Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG1915-1  
Dutch 2
Duration :
80h Th
Number of credits :
Bachelor in economics and business management7
Bachelor in business engineering7
Lecturer :
Claire de Lamotte, Nicole Engelen
Coordinator :
Nicole Engelen
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
Learning unit contents :
CEFRL levels of the course: Listening A2 Reading A2 Speaking A2 Lecturing A2 Writing A2
The listening comprehension consists in:
  • listening and understanding several audio/video documents
The reading comprehension consists in:
  • reading and understanding articles from the newspaper 'Wablieft'
The oral expression consists in:
  • questions and answers
  • roleplays
  • presentations and small debates
The writing expression consists in:
  • summarizing newspaper articles
  • developing texts with arguments
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Being able to use Dutch as an everyday language as well as the basic structures of the Dutch language. This course aims at developing the four language skills: listening and reading comprehension, oral and written expression, with particular emphasis on oral expression. The mastery of level A2 of the CEFRL is a condition to reach level B2, which is the objective in the KLO's.
Strategy : The course will allow students to demonstrate scientific precision and a critical mind in the analysis of a complex situation.
Communication : The course will allow students to communicate efficiently, internally and externally, about a company, organization or project ... taking into account the multicultural and international features of their environment
Adaptability :
  • The course will encourage students to be aware of the societal, economic, political and environmental issues in their studies as well as in their professional life.
  • The course will encourage students to be curious and to show a scientific precision of academic level in their studies as well as in their professional life.
  • The course will encourage students to be creative, self sufficient and full of entrepreneurial spirit in their studies as well as in their professional life.
  • The course will encourage students to be creative and self sufficient in their studies as well as in their professional life.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
This course is aimed at the students who took the course LANG 1908-1 (e-learning course in Bac 1) and who reached the level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
  • grammatical theory
  • active participation of the students in the questions and answers, roleplays and debates
  • practicals (texts, exercises; presentation of articles; writing of e-mails, letters, summaries)
  • lab sessions
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face : 3 hours a week
Recommended or required readings :
We work with the following methods:



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Assessment methods and criteria :
Continuous evaluation:
  • for the discussions on the texts 2/20
  • for the vocabulary tests 2/20
  • for the presentation of articles 1/20
Exams: January 5/20
  • listening 2/20
  • written exam 3/20
June 5/20
  • listening 2/20
  • written exam 3/20
Oral exam in June 5/20
 
NB: A student who does not present one of the tests, obtains 0/20 as a global mark.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Groups are formed with more or less 30 students.
Contacts :
You can find us in N1, rue Louvrex 14, office 210. You can also contact us by e-mail:
cdelamotte@ulg.ac.be nicole.engelen@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
further information
For further information, you can consult our website.
Coursebooks
Coursebook texts Coursebook Thematic vocabulary Coursebook grammar and exercises