Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG1932-1  
Advanced Dutch 4
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in management (120 ECTS)3
Master in business engineering (120 ECTS)3
Master in management (60 ECTS)3
Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Lutgarde Nachtergaele
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
This course aims at developing communication skills both in everyday and business contexts.
CEFRL levels of the course : Listening B2+/C1 Reading B2+/C1 Speaking B2+/C1 Lecturing B2+/C1 Writing B2+/C1

Course contents: explanation and discussion of recent articles/audio or video documents on socio-economic, financial, (inter-)cultural or political topics.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Strengthening 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) - The student will be able to understand broadcasts and newspapers articles and to communicate with native speakers on specific subjects of the social and economic life. - He will also be able to express his opinion about contemporary topics and to develop arguments.


He will therefore largely attain level B2 of the KLO. He will also develop the following capacities (mentioned in the KLO): communication and adaptability. Indeed, this course will allow him to communicate easily and efficiently in Dutch about a company, an organization or a project. Last but not least, it will also allow him to show curiosity, creativity and autonomy so that he can adapt his managerial practice to the needs of a fast-evolving world.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
B2 level of the CEFRL Mastery of everyday Dutch and good knowledge of more specific vocabulary.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
  • oral exercises: debates, presentations, roleplays, conversation clubs.
  • writing exercises: writing reports, letters or a CV, summary of lectures, texts with arguments.
  • listening comprehension exercises.
  • exercises aiming at developing the acquisition of "technical" vocabulary.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
The course is mainly organized as a seminar (there are about 25 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.

Student work is shared out as following: 3 credit course (3 times 30 h = 90h): class attendance: 20 to 24 h reading, preparation of the exercises and studying: 66 to 70 h
Recommended or required readings :
Syllabus Multimedia files  Handbook: Néerlandais. Presse Radio, De Boeck Editions, 2010 (advanced level)
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam (1/4 of the global mark) Listening comprehension test (1/4 of the global mark) Oral exams (1/2 of the global mark): this part includes the participation in the class, the oral exercises during the semester and the oral presentation at the end of the semester.
If the student is absent or does not present one of those different tests, he obtains 0/20 as a global mark.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Ph.d and professor for the Dutch language (office 210, N1, rue Louvrex, 14) lutgarde.nachtergaele@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Additional information
All documents and additional information are available on the learning platform lola.
Documents online
The coursebook and all other documents are available on the learning platform lola.