous proposant des activités qui vous permettront d’apprendre à :
    – poser votre voix ;
    – oser prendre la parole (en particulier en public) ;
    – produire – à l’oral et à l’écrit – des mots, des énoncés et des phrases adaptées aux circonstances ; dans des situations d’interactions partagées.
    Il vous amènera également à approfondir et affiner à la fois vos connaissances linguistiques et votre pratique de la langue française orale et écrite, d’une part par des écoutes et des visionnages répétés de séquences vidéo, d’autre part par des lectures et des productions d’écrits. Vous serez donc amenés à étudier aussi la langue écrite en lisant et en analysant des commentaires, des explications, des articles qui portent sur les séquences vidéo proposées.
    Ensemble, vous y pratiquerez donc des activités ludiques et informatives qui vous feront :
    – « faire des liens » entre vos possibilités de communication courante en français et les pratiques de langue (orale et écrite) académiques, nécessaires à votre cursus (et/ou à votre vie personnelle et professionnelle) ;
    – progresser ainsi en langue française.

  • Assessment

    Pour obtenir les 3 ECTS, l’évaluation repose sur :


    – participation active aux cours en présentiel ou en ligne (prises de parole, interactions orales avec l’enseignante et les pairs),


    – rendus des devoirs écrits dans les délais impartis,


    – devoir final à faire sur place ou ensemble en ligne, en fin de période de cours et corrigé en commun à la séance suivante.

  • Note

    Bibliographie
    Amossy, R. (2010). L’Argumentation dans le discours, Paris, Armand Colin. Barthélémy, F., Groux, D., Porcher, L. (2011). Le français langue étrangère, Paris, L’Harmattan. Cerquiglini, B., Corbeil, J.-Cl., Klinkenberg, J.-M., Peeters, B. (Dirs.) (2000). Le français dans tous ses états, Paris, Flammarion. Conseil de l’Europe. (2010). Niveau B1 pour le français : un référentiel, Paris, Didier. Gadet, F., Ludwig, R. (2015). Le français au contact d’autres langues, Paris, Ophrys. Laroussi, F. et Penloup, M.-C. (Dirs) (2012). Identités langagières, Rouen, PURH. Moeschler, J. (1985). Argumentation et conversation. Eléments pour une analyse pragmatique du discours, Hatier-Credif. Porcher, L. (2014). Sur le bout de la langue : la didactique en blog, Paris, CLE International, Didier. Riegel, M., Pellat, J.-C., Rioul, R. (2009). Grammaire méthodique du français, Paris, PUF.

  • Details
    • Course title: Français académique C1 – Valérie Puyau (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-189
    • Module(s): Academic/professional courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    L’objectif de ce cours est d’acquérir les connaissances suffisantes en français de l’écrit pour accéder au cours d’un locuteur indépendant.


    A l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :
    lire des articles de registres variés sur des questions contemporaines
    comprendre un texte long y compris les parties difficiles
    comprendre un texte littéraire contemporain
    écrire des textes bien structurés clairs et détaillés sur n’importe quel sujet y compris complexe, approprié au lecteur visé, et dans un style personnel
    écrire un essai ou une synthèse sur n’importe quel sujet y compris complexe, qu’il se rapporte ou non à son domaine
    exposer son argumentation


     

  • Course learning outcomes

    A l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :
    lire des articles de registres variés sur des questions contemporaines
    comprendre un texte long y compris les parties difficiles
    comprendre un texte littéraire contemporain
    écrire des textes bien structurés clairs et détaillés sur n’importe quel sujet y compris complexe, approprié au lecteur visé, et dans un style personnel
    écrire un essai ou une synthèse sur n’importe quel sujet y compris complexe, qu’il se rapporte ou non à son domaine
    exposer son argumentation


     

  • Description

    A l’aide d’écrits de textes authentiques universitaires, issus des médias ou de la littérature contemporaine, nous aborderons les techniques d’analyse de texte, de résumé, d’argumentation/essai et de synthèse de l’écrit.
    Nous nous appuierons sur ces textes pour travailler également l’aspect formel de la langue (grammaire, conjugaison, lexique). Nous évaluerons au préalable vos besoins lors des premières séances et procéderons à quelques révisions

  • Assessment
    L’évaluation sera constituée pour 50% d’un devoir de synthèse (à réaliser en binôme à la maison), pour 25% des notes des devoirs rendus et pour 25% de la participation en classe et de la préparation des devoirs maison.
  • Note
    Bibliographie
    Communiquer à l’écrit, Cle international

    Documents DALF C1, C2


    Production écrite Niveau C1, C2 Edition Didier

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch A1.2 allgemein – Kirchberg
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-266
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:

    • understand and provide informationaboutthemselves and general private matters

    • understandand, give information about their spare time activities and making appointments

    • understandand, provide information about rooms, apartments and furniture

    • understandand, provide information about clothes and fashion and how to buy things

    • understandand, give information about attractions and towns in the German speaking countries

    • interact in th everyday life like telling time, etc.

    • understand and provide simple texts like e-mails or sms.

  • Description
    This course starts with basic language skills. The course will be based on the manual DaF-KompaktA1 (Hueber)
    Communication skills : The students will learn to understand simple written texts and oral communication about presenting yourself, giving personal information, giving information about time and seasons, buying things and food,hobbies and spare time activities, making appointments, furniture and living, tourist attractions and urban living.
    Grammar: articles, verbs in the present, negation, modal verbs, irregular verbs in the present tense, possessive articles, sentence structure, etc. The course ends with a language examination in all four communicative activities on the level A1 GER.
  • Assessment
    Speaking, listening, writing and reading skills will be evaluated in task-based activities.
    Listening: key information from listening texts has to be understood (radio,TV…),
    Reading: key information to be found in a short reading text, 
    Writing: simple text to be summarized and simple text production,
    Students will be evaluated on their active participation in the course, their regular homework and on their final test(written and spoken).
  • Note
    Bibliography : Birgit Braunet.al.:DaFkompakt A1(DeutschalsFremdsprache) Kurs-und Übungsbuch + 2 Audio CDs. Klett. Stuttgart 2015.

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch A1.2 allgemein – Belval
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-269
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: Yes
  • Objectives

    Communication skills: The students will learn to understand simple written texts and engage in oral communication on topics such as buying goods and food, making appointments, hobbies and leisure activities, furniture and living arrangements, tourist attractions, and urban living.
    Grammar: The students will learn regular and irregular verbs in the present and perfect tense, articles and nouns with gender and cases, modal verbs, interrogative and imperative forms, sentence structure, pronouns, prepositions, connectors, participles etc. 
    Course design: The objective is the continued acquisition of basic oral and written skills. Students will engage in speaking, listening, writing, and reading communicative activities through individual, pair, and group work. Additionally, students will be provided with links to interactive exercises, quizzes, and games as well as to tutorials and other informative tools. The course concludes with a language examination covering all four communicative activities.

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:
     
    Understand and provide information about themselves and general personal matters
    Understand and give information about their leisure activities and making appointments
    Understand and provide information about rooms, apartments, and furniture
    Understand and provide information about clothes, fashion, and shopping
    Understand and give information about attractions and towns in the German-speaking countries
    Perform everyday linguistic actions Understand and write simple texts like emails or SMS messages.
  • Description
    The objective is the continued acquisition of basic oral and written skills. Students will engage in speaking, listening, writing, and reading communicative activities through individual, pair, and group work. Additionally, students will be provided with links to interactive exercises, quizzes, and games as well as to tutorials and other informative tools. The course concludes with a language examination covering all four communicative activities.
  • Assessment
    Speaking, listening, writing and reading skills will be evaluated through task-based activities. Listening: Key information from listening texts (radio, TV, etc.) must be understood. Reading: Key information must be found in short reading texts, or questions about these texts must be answered   Writing: Simple texts are to be summarized, and basic text production is required. Students will be evaluated on their active participation in the course, their regular homework (which may include grammar or vocabulary exercises), and their final test (both written and spoken).
  • Note
    Attendance is mandatory

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch A2.2 allgemein – Kirchberg
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-265
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Course design: This is a blended learning course in which students train their linguistic skills in class as well as on an e-learning platform (Moodle). 1 ECTS is awarded for the work in class and 2 ECTS for teacher-guided autonomous learning at home, the latter amounting to approximately four hours per week. A reading project adapted to the students’ proficiency level is part of the course. Students will also develop a writing portfolio with three short texts and give a short presentation about a university-related topic at the end of the semester. The course ends with a final test.

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:
    understand and provide information about university life, family, profession, tourism and culture, sports and food, learning experiences, media and communication, travel and climate as well as mobility and professional life;
    understand and provide information about past activities;
    ask for help, express recommendations and suggestions as well as hope and surprise; talk about learning experiences and about habits; express happiness, enthusiasm and disappointment, satisfaction and dissatisfaction as well as interest and disinterest; book rooms, give directions, talk about the weather; explain things;
    give a short presentation about topic related to university life;
    compose basic texts and revise them with the support of the teacher
  • Description
    This course aims to develop language skills in the objective to reach level A2 in German (A2.1 in the winter term and A2.2 in the summer term).
    Communication skills: understand written and oral texts about everyday life, and – to a certain extent – also about university life; speak about a variety of everyday topics and learn to cope linguistically with different kinds of everyday situations; write texts that are commonly met with in everyday communication.
    Grammar: perfect tense, possessive pronouns, prepositions, declination of adjectives, common conjunctions, reflexive verbs, temporal conjunctions, local prepositions, passive voice, phrase construction, dative and accusative objects, verbs with prepositions, past tense, demonstrative pronouns, relative clause and relative pronouns.
  • Assessment
    Grading
    Continuous assessment (40% of the final grade):
    1 writing portfolio with three texts (10%). The revised versions of the texts will be graded.
    1 short presentation (2-3 minutes) about a university-related topic (10%)
    Online tasks: grammar, vocabulary, writing etc. (10%)
    At least 50% of the tasks need to be completed in order to get the full score.
    A reading project with online tasks (10%)
    At least 50% of the tasks need to be completed in order to get the full score.
    Final test (60% of the final grade)
  • Note
    Bibliography
    Habersack, Charlotte (2013): Menschen A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch. Ismaning: Hueber.
    Breitsameter, Anna (2013): Menschen A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Arbeitsbuch. Ismaning: Hueber.
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    Winter term: Dittrich, Roland (2016): Die Skorpion-Frau: Liebe und Tod in Heidelberg. Berlin: Cornelsen
    Winter term: Dittrich, Roland (2016): Die Skorpion-Frau: Liebe und Tod in Heidelberg. Berlin: Cornelsen.
    Summer term: Dittrich, Roland (2011): Leise kommt der Tod. Berlin: Cornelsen

  • Details
    • Course title: Deutsch A2.2 allgemein – Belval
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-268
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: DE
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    This course aims to develop language skills to reach level A2.2 in German.


    Communication skills: Students will learn to understand written and oral texts about everyday life, and, to some extent, university life. They will be able to speak about a variety of everyday topics and handle different everyday situations linguistically. Additionally, students will write texts commonly encountered in everyday communication.
    Grammar: The course covers common conjunctions, especially temporal conjunctions, passive voice, sentence construction, dative and accusative objects, indirect questions and interrogative determiners, local prepositions, verbs with prepositions, modal verbs, reflexive verbs, past tense, demonstrative pronouns, relative clauses, and relative pronouns.
    Course design: This is a blended learning course in which students develop their linguistic skills both in class and on an e-learning platform (Moodle). Students earn 2 ECTS for classroom participation and 1 ECTS for teacher-guided autonomous learning at home, which amounts to approximately two hours per week. Students will develop a writing portfolio with two short texts and deliver a short presentation on a topic related to the course program at the end of the semester. The course concludes with a final exam.

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:

      Understand and provide information about everyday life, learning experiences, media and communication, culture and administration, travel and climate, as well as mobility and professional life.
      Understand and describe past activities.
      Ask for help, make recommendations and suggestions, and express hope and surprise. Discuss learning experiences and habits, express happiness, enthusiasm, disappointment, satisfaction, and dissatisfaction, as well as show interest and disinterest. Additionally, students will be able to book rooms, give directions, talk about the weather, and explain various topics.
      Deliver a short presentation on a topic related to the course program.
      Write basic texts and revise them with the support of the teacher.
  • Description

  • Assessment

      Continuous assessment (40%of the final grade):

        Online tasks: grammar, vocabulary, etc.(20%)
        At least 50% of the tasks need to be completed to receive the full score.
        1 writing portfolio containing two short texts (10%)
        1 short oral presentation (2-3minutes) on a topic related to the
        course program
        (10%)

      Final test (60% of the final grade)
  • Note
    Bibliography
    Habersack, Charlotte, Pude, Angela, Specht, Franz(2019): Menschen A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Kursbuch. Ismaning: Hueber.
    Breitsameter, Anna, Glas-Peters, Sabine, Pude, Angela(2013): Menschen A2. Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Arbeitsbuch. Ismaning: Hueber.

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A1.2 – General French A1.2 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-263
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Communicative skills in French:
    – introduce oneself, get in touch with someone and introduce someone (name, age, nationality, profession, spelling);
    – talk about one’s daily environment (address, e-mail, telephone number, talk about one’s family, hobbies);
    – ask and give news about someone;
    – know how to find your way: directions/give instructions;
    – know how to ask for information (orally and in writing);
    – ask for the time;
    – write a simple, short message or fill in simple registrations forms with your personal details

  • Course learning outcomes
    After completing this course, you will be able to use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. You can introduce yourself and ask and answer questions about personal details. You can interact in a simple way, provided that the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
  • Description
    This is a general French course, where written and oral comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and spelling are worked on, as well as written and oral expression in French. 
    From the beginning of this course, you will start communicating in French. The covered topics include: greeting, introducing yourself, talking about yourself and your family, describing a city and a neighbourhood, talking about your hobbies and interests. The necessary grammar is explained and ample attention is paid to vocabulary. All skills are covered: speaking, writing, reading and listening. Attention is also paid to the cultural context of Luxembourg.

     

  • Assessment
    Your final grade will be divided into:
    attendance (compulsory) + participation in class: 20%,
    2 tests based on oral and written comprehension: 30% 
    Final test: 50%
  • Note

    Bibliography



    Bonjour et bienvenue A1.1 – tout en français – Livre-cahier + didierfle.app


    ISBN 978-2278110803


    100% FLE – Grammaire essentielle du français A1 – livre + didierfle.app


    ISBN978-2278109234

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A1.2 – General French A1.2 (Kirchberg)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-243
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    The beginner’s French course enables the candidate to interact in a simple way, answer simple questions using individual words, expressions or short sentences. The candidate can express common feelings, tell the size and name the color of familiar objects, can also ask others about these qualities. The candidate can participate in short telephonic conversations, ask straightforward questions in familiar situations (e.g. asking the location of a place and price of an item, asking for time etc.) and understand the responses, can exchange information about everyday matters using simple vocabulary (e.g. weekend activities, hobbies and other interests, shopping etc.). The candidate can ask for assistance with vocabulary and clarification of tasks, recognize isolated vocabulary from specific subject areas. The candidate can understand words and expressions on signs when everyday language is used (e.g. ‘Open/Closed’, ‘Exit’etc.). He/She is equally able to adequately understand straight forward forms in order to insert personal information, recognize important information on basic promotional material (price, date, and time on posters) and to recognize, speak and write short messages and greetings. The candidate will be able to write very simple informal messages, short messages like post cards and birthday greetings and write simple descriptions of everyday objects. The candidate is able to indicate personal strengths and weaknesses, describe basic aspects of their day-to-day life and to talk about briefly about familiar topics

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of the course, students will be expected to:
    Be able to recognize and identify basic parts of a speech.
    Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases in French aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
    Introduce people (oneself and others); ask and answer questions about personal details such as where one lives, people one knows and things one has.
    Interact in a simple way if the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
    Be able to interact with people in the close environment in the University and the City.
  • Description
    This course aims to develop basic language skills in the objective for full beginners to reach an A1 level (A1.1 in winter term and A1.2 in summer term). Students are involved in speech acts in interaction, listening authentic & training writing and reading communicative activities in individual and group work. Phonetics lessons will help students improve their pronunciation, as well as their understanding. Integrated and explicit grammar will support communicative skills.
  • Assessment
    The evaluation consists in various tasks:
    A continuous assessment dealing with questions/role playing in class (oral participation) will count for 20 % of final course mark.
    3 assignments will stand for 30 % of final course mark (oral presentation; writing paper about a person and an object; understanding an advertisement).
    A final test (listening, writing and reading) will take place at the end of the semester. It counts for 50 per cent of the final mark.
  • Note
    Personal work required outside of class
    In order to strengthen language skills, vocabulary and grammar rules, after each class, students will be expected to review the texts; audiovisual material used during the course and learn the grammar rules and some additional vocabulary. Homework will include written expression, exercises or researches. Personal work expected: at least 1 hour / week

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A2.2 – General French A2.2 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-270
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

     

  • Course learning outcomes
    À l

    issue de ce cours, vous
    serez
    capable de:


    • Demander, comprendre et donner des informations sur des habitudes quotidiennes, un emploi du temps, des personnes, un règlement ;


    • Parler de vos goûts ;


    • Décrire votre environnement personnel (pays, logement, université) ;


    • Parler
      de vos projets personnels et professionnels;


    • Expliquer vos choix en comparant ;


    • Demander et donner des conseils;


    • Parler de vos études et de votre expérience professionnelle;


    • Raconter des événements passés, un souvenir, une anecdote, une expérience ;


    • Parler brièvement de l’actualité, raconter un fait divers.

  • Description

    Nous analyserons d’abord vos besoins et ferons ensuite quelques révisions de grammaire et de vocabulaire:

    – Utilisation du présent, du passé composé et du futur proche ;

    – Conjugaison des verbes essentiels (faire, pouvoir, devoir, vouloir, savoir, connaître) ;

    – Utilisation des articles (définis, indéfinis et partitifs) ;

    – Utilisation des pronoms personnels compléments (directs, indirects, y, en) ;

    – Utilisation des pronoms relatif simples (qui, que, où) ;

    – Utilisation des expressions de temps ;

    – Formulation des questions ;

    – Lieux importants de la vie quotidienne ;

    – Description physique et psychologique des personnes ;

    – Habitudes ;

    – Alimentation.

    Puis nous étudierons la comparaison, les formes négatives, la condition avec « si », l’imparfait de l’indicatif, l’alternance passé composé/imparfait ainsi que le futur simple, tout en nous intéressant au vocabulaire des études, du travail, des médias et des voyages.

    Nous approfondirons ces points à l’aide de documents issus de la vie quotidienne.

  • Assessment
     
  • Note
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    Édito, niveau A2, édition 2022, Didier FLE
    En contexte – Exercices de grammaire, niveau A2, Hachette
    Vocabulaire progressif du français, niveau A2, CLÉ International

  • Details
    • Course title: Français général A2.2 – General French A2.2 (Kirchberg)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-244
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


     L’objectif de ce cours est d’acquérir les connaissances suffisantes en français pour accéder au cours de français général niveau B1. Cette remise à niveau est faite grâce à : de nombreux exercices de grammaire et de vocabulaire, des jeux de rôles et des situations de communication de la vie réelle. 


     

  • Course learning outcomes
    À l’issue de ce cours vous serez capable de :
    Donner une explication simple 
    Parler de vos goûts, de vos projets 
    Fixer, accepter/refuser un rendez-vous
    Parler de votre expérience universitaire et professionnelle
    Établir des comparaisons 
    Demander et donner des conseils
    Raconter une expérience passée
  • Description
    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer vos connaissances et vos pratiques en langue française, principalement écrite, afin d’enrichir vos productions d’écrits, non seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de communication avec d’autres personnes. Les premières heures se concentreront sur la révision des points de grammaire essentiels notamment :
    – Le présent de l’indicatif 
    – Le futur proche 
    – Le passé composé 
    – La forme interrogative 
    Nous approfondirons ces acquis et aborderons : 
    – Les pronoms relatifs simples
    – La négation 
    – Les pronoms Y/EN 
    – La place de l’adjectif 
    – La comparaison
  • Assessment

    L’évaluation se fera ainsi :
    50 % : Notes des devoirs écrits rendus (deux devoirs composés d’une production orale et écrite)
    50 % : Participation orale en cours et préparation des devoirs maison.
    La présence aux cours est obligatoire afin de valider les crédits ECTS attribués au cours de français général A2. Au-delà de deux absences, l’étudiant/étudiante ne peut plus valider le cours.
  • Note
    Édito A1, Éditions Didier
    Édito A2, Éditions Didier
    Objectif express A1/A2
    Grammaire essentielle du français A2, 100 % FLE, DidierFle

  • Details
    • Course title: Portugais A1 – Portuguese A1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-154
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: PT
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

     



    This course aims at giving total beginners in Portuguese, keys to phonetics and the basic 
    vocabulary of the Portuguese language. Oral communication is particularly targeted.
    Students are involved in speaking, listening, writing and reading communicative 
    activities in individual and/or pair and/or group work. When the students have a certain 
    mastery of every day vocabulary and of the verbal system, the main aspects of grammar 
    will be studied.

  • Course learning outcomes
    By the end of this course, students should be able to:
    manage to take part in simple, short conversation
    introduce themselves
    greet people
    provide personal information about themselve
    provide spatial information
    describe places
    ask for information
    make appointments and talk about their daily routine and leisure activities;
    ask for or order something in a hotel or restaurant
    express preference
    understand simple written texts and briefly summarize them
    Express themselves in a very simple way in everyday conversation
    invite/ accept /refuse
    write a letter
    learn the basic grammatical structures of the Portuguese language.
  • Description
    This course combines speaking, writing, reading and listening skills for general purposes. It is orientated for academically trained learners who are willing to learn (a) foreign language(s) and acquire basic command of the Portuguese language.It aims at developing the linguistic abilities of the A1 level of the common European Reference Setting for languages.Teaching language: Portuguese/French (with recourse to English when needed)
  • Assessment
    Evaluation
    Speaking, listening, writing and reading skills shall be evaluated in task based 
    activities;
    Oral interaction in the class
    Listening: key information from listening texts must be 
    understood (Advertisements, dialogues, etc.); answering multiple choice 
    questions; answering right/wrong questions; completing sentences;
    Reading: key information in a short reading must be detected;
    Speaking: daily routines, introducing oneself, meeting new people; dialogues, 
    etc
    Writing: basic “texts” or sequence of sentences should be summarized.
    Students will be evaluated, in accordance to their active participation in the course, on 
    their regular homework (which also consists of grammar and/or vocabulary 
    exercises/drills) and on their final presentation and test (both written and spoken).
  • Note
    Bibliography
    Tavares, Ana, Português XXI, Livro do Aluno 1; ( Nível A1) Lidel, 2014.
    Coimbra, Isabel e Mata Coimbra, Olga, Gramática Ativa 1, Lidel, 2014.

  • Details
    • Course title: Portugais A2 – Portuguese A2 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-191
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: PT
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    Solicitar e fornecer informações sobre hábitos diários;
    Fale sobre os seus gostos, os seus projetos;
    Fazer sugestões e reagir a propostas (aceitar, declinar, pedir desculpas);
    Dar uma razão, explicar, justificar as suas escolhas;
    Pedir e dar conselhos;
    Falar sobre a sua experiência profissional, o seu ambiente de trabalho;
    Contar, narrar eventos passados, uma memória, uma anedota, uma experiência.

  • Description
    Na metodologia utilizada presta-se uma atenção constante ao processo de comunicação oral e à abordagem comparativa entre a língua portuguesa e francesa para a aprendizagem da gramática. Estas aulas de “Língua portuguesa -nível A2” pretendem desenvolver as competências linguísticas do nível A2 do Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas
  • Assessment
    Praticando uma avaliação formativa, os alunos devem entregar ou enviar à professora (por e-mail ou através da Plataforma Moodle) todo o tipo de trabalhos escritos para correção, desde exercícios gramaticais, pequenas fichas de leitura e todo o tipo de trabalhos realizados em autonomia, além dos exercícios de redação solicitados pela professora.
    – Interação oral na aula – 25% – A avaliação da compreensão oral é efectuada a partir da audição de documentos em português (registos áudio) com resposta a questionários de escolha múltipla, exercícios de Verdadeiro e Fal- so, frases para completar. A avaliação da expressão oral é efectuada a partir de apresentação de curtos diálogos entre pares.
    – Teste intermédio – 25%
    – Exame final (escrito) – 50%
  • Note
    Bibliografia
    BESCHERELLE, Les verbes portugais et brésiliens, ed. Hatier, Paris, 1997. BLUM, Geneviève. Les Idiomatics Français–Portugais / Português-Francês,ed. Seuil, Paris, 1990.
    CARREIRA, Maria Helena Boudoy, Maryvonne, Pratique du portugais de A à Z, Paris, Hatier, 2009.
    COIMBRA, Ana Mata; COIMBRA, Isabel, Gramática Activa 1, 2.a ed., Lisboa, Lidel, 2000.
    TAVARES, Ana, Português XXI – Nível 2 (A2), Lidel, 2012.

  • Details
    • Course title: Portugais B1 – Portuguese B1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-155
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: PT
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives


    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer les connaissances et les pratiques en langue portugaise, au niveau 
    de l’expression écrite et de l’expression orale afin d’enrichir vos productions communicatives, non 
    seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de 
    communication avec d’autres personnes

  • Course learning outcomes


    Les étudiants seront amenés à :



    Intervenir dans une conversation dans une situation informelle, sur leurs expériences 
    personnelles, leurs intérêts, les événements actuels, en exprimant des opinions et des 
    sentiments ;
    Interagir dans des situations courantes dans les services, banques, bureaux de poste, 
    etc. ;
    Pouvoir s’exprimer aisément et spontanément sur des sujets spécifiques : vie 
    professionnelle, vie sociale, vie culturelle, loisirs, etc;
    Écrire des messages à une institution, par exemple, pour réserver une location, se 
    renseigner sur un cours ;
    Écrire des lettres dans un cadre professionnel ;
    Préparer une brève note de réunion ;
    Préparer un résumé de cours ;
    Donner des informations, à l’oral et à l’écrit, sur les affaires courantes;

  • Description

    Ce cours a pour but de renforcer les connaissances et les pratiques en langue portugaise, au niveau de l’expression écrite et de l’expression orale afin d’enrichir vos productions communicatives, non seulement dans le cadre de vos études ou de votre métier mais aussi dans les situations de communication avec d’autres personnes

  • Assessment
    L’évaluation se fait en cours de formation, à travers l’interaction orale en cours, la réalisation des 
    travaux par les étudiants rendus et/ou envoyés (par email) à l’enseignant pour correction (synthèses, 
    résumés, rédactions, exercices de grammaire, fiches de lecture, etc) ;
    L’évaluation de la compréhension orale est effectuée à partir de l’audition de documents en 
    portugais (enregistrements audio) ;
    Lors de l’avant-dernière session, l’évaluation finale aura lieu sous la forme d’un examen écrit avec 
    des exercices de compréhension écrite, production écrite (rédaction) et grammaire.
  • Note
    Bibliographie
    CASTALEIRO, João Malaca, Aprender Português 2, Textos Editores, Lisboa, 2014.
    COIMBRA, Ana Mata; COIMBRA, Isabel, Gramática Activa 1, Lisboa, Lidel, 2014.
    TAVARES, Ana, Português XXI – Nível 3 (B1), Lidel, 2012.

  • Details
    • Course title: Italiano A1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-272
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: IT, FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Description
    Cours en présentiel réservé aux grands débutants dans la langue italienne.Le cours propose une première découverte de l’italien à travers une approche pédagogique axée principalement sur la communication. Les étudiants seront amenés à apprendre le vocabulaire, des principes de prononciation et des règles grammaticales de base, ainsi qu’à développer les quatre compétences langagières (compréhension orale, expression orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite) par des exercices et des activités individuelles et/ou en binôme ou en groupe. De plus ils auront l’opportunité de connaître des aspects de la culture italienne.À l’issue du cours les étudiants seront capables de-       communiquer dans des situations simples (se présenter, saluer, remercier, poser de simples questions, demander des renseignements, etc.)-       parler de ses activités quotidiennes, de ses loisirs, de sa famille-       utiliser les structures grammaticales de base de l’italien-       rédiger de courts textes (lettres, e-mail, CV, etc.) Corso in presenza per principianti assoluti nella lingua italianaIl corso propone un primo avvicinamento all’italiano attraverso una pedagogia basata soprattutto sulla comunicazione. Gli studenti impareranno il lessico di base, le regole fondamentali di pronuncia e alcune regole semplici di grammatica; lavoreranno inoltre sulle competenze di comunicazione nei quattro ambiti previsti (parlare, ascoltare, scrivere e leggere) grazie ad esercizi ed attività individuali, in coppia e in gruppo. Alla fine potranno anche scoprire alcuni aspetti interessanti della cultura italiana.Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno in grado di-       comunicare in contesti semplici (presentarsi, salutare, ringraziare, fare semplici domande, chiedere informazioni, ecc.)-       parlare della propria routine, del tempo libero, della famiglia-       usare le strutture di base della lingua italiana-       scrivere brevi testi (lettere, e-mail, CV, ecc.)
  • Assessment
    Modalité de contrôle : contrôle continu
    Participation active : 20%
    Régularité dans l’exécution des devoirs à la maison : 20%
    Test final : 60%

  • Details
    • Course title: Italiano A2 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-273
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: IT, FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Description
    Cours en présentiel de niveau élémentaire Le cours propose un parcours visant à l’acquisition des bases en expression et en compréhension pour communiquer dans la vie quotidienne. L’approche pédagogique sera axée notamment sur la communication. Après un bilan des besoins et une révision des connaissances préalablement acquises, les étudiants enrichiront leur vocabulaire et apprendront de nouvelles structures et règles grammaticales ; ainsi, ils travailleront sur les quatre compétences langagières (compréhension orale, expression orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite) à travers des exercices et des activités individuelles et/ou en binôme ou en groupe. Tout au long du cours nous aborderons des documents authentiques (photos, vidéos, extraits de film, d’articles de presse), ce qui amènera les étudiants à une découverte progressive de la culture italienne. À l’issue de ce cours les étudiants seront capables de –       interagir dans des situations courantes de la vie quotidienne –       parler aisément de sa vie personnelle, familiale, sociale et professionnelle –       exprimer des opinions, des sentiments –       demander et donner des conseils dans plusieurs contextes –       s’exprimer au passé  –       maîtriser les structures grammaticales de base de la langue –       rédiger des textes dans un cadre institutionnel ou professionnel  Corso in presenza di livello elementare Il corso propone un percorso che conduca lo studente a poter interagire tranquillamente nella vita di tutti  i giorni. L’approccio didattico sarà basato soprattutto sulla comunicazione. Dopo una prima parte dedicata al ripasso degli argomenti già conosciuti, gli studenti potranno arricchire il loro lessico e imparare nuove strutture e nuove regole grammaticali dell’italiano. Si lavorerà sulle quattro competenze linguisitche (comprensione orale, espressione orale, comprensione scritta, espressione scritta) attraverso esercizi ed attività individuali, in coppia e in gruppo. Durante il corso saranno presentati documenti originali (foto, pagine di giornale, estratti di documentari e di film) che permetteranno una conoscenza sempre più approfondita della cultura italiana. Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno in grado di –       interagire in situazioni tipiche della vita quotidiana –       parlare agevolmente della propria vita privata, familiare, sociale e professionale –       esprimere opinioni e stati d’animo –       chiedere e dare consigli in diversi contesti –       esprimersi al passato –       gestire con certezza le strutture grammaticali di base –       scrivere testi relativi ad un contesto istituzionale e professionale
  • Assessment
    Modalité de contrôle : contrôle continu
     
    Participation active : 20%
    Régularité dans l’exécution des devoirs à la maison : 20%
    Test final : 60%

  • Details
    • Course title: Italiano B1 (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 3
    • Course code: LC_CAT-274
    • Module(s): General courses
    • Language: IT, FR
    • Mandatory: No
  • Description
    Cours en présentiel de niveau intermédiaire Le cours prévoit un approfondissement des connaissances lexicales et grammaticales et l’amélioration des compétences communicatives. L’approche pédagogique sera axée notamment sur la communication. Après un bilan des besoins et une révision des connaissances préalablement acquises, les étudiants enrichiront leur vocabulaire et apprendront de nouvelles structures et règles grammaticales ; ils apprendront spécialement à maîtriser les différents temps du passé et du futur et ils rencontreront le subjonctif et le conditionnel. De même, ils travailleront sur les quatre compétences langagières (compréhension orale, expression orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite) à travers des exercices et des activités individuelles et/ou en binôme ou en groupe. Tout au long du cours nous aborderons des documents authentiques (photos, vidéos, extraits de film, d’articles de presse, petits textes de littérature, etc.) pour connaitre de façon de plus en plus approfondie la culture italienne. À l’issue de ce cours les étudiants seront capables –       parler aisément de sa vie personnelle, familiale, sociale et professionnelle –       parler de livres, de cinéma, de télévision, de musique, etc. –       exprimer des opinions, des sentiments, faire des comparaisons –       s’exprimer couramment au passé et au futur –       maîtriser les structures grammaticales de base de la langue –       utiliser quelques propositions subordonnées –       comprendre des textes littéraires simples –       rédiger des textes dans un cadre institutionnel ou professionnel  Corso in presenza di livello elementare Il corso si ripropone di  approfondire delle conoscenze lessicali e grammaticali e di migliorare le competenze nell’ambito della comunicazione. L’approccio didattico sarà basato soprattutto sulla comunicazione. Dopo una prima parte dedicata al ripasso degli argomenti già conosciuti, gli studenti potranno arricchire il loro lessico e imparare nuove strutture e nuove regole grammaticali dell’italiano; in particolare verrà affrontato il corretto utilizzo dei diversi tipi di passato e di futuro,  si comincerà lo studio del congiuntivo e del condizionale. Si lavorerà sulle quattro competenze linguisitche (comprensione orale, espressione orale, comprensione scritta, espressione scritta) attraverso esercizi ed attività individuali, in coppia e in gruppo. Durante il corso saranno presentati documenti originali (foto, pagine di giornale, estratti di documentari e di film, brevi testi di letteratura italiana) che permetteranno una conoscenza sempre più approfondita della cultura italiana. Alla fine del corso gli studenti saranno in grado di –       parlare agevolmente della propria vita privata, familiare, sociale e professionale –       parlare di libri, di cinema, di televisione, di musica, ecc. –       esprimere opinioni e stati d’animo, fare paragoni –       esprimersi al passato e al futuro –       usare alcune proposizioni subordinate –       gestire con certezza le strutture grammaticali di base –       capire des testi letterari semplici –       scrivere testi relativi ad un contesto istituzionale e professionale
  • Assessment
    Modalité de contrôle : contrôle continu
     
    Participation active : 20%
    Régularité dans l’exécution des devoirs à la maison : 20%
    Test final : 60%

  • Details
    • Course title: Peer tutoring (Belval)
    • Number of ECTS: 5
    • Course code: LC_CAT-71
    • Module(s): Peer-tutoring
    • Language: FR, DE, EN
    • Mandatory: No
  • Objectives

    The Language Centre offers training for 
    tutors in language learning and writing in French, German and English
    . This training leads to a certificate from the Language Centre and equips you to advise your fellow students on  language learning and writing academic papers.
    Application
    Please send the following documents to
     
    languagecentre@uni.lu
     by 3 March 2025:
    a high-quality text written by yourself in the language(s) in which you want to complete your tutor training (max. two languages);
    a covering letter explaining why you want to complete the training
     

  • Course learning outcomes
    This training leads to a certificate from the Language Centre and equips you to advise your fellow students on language learning, presentations and writing academic papers.
    After successfully completing the training, you may apply for a position as a peer tutor at the Language Centre (under a Student Assistant contract).
  • Description

    Please see full description and application procedure HERE

    Module Dates 2024-2025Theory module
    24 units (3 workshops of 2 x 4 units each) 11 and 12 March
    18 and 19 March
    25 and 26 March
    From 16.00 to 19.00
    Belval Campus Practice module
    Course observation and teaching   During the semester. Work with ePortfolios
    Reflection, materials, ideas   To hand in by the end of the semester. Final presentation June 2025
  • Assessment


    Training is conducted in three modules (theory, practice and e-Portfolio) and concludes with a final presentation.

  • Note
    The peer tutor program can also be integrated into the following study programmes
    :
    Bachelor en Cultures Européennes (4 ECTS)
    Master in Learning and Communication in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts (5 ECTS)
    Master in Secondary Education (professional) (5 ECTS)

The Language Centre also works with the Institut National des Langues Luxembourg (INLL). All courses are fee-based but learners may be eligible for a partial reimbursement.