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Study programmes 2007-2008Last update : 7/05/2008
LANG0261-1  Dutch
Duration :  60h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
"licencié" business studies, 1st year4,5
Bachelor in company management , 3rd yearToute l'année5
Holder(s) :  Lutgarde Nachtergaele
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  1) Study of the vocabulary & contents of multimedia files dealing with economic life in general or a more specific socio-economic topic. This study includes also:
- Miscellaneous listening comprehension exercises (VRT news, Canvas, programs from TV1).
- Vocabulary & translation exercises.
2) Speaking exercises: conversation in small groups, presentations & debates.
Course objective :  Development & improvement of the 4 language skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) in order to reach a good mastery of everyday Dutch and Business Dutch.
Prerequisites :  LANG 0551-2 ou 0556-2 Dutch ( level 2)
Good knowledge of the usual vocabulary and the grammatical rules
Organization :  2 hours a week during the whole year.

Reading comprehension exercises, speaking (presentations, debates, conversations ...) and writing exercises, listening comprehension exercises (using audio and videotapes in the language lab or the Lem).
Written notes :  
  • NACHTERGAELE L. & YANS B. : Multimedia files (syllabus and CD-Rom for the third year). Both documents are available at the "Centrale des cours" (building N1, rue Louvrex, 14).
    Bibliography:
  • GODIN P., OSTYN P. et VANPARYS J., Taalnet 2, PLantyn (CD-Rom).
  • Le néerlandais pratique, Didier Hatier, Bruxelles, 1989.
  • YANS B., Springplank voor de sociaal-ekonomische pers, Editions Erasme, 1994.
  • THEISSEN S., JANSSENS G. et HILIGSMANN P., Tekst en uitleg, De Boeck, Bruxelles, 1992.
  • Dictionary Dutch-French/French-Dutch, Robert Van Dale.
Assessment :  1st session assessment : 2 written tests during the year (January for the texts seen during the 1st sem and mid-May for the texts seen during the 2nd sem). Each is worth 1/5th of the total mark.
NB: Students who are back from an Erasmus stay only take the May test which is worth 2/5th of the final mark.
A listening comprehension test before Easter which is worth 1/5th of the total.
At the end of the year, oral examination (presentation of newspapers articles) for the reminder of the mark.
2nd session assessment : students take 3 tests : a listening comprehension test, a written exam and an oral exam. The weighting of the marks is the following : 1/5th for the listening comprehension test, 2/5th for the written test, 2/5th for the oral exam.
Contacts :  Lutgarde Nachtergaele (Professor of Dutch):
e-mail: lutgarde.nachtergaele@ulg.ac.be
Tel.: O4/232.72.78
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