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Généralités
Transversal Teaching Unit
Credits: 1
Coefficient: 1
Teaching Objectives
Develop a solid understanding and practical command of geographical and environmental terminology in English, while gaining greater confidence in using the language within the fields of geography and urban planning
Course Content
Introduction: Understanding basic geography concepts in English
Speaking: logical development of ideas, participation in a discussion presentation, dialogue, interview, discussions, interpretation, assessment and generalization on the speciality topics.
Listening: to authentic/simulated texts (presentations, lectures, academic discussions, conversations) of average complexity on speciality topics. Types of texts: practical guidelines and instructions, descriptions of a process, an interview, a conversation.
Language in use: forming and expanding professional / speciality vocabulary on the basis of the topics discussed, learning to use grammatical structures typical of scientific texts in all language skills: tenses of the verbs, active/passive voices, order of adjectives, nominal adjectives, adverbs.
Topics to be studied: Population, Destruction and conservation of the rainforests, Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Ozone layer and the Greenhouse effect, Air Water and Soil pollution, Non-renewable energy resources, Urban expansion, Industrial pollution and waste disposal, traffic, Poverty and environmental damage, Sustainable development.