Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Degrave Pauline;
Language
Dutch
Prerequisites
Level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Main themes
- Speaking and listening exercises to improve students' listening comprehension and oral skills (pronunciation, intonation, accentuation) as well as their communicative/ interactive skills.
- Writing and reading exercises. Starting from authentic and varied texts, the course offers both an initiation to reading techniques (extensive and intensive reading, skimming, scanning, etc.) and an opportunity to produce different text types (summary, translation, commentary, analysis, etc.).
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Lexical and grammatical exercises (morphology, syntax, semantics), related to the 4 skills, with the aim of expanding the basic vocabulary and of increasing grammatical correctness.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Acquire an upper intermediate level of communicative competence in the following skills: listening, speaking (with or without interaction), reading and writing. Expand the basic vocabulary, for both receptive and productive language skills. After completing the course the student will be able to:
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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
- Listening exercises
- Pronunciation exercises
- Conversation activities (e.g. role plays, presentations followed by discussions)
- Reading for Meaning
- Introduction to effective reading techniques
- Writing of different personal text types
Teaching methods
A combination of whole group teaching and more practical sessions.
Evaluation methods
The formal assessment consists of 5 parts, in line with the objectives outlined above. The topics used will be the same as those covered throughout the course.
- Assessment of listening comprehension (both micro and macro comprehension)
- Assessment of reading comprehension (both micro and macro comprehension)
- Assessment of oral skills (individual and interactive)
- Assessment of writing skills (both micro and macro comprehension)
- Assessment of vocabulary of the audio and written sources.
Online resources
Moodle platform
Bibliography
- M. Baelen, P. Degrave, K. De Rycke, Ph. Hiligsmann (2018) Comprendre et exploiter de textes d'actualité. De Boeck Supérieur.
- van Loo H., e.a. (2013). Thematische woordenschat Nederlands voor anderstaligen. Intertaal.
- R. Huitema (2011). Van Dale Grammatica Nederlands. Glashelder overzicht op elk taalniveau, Utrecht: Van Dale Uitgevers.
Teaching materials
- M. Baelen, P. Degrave, K. De Rycke, Ph. Hiligsmann (2018) Comprendre et exploiter de textes d’actualité. De Boeck Supérieur.
- van Loo H., e.a. (2013). Thematische woordenschat Nederlands voor anderstaligen. Intertaal.
- R. Huitema (2011). Van Dale Grammatica Nederlands. Glashelder overzicht op elk taalniveau, Utrecht: Van Dale Uitgevers.
Faculty or entity
LMOD
