Teacher(s)
Language
Dutch
Prerequisites
Students should have a good receptive knowledge of the basic grammar and vocabulary and have reached a LOWER B1 level (reading, listening and speaking) of the " Common European Framework of reference for Languages " (CEFR).
Main themes
The course is structured around different themes related primarily to the professional world in which the student is meant to function in the future. Current affairs will also be discussed through the reading of newspaper articles.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | Reading comprehension: B2 level of the CEFR
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| 2 | Listening comprehension: B2- level of the CEFR
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| 3 | Speaking skills : B2- level of the CEFR
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| 4 | Writing skills : B1 level of the CEFR
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| 5 | Code Expansion of basic vocabulary (2000 basic words) and reinforcement of specific Dutch grammatical structures. As far as speaking skills are concerned, the course focuses more on communicative skills than on correction. Culture For all the skills aforementioned: introduction to Flemish and Dutch culture. The capacity to appreciate the values transmitted by this culture is developed through different fields (social, political, economical). |
Content
- Command of the code : general and specific vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation
- Command of functions of language for oral communication: introducing, explaining, opposing, negotiating, concluding, expressing agreement or disagreement, interrupting, managing an informal discussion or a meeting, expressing opinion aso.
- Interaction in everyday life and in professional environments
- Oral presentations
- Job interview exercises and writing a cover letter
Teaching methods
The course is mainly oriented towards oral production. The activities aim to develop spontaneous communication while mastering the code (grammar and vocabulary)
Various professional communication techniques are put into practice: meetings, role-plays, debates, presentations, writing of a formal letter
The students will produce a LinkedIn page in Dutch and will present it in class
Students will also go to Flanders to attend an event and interview Flemish speakers, and will sound edit it.
Students will work in pairs in Flanders, as well as for a presentation about the VRT TV news program.
Meetings will be held in class in groups.
Various professional communication techniques are put into practice: meetings, role-plays, debates, presentations, writing of a formal letter
The students will produce a LinkedIn page in Dutch and will present it in class
Students will also go to Flanders to attend an event and interview Flemish speakers, and will sound edit it.
Students will work in pairs in Flanders, as well as for a presentation about the VRT TV news program.
Meetings will be held in class in groups.
Evaluation methods
The LNEER2501 course is a CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT course, with various components, all of which are assessed during the PERIODS OF CLASS (not during the exam sessions, except for the components taken in the August/September session):
In JUNE the students obtain a mark accounting for Q1 + for the six Q2 components + Q1 and Q2 participation
For the SEPTEMBER session, all components/subdivisions of Q1 and Q2 are included. Students must retake all components of Q1 and Q2 for which they obtained less than 10/20. Components for which students have succeeded, will not be represented during the exam session of September. If the student has not attended classes and therefore has not taken the various parts of the continuous assessment, they will have to retake all parts in the September session. Presentations will be made individually.
All parts of the assessment are compulsory. However, absence (without official justification) from a continuous assessment test will result in a “0” for that test; absence from a mid-term or written examination and/or oral examination will result in a mark of absence for the entire assessment and the student will therefore be prohibited from registering for the other parts of the assessment.
ABSENCE:
An M in December -> possibility of presenting in January at the discretion of the jury after following the procedure mentioned below:
In the event of a justified absence (e.g. due to illness), the certificate must be sent to the chair of the jury, to the faculty secretariat, with a copy to the professor and course coordinator.
Article 103. – Any student registered for exams who is unable to attend one or more of them must notify the chair of the jury and the faculty administration of the reason for their absence without delay. No later than the day after the end of the impediment, they shall submit to the faculty administration the original supporting documents, i.e. a medical certificate or any other document whose probative value is left to the discretion of the faculty administration. However, when this day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, 27 September or a public holiday, the deadline for submitting documents is postponed to the next day that is not one of these.
Please note that if you are absent from an examination, even with a valid reason, you will not be able to take the examination on another date during the session.
In fact, according to the General Regulations for Studies and Examinations at UCLouvain, the possibility of retaking an examination at a later date during the session in the event of a justified absence is only possible when it is not possible to take this examination in a later session during the academic year.
ATTENDANCE NOTE:
A request for an attendance note in December will result in a zero for the entire assessment; the student cannot submit it in Q2; however, they can submit the Q2 assessments.
With regard to requests for “attendance notes”, only those submitted via the student's virtual office will be considered.
Generative artificial intelligences (AI) must be used responsibly and in accordance with academic and scientific integrity practices. Scientific integrity requires that sources be cited, and the use of AI should always be disclosed.
- 2 written vocabulary tests about the vocabulary of the course notes (per theme): 10% of the final mark
- Presentation of the Dutch Linked In profile (Q1): 10% of the final mark
- Job interview (Q1): 10% of the final mark
- Writing of a cover letter (Q1): 5% of the final mark
- 1 written vocabulary test about the vocabulary of the course notes (Q2): 5% of the final mark
- 1 written vocabulary test about the vocabulary of the presentations (Q2): 10% of the final mark
- Oral presentation in pairs about the VRT TV news program (Q2): 10% of the final mark
- In pairs, video recording about an event in Flanders attended by the students + interviewing Flemish people at the event (Q2): 10% of the final mark
- Oral test (meeting) in groups of 3/4/5 students: simulation of a real professional communication situation (Q2): 10% of the final mark
- Individual oral test: discussion about a reading file: 15% of the final mark.
- Class participation Q1+Q2: 5% of the final mark
In JUNE the students obtain a mark accounting for Q1 + for the six Q2 components + Q1 and Q2 participation
For the SEPTEMBER session, all components/subdivisions of Q1 and Q2 are included. Students must retake all components of Q1 and Q2 for which they obtained less than 10/20. Components for which students have succeeded, will not be represented during the exam session of September. If the student has not attended classes and therefore has not taken the various parts of the continuous assessment, they will have to retake all parts in the September session. Presentations will be made individually.
All parts of the assessment are compulsory. However, absence (without official justification) from a continuous assessment test will result in a “0” for that test; absence from a mid-term or written examination and/or oral examination will result in a mark of absence for the entire assessment and the student will therefore be prohibited from registering for the other parts of the assessment.
ABSENCE:
An M in December -> possibility of presenting in January at the discretion of the jury after following the procedure mentioned below:
In the event of a justified absence (e.g. due to illness), the certificate must be sent to the chair of the jury, to the faculty secretariat, with a copy to the professor and course coordinator.
Article 103. – Any student registered for exams who is unable to attend one or more of them must notify the chair of the jury and the faculty administration of the reason for their absence without delay. No later than the day after the end of the impediment, they shall submit to the faculty administration the original supporting documents, i.e. a medical certificate or any other document whose probative value is left to the discretion of the faculty administration. However, when this day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, 27 September or a public holiday, the deadline for submitting documents is postponed to the next day that is not one of these.
Please note that if you are absent from an examination, even with a valid reason, you will not be able to take the examination on another date during the session.
In fact, according to the General Regulations for Studies and Examinations at UCLouvain, the possibility of retaking an examination at a later date during the session in the event of a justified absence is only possible when it is not possible to take this examination in a later session during the academic year.
ATTENDANCE NOTE:
A request for an attendance note in December will result in a zero for the entire assessment; the student cannot submit it in Q2; however, they can submit the Q2 assessments.
With regard to requests for “attendance notes”, only those submitted via the student's virtual office will be considered.
Generative artificial intelligences (AI) must be used responsibly and in accordance with academic and scientific integrity practices. Scientific integrity requires that sources be cited, and the use of AI should always be disclosed.
Other information
Class attendance is obligatory. From two unjustified absences per term onwards, the student's participation mark for that term will be 0/10.
Online resources
Bibliography
- Nederlands, séminaire d'insertion professionnelle, LNEER2501
Teaching materials
- Nederlands, séminaire d'insertion professionnelle, LNEER2501
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