Information concerning the classes
The English classes in Master's programme are different from the Licence one. Instead of having class every week students will do 4 interviews of 30 minutes over the semester in groups of 2/3. Hélène Iodstchin will post the schedule on the school website two weeks before the beginning of each session. Please note down when exactly you need to be present. We will be using continuous assessment. In other words, there is no exam at the end of the semester.
For the sessions 1-3, you will need to read articles or watch videos or a mix of both. You will then come to your interview session and present the texts and/or videos. There will be a short discussion session with your classmates after the presentations of the different articles where you can react to the article, what other students have said, and answer any questions that your teacher may ask you. Please note that the mark is individual.
Session 1 :
Instructions session 1:
You will read two texts and watch a TED Talk and present a summary of each. There will be a short discussion session after students have presented
nstructions session 2 and 3
You will read one article and one video for this session. In addition to the two documents sent, you have to choose another article (not a video or TED Talk) and prepare a short pdf presentation thereof. You will present this article to your teacher and classmates during the interview. Should you present a video, you will be penalised heavily and failure to present a third article and prepare a pdf presentation thereof will result in a heavy penality as well. You will need to hand in a copy of the article to your teacher.
Instructions for session 4:
For session 4, you have to will read a book in English. The book needs to be 200 pages minimum and published after 2010. It should be a work of prose and no poetry anthologies will be accepted. It should also be a work of fiction. Should you decide to choose a book that falls in the category of non-fiction, you will need your teacher’s approval. All book titles are to be given to teachers by the end of session 3.
You have to prepare a 10-minute pdf presentation in which you will explain:
1. Why you chose the book.
2. Which characters you preferred and why./What aspects of the book did you appreciate?
3. What you thought of it.
4. Whether or not you would recommend it to a friend(s) etc.
