2023-2024 / LANG0908-2

English for Entrepreneurs

Duration

10h Th, 60h Pr

Number of credits

 Advanced Master in Entrepreneurship (Specialised master in entrepreneurship)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Jonathan Solheid

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The English course is structured around a number of key moments:

  • coaching sessions one or two days before the jury for each assignment to be presented in English (this year, before the 3-minute pitch in February and before the Wallonie Entreprendre financial jury)
  • creation of an interview guide during the integration seminar (in September)
  • optional sessions (on request) which can take the form of lessons, revision, conversation tables, etc.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Ability to express oneself orally and to respond properly during Q&A sessions that matches the B2(+) Level according to the European scale.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Students must be quite fluent and be able to use accurate vocabulary.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

See "Learning unit contents"

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Recommended or required readings

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Continuous assessment

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

The final grade for this course will be based on 3 assessments:

1) the individual oral report (+/- 5 minutes per student) on the interview with an English-speaking entrepreneur (presented to the teacher and assessed by the teacher)

2) the February pitch (presented to a jury and assessed by the teacher)

3) the Wallonie Entreprendre jury (presented to a jury and assessed by the jury).

If the student were to fail, the second session examination would consist of a conversation (face-to-face with the teacher) on the student's achievements and learning throughout the year.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This course is given only in the frame of the Master's programme in Entrepreneurship.

Contacts

Jonathan Solheid (office 215)

jonathan.solheid@uliege.be

04/232.72.86

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