Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
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 for beginners and is organized around units:
- introducing oneself, talking about family, describing oneself and others, describing a typical day/week, situating and describing objects,...
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.
This course is a solid basis to the course 'Basic Dutch 2' (second year master) that will focus on the language in a professional context.
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 texts
- listening comprehension of audio and video documents
- vocabulary assimilation
- grammar drills
- writing short and simple texts
At home:
- Different exercises to prepare each week (articles, videos, grammar exercises...)
- Continuous evaluation: 1 test
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face classes (30 hours during 1 semester (february - may))
2 hours / week: attending the class is higly recommanded.
The course and the course matierials are in French.
(Depending on the sanitary context, we might have to move our classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We might therefore transition to a mix of in-person, hybrid, and online classes).
Recommended or required readings
1) Syllabus: 'Néerlandais élémentaire 1' (online via LOL@)
2) Syllabus: 'Basiswoordenschat' ((online via LOL@)
cf. http://lola.hec.uliege.be/course/view.php?id=105
Also available on Lol@:
- Planing of the semester, dates of tests, homework
- Program : summary of this page
- all videos
- Keys to all activities (articles, videos, grammar and vocabulary)
- Keys and results to all tests (permanent evaluation)
- (Extra) online exercices with automatic correction
- Interesting webpages
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
- Exam in June:
Written exam consisting of vocabulary (of all units + Basiswoordenschat) and grammar, a listening test, a reading test and a written expression.
Oral exam on the topics discussed in class.
- Evaluation during the semester (continuous evaluation):
1 test: vocabulary of the units + 'Basiswoordenschat' + grammar
- Exam in augus:
A written document with the precise exam guidelines will be posted on the Lol@-platform. All students are expected to read this document and be aware of the guidelines.
- Division of the global mark
Written exam in June : 13/20
- Vocabulary and grammar : 6 pts
- Listening comprehension : 3 pts
- Reading comprehension : 1 pt
- Writing exercice : 3 pts
Oral exam in June : 4/20
Continuous assassment : 3/20
- Test : 3 pts
NB: A written document with the precise exam guidelines will be posted at the end of the semester on the Lol@-platform and discussed in class. All students are expected to read this document and be aware of the guidelines.
If students are absent on the day (planned in the planning of the courses available at the beginning of the semester, cf. 'Planning') of a test for the continuous evaluation, they will be allowed to retake it only if they send a medical attest justifying the absence in the course of the week.
If a student asks a '0' or is absent for any part of the exam, his final mark will automatically be '0' or 'A' (absent).
Every grade between 9,5 and 9,99 out of 20 will automatically be rounded down to 9/20 for the first as well as the second session.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
This course is taught in the second semester. The inscription in groups will be organised via Lol@.
A precise planning of the organisation of the course is available on Lol@.
Contacts
Teacher:
Fanny Nsita (fnsita@uliege.be)
Rue Louvrex N1 office 210