Langue orale

Code scolarité : LG20EM13
Contrairement aux cours de langue orale en première et deuxième années, le contenu des cours en troisième année est spécifique à chaque enseignant. L’étudiant choisira un des cours offerts dans la limite des places disponibles.

General description:
This course aims at improving speaking skills through a combination of different class activities ranging from role play, drama, oratory reading, rhetoric, discourse analysis and interpreting to presentations, speeches, debates and discussions. The TD groups may cover very different subject matters, but the expected learner outcome remains the same across classes: the emphasis in this English course for advanced students shifts from accuracy to fluency, from rote learning and scripted speech to creativity and spontaneity.

As in other courses, the successful outcome depends on learner involvement: language proficiency and speaker fluency cannot be taught in a course but are acquired gradually, with a lot of practice. Regular attendance, home assignments and intensive personal input extending beyond the two hours/week class sessions are essential.

Please read the following descriptions carefully since the groups offered in this module follow different syllabi. Some of the groups will have a major theme that defines course content throughout the semester (e.g. feminism in the 21st century) and will incorporate a variety of speaking activities related to the topic. Other groups will target a major skill that is practised throughout the semester (e.g. performance) and may address an undefined number of different topics. Note that groups can also have different assessments depending on the specific skills that are targeted by a given instructor.


Course description TD group 1 and group 2 – TBA & Gideon KEMPER

English Academic Speaking Skills
In this Langue Orale course, the primary objective is to enhance English academic speaking skills through diverse speaking situations and topics. The course emphasizes vocabulary expansion, pronunciation improvement, development of public speaking abilities, and boosting students' confidence. Additionally, students will learn techniques for independent and peer practice, including speech shadowing, self-talk, and retelling.

Course description TD group 3 and group 4 - Alix DESNAIN & Chelsee MARAVILLA

Storytelling and debating: Developing oral communication skills
This course aims to help students develop their oral skills; i.e. be able to describe and present complex subjects with clarity and precision, participate in activities and group debates using clear, well-structured arguments, express themselves on complex subjects, and develop their ability to talk with little or no preparation. Both a general and a more academic approach will be used in this class.
The course will revolve around the idea of (re)telling stories through a broad, such as adaptations in different medias, rewritings by minorities, the use of classical material in pop culture, the question of the canon, myths, legends, etc.

Course description TD group 5 - TBA & Bella DALLY-STEELE

English Academic Speaking Skills
In this Langue Orale course, the primary objective is to enhance English academic speaking skills through diverse speaking situations and topics. The course emphasizes vocabulary expansion, pronunciation improvement, development of public speaking abilities, and boosting students' confidence. Additionally, students will learn techniques for independent and peer practice, including speech shadowing, self-talk, and retelling.

Course description TD group 6 - Alix DESNAIN & Bella DALLY-STEELE

Storytelling and debating: Developing oral communic ation skills
This course aims to help students develop their oral skills; i.e. be able to describe and present complex subjects with clarity and precision, participate in activities and group debates using clear, well-structured arguments, express themselves on complex subjects, and develop their ability to talk with little or no preparation. Both a general and a more academic approach will be used in this class.
The course will revolve around the idea of (re)telling stories through a broad, such as adaptations in different medias, rewritings by minorities, the use of classical material in pop culture, the question of the canon, myths, legends, etc.

Les compétences à acquérir en langue orale sont définies par l’enseignant et sont en conséquence propres à chaque groupe de TD.

Les compétences langagières visées comprendront une ou plusieurs des capacités suivantes :
- proposer une argumentation claire, bien structurée et fluide dans un style adapté au contexte, et/ou
- s’exprimer sur des points complexes ou sensibles, identifier des problématiques et savoir se positionner avec assurance, et/ou
- donner une description claire et détaillée de sujets complexes, et/ou
- s’exprimer avec aisance et spontanéité dans divers contextes et/ou sur des points complexes ou sensibles.