LANG1950-1

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
	Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)	3 crédits
	Master in human resources management (120 ECTS)	4 crédits
	Master in human resources management (120 ECTS) (Gestion)	4 crédits
	Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté des Sciences sociales)	4 crédits

Lecturer

Nicole Engelen, Lutgarde Nachtergaele

Language(s) of instruction

Dutch language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

CEFRL levels of the course : -Listening B2+ -Reading B2+ -Speaking B2+ -Lecturing B2+ -Writing B2+
This course aims at developing and strengthening communication skills in both everyday and business contexts.

Course contents: exploitation and discussion of recent newspaper articles, audio or video documents on socio-economic and financial topics; lectures by native speakers working in Dutch firms; presentation of the visit of a firm or a survey realized in a Flemish or Dutch city.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Strengthening communication practice in everyday Dutch.
The course should allow students to:

express themselves fluently and accurately about complex subjects and in professional situations that are specific to the business world
write clear and well-structured business reports, letters, a CV... using accurate and correct language
improve their listening skills of the Dutch-speaking media and of business Dutch

The student will attain the level B2+ aimed at in the KLO's. He will also have developed the communicational skills mentioned in the KLO's. Last but not least, this course will 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

Mastery of everyday Dutch and good knowledge of business Dutch.
The level required (B2 of the CEFRL) corresponds to the level reached after completion of Dutch level 4 taught in the 1st year of the master's degree.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

This cours aims at improving the four language skills with respect to business Dutch through the reading of documents, case studies, debates, presentations, written tasks and listening comprehensions.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

This course is delivered face-to-face and taught 2 hours a week during 12 to 13 weeks.

The course is mainly organized as a seminar (there are maximum 25 to 30 students in a group) implying the active participation of students. Students are asked to prepare (in advance) the exercises and documents on which the course is based.
Workload for the student: 3 credit course: 3 times 30 h = 90h
Class attendance: 22 or 24 h Reading, preparing and studying: 68 or 66 h

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

For the codes "yellow" or "orange", the course wil be given in the classroom as the number of students present in the class does not exceed 50. The students who are obliged to stay at home , can follow the course thanks to Collaborate (on the learning platform Lola).
If the situation evoluates towards code "red", then the course will be given via Collaborate. The evaluation in January (oral examen, possibly also a listening comprehension test) will then also take place via Collaborate or Lifesize.

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.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person

Additional information:

1. Listening comprehension: 25% of the global mark
2. Written examination: 25 % of the global mark

writing a motivation letter and a cv
written exam (economic vocabulary)

3. Oral skills: 50% of the global mark

oral examination
presentation of the visit of a firm or a survey
participation to the debates in the classroom
The different tests are compulsory. If the student doesn't present one of the tests, he obtains 0/20 as a global mark.
The attendance to the sessions with debates (4 November/18 November/25 November/2 December/9 December) is also compulsory.

If the sanitary code is yellow or red, then only an oral will be organized with a part devoted to the economic vocabulary.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Lutgarde Nachtergaele, Ph.D. and full professor for the Dutch language
lutgarde.nachtergaele@uliege.be Phone number: 04/232.72.78
Nicole Engelen, teacher for the Dutch language
Nicole.Engelen@uliege.be Phone number: 04/232.72.79
Our office is located at rue Louvrex, 14 (n°210).

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