Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in management (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Master in business engineering (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Dutch language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is organized around concrete situations related to everyday life and professional life:
- touching topics such as transport, telephoning, office/house, daily/office tasks, welcoming and directing customers, a business trip...
- exercising skills such as sharing a memory/happening, setting goals, expressing a preference/an opinion, comparing, giving a technical explanation...
- studying dialogues and texts while progressively integrating linguistic and grammatical structures
- systematically reusing and consolidating vocabulary and language structures studied in previous lessons.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Goal: reaching the A2+/B1 level of the CECRL
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite: LANG1936-1 Néerlandais élementaire 1
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Learning ativities such as:
- roleplaying
- conversation and discussion exercises
- reading and studying 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 during the second semester (2h/week) Students are required to prepare activities and exercises on a weekly basis as indicated by the teacher.
Recommended or required readings
1) Coursebook: Nieuwe Start 1 - Néerlandais professionnel. GONDRY Alain, VANDENBERGHE Jean-Pierre. de Boeck, 2016
Available:
- at "La centrale des cours" HEC
- 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
2) Syllabus: Néerlandais élémentaire 2. (online on Myulg)
Assessment methods and criteria
Final 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)
- simulation of a job interview
- questions on a file of recent newspaper articles compiled by the student in advance and handed in by 01/12/2019.
Students need to register in advance for their oral exam.
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
Teachers:
Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@ulg.ac.be ISLV
Fanny.Novakovic - Fanny.Novakovic@uliege.be ISLV
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The student should be able to:
- express himself/herself and answer oral questions about the articles he/she has chosen and handed it by 10/08/2020: questions of content, vocabulary and opinion (= file of articles)
- present a job offer and answer typical job interview questions that focus on the job offer (= job interview)
- answer specific questions on the subjects seen in the coursebook and syllabus, namely (1) vocabulary (translations, synonyms, definitions, etc.), (2) grammar (being able to conjugate a verb in a given tense, etc.) and (3) content of the files (being able to express oneself on the topics covered, summarize the texts or videos read/viewed, give one's opinion, etc.).
These three parts will be organised in the form of an oral examination online using a videoconferencing application. There will be no 'written' part.
Assessment methods
Oral exam online via a videoconference platform.
Note: students have to send their press articles & their job offer by 10/08/2020 at the latest. This will guarantee their registration for the oral exam. The practical details (order of taking the exam, connection links) will be communicated by email.
Contacts
Stéphane Ghijsen - s.ghijsen@uliege.be ISLV Fanny Novakovic - Fanny.Novakovic@uliege.be ISLV