Business and technology qualifications, Levels 3-6, in Brussels. Explore qualifications
Portal login
Diploma in Higher Education Studies

Review and coursework completion

HES 104 · Developing English Language Skills — Week 15 of 16

CourseHES 104
Week15 of 16
SemesterI
TutorOnline in the course chat

This week’s topics

Review and coursework completion

  1. Reviewing the learning outcomes
  2. Completing and checking coursework against the criteria
  3. Self-assessment

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Use present, past and future verb forms accurately.
  • 1.2 Build and use vocabulary (word families, collocations, dictionary skills).
  • 2.1 Apply reading strategies (skimming, scanning, guessing meaning from context).
  • 2.2 Listen for gist and specific detail and take simple notes.
  • 3.1 Speak with appropriate pronunciation, stress and conversation strategies.
  • 3.2 Write well-structured sentences, paragraphs and short texts (emails, short reports).

Activity

Guided review of every criterion; coursework completion clinic and peer review.

Study materials

Further resources

  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 8.7: Reviewing the final draft · PDF · OpenStax (2021), a checklist for checking coursework before you submit it; pp. 269–271 · for registered students
  • Writing Guide with Handbook, ch. 20: Portfolio Reflection – self-assessment · PDF · OpenStax (2021), reflecting on your progress and judging your own work; pp. 663–687 · for registered students
  • A Critical Review of Research on Student Self-Assessment · Open-access article · Andrade (2019), Frontiers in Education. How to judge your own work against criteria before you submit it. · for registered students
  • A Review of Self-regulated Learning: Six Models and Four Directions for Research · Open-access article · Panadero (2017), Frontiers in Psychology. Overview of how successful learners set targets, plan study routines and monitor progress. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
Course chat

Admitted students ask questions on this week’s page in the student portal: an AI assistant trained on the course answers first, and during the course’s timetabled classes Connect to your tutor brings your tutor into the chat, who may start a call if needed.

Open this week in the portal
Course plan
  • Week 1: Talking about yourself: the present simple
  • Week 2: What is happening now: the present continuous
  • Week 3: Telling a story: the past simple
  • Week 4: Building vocabulary: word families and collocations
  • Week 5: Reading for gist and detail
  • Week 6: Listening for key information
  • Week 7: Speaking clearly: sounds and word stress
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Talking about the future: will and going to
  • Week 10: Giving advice and rules: should, must, have to
  • Week 11: Writing good sentences
  • Week 12: Writing a paragraph
  • Week 13: Comparing things: comparatives and superlatives
  • Week 14: Writing an email
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
Back to the course
Scroll