Interfaculty course - General and academic Dutch - upper-intermediate level [ LNEER1500 ]
3.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h
1q
| Teacher(s) |
Fenendael Rita ;
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| Language |
Dutch
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
The course is structured around different themes related primarily to the daily life in a Dutch speaking environment, to the academic world and to the Flemish and Dutch culture in broad sense (including also political, economical and social aspects).
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| Aims |
Reading comprehension: B2 level of the CEFR
- 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,
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| Content |
This course, which could logically follow the NEER 1300 course, focuses primarily on oral communication practice. The activities proposed in class aim at developing spontaneous and academic communication: role plays, debates on general and academic topics, discussions based on articles, videos, ' 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.
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| Other information |
Prerequisites: 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 aimed at : This course is aimed - at the students of all the years of studies of all the Faculties - 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.
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d'étude |
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in charge |
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