Advanced dutch language skills I

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

To acquire advanced skills (B2 level - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ).
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

Receptive skills:

• understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both everyday life and academic concrete, abstract, cultural and literary topics delivered in a standard language, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization
• follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign-posted by explicit markers.
• follow the essentials of lectures, talks and reports and other forms of academic/professional/cultural/literary presentation which are propositionally and linguistically complex
• read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively
• apply reading strategies adequately according to specific reading goals.
• recognize language varieties in the Dutch linguistic area

Productive skills:

• describe and give detailed presentation on any topic of interest, developing main and secondary ideas ;
• digress spontaneously from a prepared discourse to interact fluently with the interlocutors on matters raised in the course of speech;
• use the language with ease, correction and efficiency in a wide range of topics.

In writing, the language used will be grammatically and lexically correct and rich;

• the topics will cover a wide range of subjects, and will be structured relying on diverse sources of information;
• texts will be written in lne with the constraints of the genre and register at stake.