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| LANG0810-2 | Business Dutch (L2) level 4
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Economical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en banking and asset management, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, Professional Focus in Economic Policies and Analysis, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences économiques,orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economics and finance, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus in Entrepreneurship, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en financial analysis and audit, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economic analysis and public governance, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management humain et organisation, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in management Sciences, professional focus in management, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management des entreprises sociales, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en intelligence stratégique et marketing, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences |  | First semester |  | 4 |
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| Holder(s) : | Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Baudoin Yans |
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| Coordinator : | Baudoin Yans |
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| Language : | Dutch language |
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| Course contents : | CEFRL levels of the course:
Listening B2
Reading C1
Speaking B2
Lecturing C1
Writing B2
This course aims at developing and strengthening communication skills in both everyday and business contexts.
Course contents:
- explanation & discussion of recent articles / audio or video documents on socio-economic, financial, (inter-)cultural or political topics.
- presentations and debates on hot topics
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| Course objective : | Strenghtening communication practice in everyday Dutch.
Mastery of business Dutch in situations requiring oral communication (listening comprehension; speaking) & written communication (reading comprehension, writing documents). |
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| Prerequisites : | Mastery of everyday Dutch & basic "technical" vocabulary (Dutch levels 1 to 3). |
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| Organization : | 2 hours spread over 12 weeks
The course is mainly organized as a seminar (there are about 30 students in a group) implying the active participation of students.
Students will be asked to prepare (in advance) the exercises and documents on which the course is based.
- oral exercises: debates, conversation clubs, business simulations.
- writing exercises: written reports, summary of lectures.
- listening comprehension exercises.
- exercises aiming at developing the acquisition of "technical" vocabulary.
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| Written notes : |
- Syllabus and CD-Rom
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Néerlandais presse audio (advanced level): method to improve the listening comprehension (De Boeck, January 2010)
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| Assessment : | 1) 3 credit course (L2 Dutch - common curriculum / master in 2 years):
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listening comprehension (1/5 of the global mark)
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written exam (2/5): test based on the vocabulary and the contents of the multimedia files
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oral exam (2/5) about the contents of the multimedia files + open questions about management, economy and society in general
2) 4 credit course (L2 Dutch - common curriculum / master in 1 year)
See 3 credit course but 2 oral examinations:
- presentation of a hot topic + debate
- oral exam in January
Criteria for evaluation:
- Listening comprehension test:
capacity to understand and formulate the main ideas of a broadcast.
- Written tests:
knowledge of the specific vocabulary and the grammatical structures
accurate language
quality of the contents
- Oral test:
accuracy and fluency
quality of the contents
capacity to defend one's point of view
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| Contacts : | Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Professor of Dutch:
Lutgarde.Nachtergaele@ulg.ac.be
Baudoin Yans, Professor of Dutch:
Baudoin.Yans@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | website (miscellaneous exercises, useful links): http://www.udi.hec.ulg.ac.be/cours/webpagina (http://www.udi.hec.ulg.ac.be/cours/webpagina/" target="_blank) |
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