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| LANG0810-2 | Business Dutch (L2) level 4
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master degree in Economics, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Economics, didactic approach, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, didactic approach, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Banking and Asset Management, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Economical Sciences, Professional Focus in Economic Policies and Analysis, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Economics, professional focus in Economics and Finance, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Entrepreneurship, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Financial Analysis and Audit, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Economics, professional focus in Economic Analysis and Public Governance, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Human Management and Organization, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Management, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en marketing and strategic intelligence, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Social Entreprise Management, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management, professional focus in Strategic Intelligence and Marketing, 1st year | | 3 |
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| Master degree in Management | | 4 |
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| Lecturer : | Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Baudoin Yans |
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| Coordinator : | Baudoin Yans |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| B2-level: mastery of everyday Dutch & basic "technical" vocabulary. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 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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Recommended or required readings :
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- 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 methods and criteria :
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| 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) : 2 possibilities:
1) questions about the contents of the multimedia files + open questions about management, economy and society in general
2) presentation of a press map
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
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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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| website (miscellaneous exercises, useful links): http://www.udi.hec.ulg.ac.be/cours/webpagina (http://www.udi.hec.ulg.ac.be/cours/webpagina/) |
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Contacts :
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| Lutgarde Nachtergaele:
Lutgarde.Nachtergaele@ulg.ac.be
Baudoin Yans:
Baudoin.Yans@ulg.ac.be(Baudoin.Yans@ulg.ac.be) |
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