Dutch 1

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Fanny Nsita

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

If a student fails an examination during the first term:

• They are permitted to resit the assessed subject during the second term (May-June);

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

CEFRL levels the course aims at:
Listening A2
Reading A2
Speaking A1+ / A2

The listening comprehension consists in
- listening and understanding audio and video documents related to specific themes

The reading comprehension consists in:
- reading and analysing simplified texts from flemish newspapers

The oral expression consists in:
- questions and answers, debates
- roleplays

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

This course aims to provide a solid mastery of everyday Dutch as well as its basic grammatical structures (CEFR Level A2) and seeks to develop the three language skills: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and speaking.

Mastery of CEFR Level A2 is a prerequisite for achieving Level B2*, which is the target level by the end of the bachelor's program at KLO.

To a certain extent, the course fosters critical thinking (through the analysis of ideas and different perspectives in texts), scientific rigor (particularly in the application of grammatical rules and the responsible use of artificial intelligence), creativity (during oral expression exercises), and autonomy (through homework assignments) in order to adapt to the needs of a constantly changing world.

 

Communication:

The course will enable students to communicate in a straightforward manner about their projects, needs, and environment. It is, in fact, the first and essential step toward achieving effective communication in the business world.

 

* provided that students take advantage of all the learning opportunities offered and practice their Dutch regularlyoutside of class hours.


 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

This course is intended for students who have had 4 to 6 hours of Dutch class a week for 4 or 6 years in high school and have thus reached at least level A1 of the European Reference System.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

• The students are invited to participate during the lessons (questions and answers, roleplays, discussions...).
• They also have to prepare the lessons at home (reading texts, grammatical rules and preparing all kinds of exercises)

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

The course is oganised exclusively face-to-face and is not podcasted, with 1 hour per week in semester 1 and 2 hours per week in semester 2. Students will be required to complete various assignments at home each week to ensure their progress.

A "Schedule" document is posted on Lol@ at the beginning of each semester. Students can find the class dates and planned activities for each class, as well as the weekly homework.



Student's workload:

3-credit course: 3 times 30 hours = 90 hours

In-person classes: 30 hours

Homework and study time: 60 hours

 

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- LOL@


Further information:

- All necessary documents can be found on the learning platform Lol@:

• Audio and video files for the units (available for download)
• Answer keys for the various units and grammar exercises
• Interactive exercises with immediate feedback
• Exam results
• Useful links
• Important announcements via the news forum

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Continuous assessment


Further information:

1)Written exams

• vocabulary and grammar: 13/20 (6 in January, 7 in June)
• listening comprehension : 5/20 (in June)
• reading comprehension : 2/20 (in June)

• The June grammar + vocabulary section (Q2)
• A listening comprehension test
• A reading comprehension test
  
  PLEASE NOTE: Only the August/September grades will be taken into account.

• A request for an attendance mark or an absence from any of the exams automatically results in an attendance mark or an absence being recorded for the overall grade.
  
  
• No partial exemptions are granted from one year to the next.
  
  
• Any overall grade obtained in January, June, AND September that is less than 10/20 is rounded down (e.g., 9.9/20 = 9/20).

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Important documents as well as online exercises are available on the lol@ page of the course


http://lola.hec.ulg.ac.be/course/view.php?id=222

 

Contacts

Fanny NSITA
Language Lecturer


fnsita@uliege.be

Rue Louvrex 14, office 211 (N1a)


 

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