LGER0089-1 : Dutch linguistics 2

Study Programmes 2015-2016

LGER0089-1

Dutch linguistics 2

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English		4
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English		4
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general		4
Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general		4
Bachelor in translation and interpretation		3
Bachelor in translation and interpretation		3
Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (120 ECTS)		4
Master in linguistics (120 ECTS)		4
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)		4
Master in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English (60 ECTS)		4
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)		4

Lecturer :

Julien Perrez

Language(s) of instruction :

Dutch language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

This course has two main objectives: on a theoretical level, it aims at analysing some lexical and pragmatic features of Dutch; on a practical level, its aim is to further develop the communication skills (both receptive and productive skills) of the students in Dutch.
In the theoretical part, we will tackle some general theoretical concepts relating to lexicology (conceptual and lexical categories, polysemy, prototype theory, embodiement,...) and pragmatics, and we will more specifically analyze the use of posture verbs, movement verbs and placement verbs one the one hand and of modal particles on the other.
In the practical part, we will train the communicative skills of the students by organizing the following activities:

reading and listening comprehension exercises;
vocabulary tests;
essay-writing;
the collection of a newspaper file.

Learning outcomes of the course :

At the end of this course, the students will be able:

to describe general principles of lexicology and pragmatics and apply them to Dutch;
to describe and explain the different mechanisms that explain the use of the structures we focused on;
to analyze these mechanisms in an original article;
to write a coherent essay on a specialized topic (C1 level)
to understand specialized texts (C1 level)
to follow a natural conversation in Dutch (C1 level)
to fluently speak Dutch (C1 level)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Having earned the ECTS credits for the following courses:

Dutch Language II
Dutch Linguistics I

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

The course includes formal lectures which will be as interactive as possible on the one hand and practical sessions on the other.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face mode of delivery
Alternation of theoretical (1h/week) and practical sessions (1h/week).

Recommended or required readings :

Lecture notes will be made available after each course.

A portfolio of scientific articles will be at the students' disposal.

Assessment methods and criteria :

The evaluation will include a written and an oral exam.

Work placement(s) :

Organizational remarks :

Dutch will be used for all course interactions.

Contacts :

Julien Perrez Département de langues et littératures modernes Place Cockerill 3 Office: A2/5/17 (5è étage du bâtiment A2) Tel.: +32 4 3665837 Julien.Perrez@ulg.ac.be
Office hours: - Tuesday's from 9 to 11
Q1: Tuesday's from 13:00 to 16:30, Wednesday's from 10:30 to 11:30 Q2: Wednesday's from 10:30 to 11:30, Tuesday's from 13:00 to 16:30.
The students will use Dutch for all communication with the professor.

Items online :

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