Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
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 thematic chapters related to professional life and aims at:
- touching topics such as job application, the job market as well as the work environment.
- developping skills such as expressing a preference/an opinion, comparing, but also describe and present the differents topics discussed in class through texts and videos.
- studying texts while progressively integrating more complex linguistic and grammatical structures
- reusing and consolidating vocabulary and language structures studied in the first year of the master.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Goal: reaching the A2+/B1 level of the CECRL
The course wil aim at providing students the 'global' tools to be able to speak and understand Dutch in various work situations (some ressembling the themes tackled in class but also new situations) in a professional context.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite: LANG1936-1 Néerlandais élementaire 1
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Learning ativities such as:
- roleplaying
- conversation,discussion and debates related to the documents analysed during the course
- reading and studying of texts
- listening comprehension of audio and video documents
- vocabulary assimilation
- grammar drills
- writing short texts
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face to face during the second semester (2h/week)
Attendance is highly recommanded. Students are expected to prepare activities and exercises on a weekly basis as indicated in the planning.
Recommended or required readings
3 Coursebooks: (online on the Lol@ platform)
- Grammatica
- Thematische dossiers
- Basiswoordenschat
cf. http://lola.hec.uliege.be/course/view.php?id=105
Also available on Lol@:
- all videos and audio documents
- Keys to all activities (articles, videos, grammar and vocabulary)
- Results to all tests (permanent evaluation)
- Interesting webpages
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Final exam consisting of a:
- Written exam :
consisting of vocabulary exercises (chapters 1 to 3) and grammar exercises, a listening exercise (2 parts: known and unknown), a reading exercise and a writing exercise
- Oral exam :
about the 3 chapters: students will be expected to be able to discuss the texts and videos seen in class, answear questions about the content and express an argumented opinion
Continuous assessment (during the semester)
- 1 test (vocabulary + grammar)
- 1 written expression
Taking the tests is mandatory. Students who do not attend automatically get a 0 for the test.
In case of absence, a medical document has to be sent the following wednesday the latest. If the deadline is not respected, the certificate will not be taken into account and the student will get a 0.
Students who can justify their absence on time will be allowed to retake te test.
Final mark (/20)
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Written exam (June): 11/20
Voc/Gram: 5/20
Listening: 3/20
Writing: 2/20
Reading: 1/20 -
Oral exam (June): 5/20
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Continuous assessment: 4/20
1 test: 2 pts
1 writing exercise: 2 pts
If a student gets a '0' or an 'A' (absence) for any assessment (written and oral exam in January), his final mark will automatically be '0' or 'A'.
Every final 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
See document 'Planning' available on Lol@
Contacts
Teacher:
Fanny Nsita - fnsita@uliege.be UER Langues - HEC-Uliège