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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
LANG0827-2  Business Dutch (L2) level 5
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Economical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd yearToute l'année3
Master in Management Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd yearToute l'année3
Master in Management Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd yearSecond semester3
Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus in Entrepreneurship, 2nd yearSecond semester3
Master in management Sciences, professional focus in management, 2nd yearSecond semester3
Holder(s) :  Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Baudoin Yans
Language :  Dutch language
Course contents :  This course aims at developing and strengthening communication skills in both everyday and business contexts.

CEFRL levels of the course : Listening C1 Reading C1 Speaking C1 Lecturing C1 Writing C1

Course contents:

  • explanation and discussion of recent articles/audio or video documents on socio-economic, financial, (inter-)cultural or political topics.
  • presentation and discussion of episodes 6 to 10 of Kapers op de kust (story of a SME, business Dutch)
Course objective :  Strenghening communication practice in everyday Dutch.

Mastery of business Dutch in situations requiring oral communication (listening comprehension; speaking) and written communication (reading comprehension, writing letters and documents)
Prerequisites :  Mastery of everyday Dutch and good knowledge of "technical" vocabulary (Dutch levels 1 to 4).
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, presentations, conversation clubs.
  • writing exercises: reports, letters or a CV, summary of lectures, interviews.
  • listening comprehension exercises.
  • exercises aiming at developing the acquisition of "technical" vocabulary.
Student work is shared out as following: 3 credit course (3 times 24 h = 72h): class attendance: 24 h reading, preparation of the exercises and lecture: 48 h
Written notes :  Syllabus and Dvd Kapers op de kust. Een bedrijfsgerichte cursus Nederlands (Part two) Textbook: Néerlandais. Presse audio (advanced level), De Boeck
Assessment :  3 credit course (L2 Dutch - common curriculum):
  • listening comprehension (25% of the global mark)
  • written exam (25 %):
- questions on Kapers op de kust
- vocabulary and contents of the multimedia files
  • oral exam (50%): oral presentation of a social, economic or political topic.
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
Contacts :  Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Professor of Dutch:
lutgarde.nachtergaele@ulg.ac.be

Baudoin Yans, Professor of Dutch:
baudoin.yans@ulg.ac.be
Remarks :  website (miscellaneous exercises, useful links): http://www.udi.hec.ulg.ac.be/cours/webpagina
This site is managed by L. Nachtergaele and B. Yans.


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