Study Programmes 2015-2016
LANG1916-1  
Advanced Dutch 2
Duration :
80h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in economics and business management7
Bachelor in business engineering7
Lecturer :
Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Baudoin Yans
Coordinator :
Baudoin Yans
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long, with partial in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
- Revision and further study of some grammar items; grammatical exercises. - Study of the vocabulary, written and oral activities based on broadcasts and/or articles from newspapers and magazines. These broadcasts and articles treat subjects of general interest and/or topics related to economic life. - Listening comprehension exercises (broadcasts from radio and TV).
Learning outcomes of the course :
Development of the 4 language skills (reading, listening, writing, speaking) in order to reach a good mastery of everyday Dutch. Initiation to business Dutch.
CEFRL levels of the course: Listening B1 Reading B1 Speaking B1 Lecturing B1 Writing B1
The student should be able to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. He can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. He should be able to produce simple texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. He can describe experiences and events, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Knowledge of the basic grammatical rules, the basic vocabulary and everyday language which correspond to A2 level (CEFRL).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
- during the lessons: grammatical explanations and grammar exercises; listening comprehension exercises; oral exercises (discussions about newspaper articles, role-plays, etc.); vocabulary exercises.
- at home: reading exercises; listening comprehension exercises; grammar and vocabulary exercises which the students have to prepare
- on the learning platform: additional grammar exercises
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
4 hours a week during the first semester 2 hours a week during the second semester
The students (25-30 in total for each group) are asked to be active during the lessons. They can at each moment ask questions.
Recommended or required readings :
- Coursebook "Bloc2": available at the "Centrale des cours" (N1, rue Louvrex, n°14). - Coursebook with texts and exercices - Taalnet 1, Plantyn, CD-Rom. - Lol@   
Assessment methods and criteria :
Various assessments throughout the year. Written exam and listening comprehension test in January. Oral and written exam + listening comprehension test at the end of the year (conditions are specified by the teacher at the beginnning of the year).
Weighting: - listening comprehension: 20% - written examen: 40% - oral exam: 40%
The different tests are compulsory. If the student doesn't present one of the tests, he obtains 0/20 as a global mark.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Internetsite (miscellaneous exercises, useful links, etc.): http://www.udi.hec.ulg.ac.be/cours/webpagina
Contacts :
- Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Professor of Dutch:
Lutgarde.Nachtergaele@ulg.ac.be
- Baudoin Yans, Professor of Dutch:
Baudoin.Yans@ulg.ac.be
 
Items online :
Coursebooks and documents
Coursebooks and documents are available on the learning platform Lol@