Interfaculty course - General and academic Dutch - upper-intermediate level
[NEER1500]
[30h] 3 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Rita Fenendael
Language: NL
Level: First
Aims
- students can extract information, ideas and opinions from highly specialised sources linked to their field of study .
- students can understand highly specialised articles outside of their field of study provided they can occasionally use a dictionary to check their understanding.
- students can understand in detail academic course notes related to their field of study.
Listening comprehension: B2 level of the CEFR
- students can understand most of a conference, discourse, report or any other academic and cultural presentation which ise complex in form and content provided they are somehow familiar with the topic and/or the topic is related to their field of study.
- students can understand most of the newspapers and television programmes in standard language
- in a conversation, students can understand in detail what is said in standard language, even in a noisy environment.
Speaking skills: B2 level of the CEFR
- students can clearly and methodically develop a presentation of academic level, emphasizing the important points and relevant details.
- students can spontaneously leave their prepared text in order to react to interesting points raised by the audience, and show a certain ease and communication skill in doing so.
- students can take part in a lengthy conversation on most topics of general interests and related to their field of study, by actively taking part in it, even in a noisy environment.
Writing skills : B1 level of the CEFR
- Students can write a simple and coherent text on a familiar topic or a topic of personal interest, presenting their opinions and providing explanations and arguments
- students can summarise information and arguments found in various sources and write an academic paper related to their field of study.
Code :
Expansion and diversification of general vocabulary (+/- 4000 words) and reinforcement of academic vocabulary. As far as speaking skills are concerned, the course focuses more on communicative skills than on correction.
Culture
For all the skills aforementioned: introduction to Flemish and Dutch culture through active participation (cultural trips, films, exhibitions, )
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Students are required to deliver a talk of academic level on a topic related to their field of study. During this presentation, they are asked to create interaction with the public.
The self-tuition centre and the Mulimedia room are available to students for perfecting their linguistic knowledge where necessary.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
This course is of upper-intermediate level and students should have reached an UPPER B1 level (reading, listening and speaking) of the " Common European Framework of reference for Languages " (CEFR).
Assessment:
- Continuous assessment (class participation, daily work, oral presentation in group )
- Final oral exam
- Written assessment of academic vocabulary
Course material:
Self-tuition course (Moodle e-learning platform and/or syllabus) aimed at self-tuition, including general vocabulary and a mini-grammar with exercises and corrections.
Syllabus providing Dutch academic vocabulary
Training staff:
Classes in groups of 15 to 20 students.
The teacher is available during his/her office hours and can be contacted by telephone or e-mail.
Work load:
30 teaching hours
+ 42 hours of autonomous work
Year (s) of studies mainly aimed at :
This course is aimed
- at all students who are planning to take part in an exchange programme in a Dutch-speaking region,
- at FSA 11 12 13 BA students who have been exempted of their English class
- and at ESPO or DRT 13 BA students who follow some classes at the KULeuven.