4 credits
15.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Marcipont Christian;
Language
Dutch
Prerequisites
Level B1 of the Common Europea Framework of Reference for Languages
Main themes
1. Starting from authentic and varied texts, the course is an initiation to reading techniques (extensive and intensive reading, skimming, scanning, etc.)
2. Writing based on texts: contraction, translation, commentary, analysis, etc.This course intends to improve the reading and writing skills of first year students. The material consists only of "authentic" texts, chosen on the basis of functional, motivational, and cultural criteria in the broad sense. Newspaper articles are (partly) translated. Literary texts (short stories, "Korte verhalen") are analysed. Both categories may be the base material for written work.
2. Writing based on texts: contraction, translation, commentary, analysis, etc.This course intends to improve the reading and writing skills of first year students. The material consists only of "authentic" texts, chosen on the basis of functional, motivational, and cultural criteria in the broad sense. Newspaper articles are (partly) translated. Literary texts (short stories, "Korte verhalen") are analysed. Both categories may be the base material for written work.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | To acquire advanced skills in reading and writing.
At the end of the course, the student will be able to: |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
During lectures: detailed lexical, grammatical, syntaxic, phraseologic, stylistic and pragmatic particularities of formal texts; methods of academic argumentation.
During tutorial hours: to put the different theoretical approaches into practice and integrate the different aspects of the course.
20 hours of study and individual work, in particular:
- personal and systematic study of the vocabulary contained in the documents considered;
- preliminary preparation of the texts;
- redaction of documents;
- complementary exercises of correction in self-learning;
- updating of personal notes, revision, memorization.
During tutorial hours: to put the different theoretical approaches into practice and integrate the different aspects of the course.
20 hours of study and individual work, in particular:
- personal and systematic study of the vocabulary contained in the documents considered;
- preliminary preparation of the texts;
- redaction of documents;
- complementary exercises of correction in self-learning;
- updating of personal notes, revision, memorization.
Teaching methods
Lectures and tutorials.
Evaluation methods
Written exam in June.
Other information
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Faculty or entity
LMOD
