General English B2

Course description

The course will help students refresh and develop their language skills in grammar, vocabulary, reading, speaking, listening and writing, in everyday as well as more formal contexts. Participants will be asked to hand in a short text during the semester and to take an end-of-semester test.

Dates
17 February to 26 May 2026

Time
Tuesday 12:15pm to 1:45pm

Venue
Av. du 1er-Mars 26
Room : B29

Level
B2

Course workload
The course involves a minimum of 25 hours of in-class instruction and around 50 hours of independent study. It cannot be recognised for credits in any faculty or study programme.

Teacher
Lise-Marie Moser

Students who would like to become more confident in using English for study purposes and outside the classroom.

The course is aimed at students whose proficiency level is around B1+.

You will be asked to come to the EMA before the beginning of the semester to take a “Placement Test“.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • write clear texts on topics related to their interests
  • understand extended speech and everyday conversations provided the topic is reasonably familiar
  • read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems
  • use accurate language to express their views on topical issues

Each session will cover a different topic and students will work individually, in pairs or take part in whole-class activities. The course will offer practice in the four competencies (reading, listening, speaking and writing). Key grammar points will be refreshed.

Please note that the first semester will cover only half of the book, with the second half being taught in the second semester.
It is, however, possible to sign up for one semester only.

To receive a course certificate, students are expected to:

  • attend regularly (no more than three absences per semester)
  • pass the end-of-semester test
  • submit a written assignment

Please make sure you get a copy of the coursebook before the start of classes.
To order, please use the ISBN number below.

The coursebook can be purchased online from https://www.lelivre.ch/ ou http://www.books.ch

Face2face Upper Intermediate Student’s Book 2nd Edition, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
ISBN : 9783125400795
et
Face2face Upper Intermediate Workbook with Key 2nd Edition, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
ISBN 9781107609563

Please note that the first semester will cover only half of the book, with the second half being taught in the second semester. It is, however, possible to sign up for one semester only.

Registration : 2 – 20 February 2026

Registration

Price

Students/doctoral students UniNE; PATB
CHF 182.-

Academic staff UniNE
CHF 234.-

Alumni, SAN
CHF 254.-

Students other institutions (EPFL, HE-Arc, etc.)
CHF 254.-

Staff other institutions
CHF 306.-

Contact

Secrétariat du Centre de langues
Tél. +41 32 718 11 06
secretariat.cdl@unine.ch