Duration
Standard and legal language : 90h Th
Additional course as a second language : 15h Lect.
Number of credits
| Bachelor in law | 7 crédits |
Lecturer
Standard and legal language : Doris De Laet, ISLV
Additional course as a second language : Doris De Laet
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
Dutch language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Standard and legal language
This course is intended for first-year law students and aims at providing them with the basics of legal Dutch while enhancing their command of general Dutch.
-Reading general and legal texts
-General and legal vocabulary
-Oral skills
-Listening skills (videos)
-Consolidation of grammatical structures
CEFRL levels of the course:
- listening (B2)
- reading (C1)
- speaking (B2)
- writing (B1)
Additional course as a second language
For the part "Supplément en seconde langue, 15h lect.", 2nd-year students will present at the oral exam a comparative study on Dutch and Belgian law based on a text file of minimum 10 pages that will have to be submitted during the week of March 22. All articles (or legal texts) must be written in Dutch.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Standard and legal language
The main objectives of this course are:
- to improve the students' ability to read and understand texts about legal issues, such as (legal) periodicals, legislation and other law documents.
- to strengthen their speaking skills through role playing, discussions and debates on the issues studied in class.
- to improve their listening comprehension of legal and everyday Dutch through listening tasks on topics discussed in class.
- to learn how to use relevant vocabulary and grammar tools.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Standard and legal language
The class is taught in Dutch from the start and the different texts and articles studied in class are not meant for beginners. This couse is meant for students with a prerequisite B1 level of Dutch as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Standard and legal language
Reading, oral and listening activities.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Standard and legal language
This 90-hour course is taught all year round:
- 1st term: 4h/week
- 2nd term: 2h/week
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Standard and legal language
Dependent on the sanitary context, face-to-face classes might not remain possible. In that case, the course will take place live on ZOOM or Collaborate according to the normal schedule.
An on-site written examination in January will remain the preferred option. If that is impossible, the written examination will be organized via ZOOM or Collaborate.
In May/June: if possible, an on-site written examination and a face-to-face oral examination, also in the university buildings. If that is impossible: oral examination via ZOOM or Collaborate.
Recommended or required readings
Standard and legal language
- "Nederlands voor rechtenstudenten" - Doris De Laet - version 2020-2021
Available online (Myulg) and at Intercopy
- "Nederlands Niveau 1 en 2. Oefeningen bij de spraakkunst" L. Gehlen
Available at Intercopy
- "Beknopte basiswoordenschat 1 - 2 - 3" L. Gehlen & C. Colin
Available at Intercopy
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Standard and legal language
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
1. A mid-year exam will be held in january. (2/20)
=Written assessment:
- Syllabus "Beknopte Basiswoordenschat"
- Certain grammar items (to be specified)
- Legal vocabulary (to be specified)
2.1 Written exam in 3 parts (12/20)
Part 1 (2/20): listening comprehension
Part 2 (5/20): grammar, reading skills and vocabulary studied in class
Part 3 (5/20): reading comprehension: sight text
2.2 Oral exam in 2 parts (6/20)
Part 1 (3p): Will bear on all topics studied during the year.
part 2 (3)p:
- 1st-year students will present a text at least 1,5 pages long about a legal issue selected from a source of their choice. They will be required to hand in a copy of their text to their teacher during the week of March 18th.
- 2nd-year students will present a comparative study on Dutch and Belgian law based on a text file of minimum 10 pages that will have to be submitted during the week of March 22. All articles (or legal texts) must be written in Dutch.
The oral part will assess not only the students' oral skills, but also their use of the vocabulary exercised in class.
Note:
Attendance is compulsory.
Mid-year exam: The student will be granted full credit for june and september if he /she has earned a minimum score of 10/20
All parts of the final exam are compulsory in june and september. Students who do not take both the written and the oral parts of the exam will be assigned a mark of 0. (No partial exemption will be granted, except for the mid-year exam; see above). The same rule applies to the second exam session, which means that students who failed the exam in June will have to resit both parts of the exam.
If covid regulations do not allow in-person assessments, the examination will consist of an oral examination organized by videoconference
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Standard and legal language
Lectures will resume on 29 september.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Contacts
Standard and legal language
Teacher:
Doris De Laet (D.DeLaet@ulg.ac.be)
Additional course as a second language
Teacher:
Doris De Laet (D.DeLaet@ulg.ac.be)