3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q1 or Q2
Teacher(s)
Houdmont Dag; Lambrecht Marie-Laurence (coordinator);
Language
Dutch
Prerequisites
This teaching unit being of upper-intermediate level, students should have a good receptive and productive knowledge of the basic grammar and vocabulary and have reached an UPPER B1 level (reading, listening and speaking) of the " Common European Framework of reference for Languages " (CEFR).
The teaching unit LNEER 2500 can be seen as a good preparation do this teaching unit, without being a compulsory prerequisite for it.
The teaching unit LNEER 2602 can logically follow the teaching unit LNEER 2600.
The teaching unit LNEER 2500 can be seen as a good preparation do this teaching unit, without being a compulsory prerequisite for it.
The teaching unit LNEER 2602 can logically follow the teaching unit LNEER 2600.
Main themes
This teaching unit is structured around different themes related primarily to the professional world in which the student is meant to function in the future. Different subject-matters linked to the professional world in broad sense will also be discussed such as unemployment, discrimination on the job market, cultural differences within companies, social responsibility, equality men/women, etc.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
1 | Reading Comprehension
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2 | Listening Comprehension - Individual:
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3 | Speaking skills :
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4 | Writing skills :
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5 | Code
Culture For all the skills aforementioned: introduction to Flemish and Dutch culture. The capacity to appreciate the values transmitted by this culture is developed through different fields (social, political, economical). |
Content
This teaching unit aims at helping students to prepare their entry on the job market, by training skills such as meetings, negotiations, job interviews, the writing of a report, '
The aim is also to allow the student to know the professional world better, through the reading of newspaper articles, conferences, films, video sequences, company simulation exercises'
All skills will be trained (listening, reading, speaking and writing) although the focus will be on developing speaking skills in a professional environment.
The aim is also to allow the student to know the professional world better, through the reading of newspaper articles, conferences, films, video sequences, company simulation exercises'
All skills will be trained (listening, reading, speaking and writing) although the focus will be on developing speaking skills in a professional environment.
Teaching methods
- Lessons in groups of max. 20 students.
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Workload
Classroom hours : 30 h
Self-study (including e-learning): 60 h - All skills will be trained (listening, reading, speaking and writing) although the focus will be on developing speaking skills in a professional environment.
- Students are required to deliver a talk on one of the communication techniques related to professional life. During this presentation, they are asked to create interaction with the public. The communication techniques themselves will be systematically trained in class. All these activities require some preparation work to be done by the students who are also themselves responsible for perfecting their linguistic knowledge (vocabulary study, revision of grammatical points, ').
Evaluation methods
The evaluation will take into account various skills en language master :
- Continuous assessment : active participation in class, various tasks on Moodle throughout the term, presentation of a current theme and cultural subject,... (8 points)
- 3 vocabulary tests (6 points)
- interactive oral test (2 points)
- individual oral test (4 points)
- Continuous assessment : active participation in class, various tasks on Moodle throughout the term, presentation of a current theme and cultural subject,... (8 points)
- 3 vocabulary tests (6 points)
- interactive oral test (2 points)
- individual oral test (4 points)
Other information
Acces to this teaching unit : before validating the student's programme, the limited jury should make sure, if the student has chosen to integrate this teaching unit, that the coordinator, has confirmed his/her enrolment in one of the groups, this allowing for a good organization of groups within the Insitut des Langues Vivantes.
Online resources
http://sites.uclouvain.be/moodle/
http://www.wallangues.be/
http://www.wallangues.be/
Bibliography
- plateforme d'apprentissage Moodle
- matériel authentique tiré de la presse belge néerlandophone ainsi que de certains sites tels que job@.be, vacature.com
Faculty or entity
ILV
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
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