Dutch Objective A1

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

• LO4. Communicate and collaborate in French and two foreign languages, both orally and in writing, while adapting to the audience and context to integrate into an international environment.
  • LO4.2. For 2 foreign languages (English and Dutch, German, or Spanish):
    • Communicate orally and in writing in a clear, coherent, well-argued, and fluent manner on general topics or subjects related to the field of study.Identify differences and similarities between the target culture (associated with the language) and the culture of origin.
    • Use appropriate strategies to establish contact with speakers of the target culture.
  • LO4.4. Adopt an effective and respectful dialogue attitude by adjusting the communication mode according to the interlocutor (peers, teachers, administrative staff, socio-professional environment) and demonstrating listening skills, empathy, and assertiveness.

• recognize concrete information about a familiar and everyday topic, provided the speech is slow and the information is clear. 
• understand short and very simple questions and statements, provided they are spoken clearly and slowly, illustrated with gestures or images that facilitate understanding, and possibly repeated. 
• recognize numbers, prices, dates, and days of the week, provided they are spoken clearly and slowly in a clearly defined, everyday, and familiar context. 

• understand very short and very simple texts, sentence by sentence, identifying names, familiar words, and very basic expressions, and rereading as often as necessary. 
• recognize familiar words and signs accompanied by images, such as, for example, a fast-food menu illustrated with photos or a picture book using familiar vocabulary. 

• produce short sentences to talk about oneself or others, and give simple personal information (e.g., name, address, family situation, nationality). 

• interact in a simple way, but communication depends entirely on repetition at a slower pace, reformulation, and corrections.
• answer and ask simple questions, respond to simple statements, and make statements in the area of immediate needs or very familiar topics. 

• produce simple isolated phrases and sentences. 

• use basic sentence patterns and communicate using memorized expressions, groups of a few words/signs, and set phrases about oneself, other people, what they do, places, possessions, etc.