Study Programmes 2016-2017
LANG1936-2  
Elementary Dutch 1
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in management (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Doris De Laet
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
All year long
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
CEFRL levels of the course: Listening A1+ Reading A1+ Speaking A1+ Lecturing A1+ Writing A1+
This course is organized around concrete situations related to everyday life and professional life:
  • touching topics such as an appointment, time, jobs, work, the restaurant, the computer, holidays,...
  • exercising skills such as introducing oneself, welcoming a visitor, following/giving simple instructions, situating and describing objects,... 
  • studying dialogues and texts while progressively integrating linguistic and grammatical structures
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
To acquire a good basic command of Dutch and the essential 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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
There are no prerequisites.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Learning ativities such as:
  • roleplaying
  • conversation and discussion exercises
  • reading and understanding of short manageable texts
  • listening comprehension of audio and video documents
  • vocabulary assimilation
  • grammar drills
  • writing short and simple texts, summaries, mails,...
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
face-to-face 2 hours a week during 1 semester
Recommended or required readings :
- Coursebook: Nieuwe Start 1 - Néerlandais professionnel. GONDRY Alain, VANDENBERGHE Jean-Pierre.  de Boeck, 2016
Available at the bookstore (Libris Agora, 7b rue des Carmes 4000 Liège - Tél. : 04/223 21 25 ) or through the website    http://www.deboecksuperieur.com/ouvrage/9782807302297-nieuwe-start-1-corrige - Syllabus: Néerlandais élémentaire 1 . (online on Myulg) This syllabus will include all additional documents (texts, exercises, ...) used in class and will be regularly updated.
- Weekly newspaper 'Wablieft' http://www.wablieft.be/krant/wablieft-krant
Assessment methods and criteria :
inal exam consisting of 2 compulsary assessments:  
- Written exam in 2 parts:
Part 1 (4/20): listening comprehension 
Part 2 (8/20): reading and writing skills, grammar and vocabulary 
-Oral exam (8/20)
  • roleplay
  • personal questions on the topics discussed in class
  • questions on a file of newspaper articles compiled by the student in advance
NB: A student who does not take all parts of the exam, obtains 0/20 as a global mark.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Teacher:
Doris De Laet (D.DeLaet@ulg.ac.be)