Descriptif
Reading short stories is an excellent way to improve your English!
Accessible to everyone, short stories encourage lively classroom interaction and increase language proficiency and awareness. These texts, albeit short, are often rich with multiple layers of meaning and can be mined for discussion, helping to expand one’s vocabulary.
Objectifs pédagogiques
By the end of the semester, you will have:
- Developed your reading and verbal communication skills
- Improved your writing ability
- Been encouraged to express structured opinions and convincing arguments
- Enhanced your vocabulary
13.5 heures en présentiel (9 blocs ou créneaux)
Diplôme(s) concerné(s)
- Master 1 Parisien de Recherche Opérationnelle
- Diplôme d'Ingénieur de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
UE de rattachement
- Anglais 2A_S2 : Anglais 2A_S2
Format des notes
Numérique sur 20Pour les étudiants du diplôme Diplôme d'Ingénieur de l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées
Le coefficient de l'UE est : 1
Pour les étudiants du diplôme Master 1 Parisien de Recherche Opérationnelle
Le coefficient de l'UE est : 1
Programme détaillé
Skills focus
Reading, verbal communication and writing
Type of activities
- In this interactive course, we will read thought-provoking and engaging short stories by American authors from the 19th century to today,
- Students will examine texts in the context of the different social, political and historical backgrounds at play
- Animated class discussions
Assessment
- 1 oral presentation
- 1 individual written evaluation “In the style of…”