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 while integrating business vocabulary.
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.
* This can only be achieved if student seize all the opportunities to improve.
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 (noet mandatory)
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@:
- Important informations
- All videos and audio documents
- Keys to all activities (articles, videos, grammar and vocabulary)
- Marks
- 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(n):
- Written exam :
consisting of vocabulary exercises (chapters 1 to 3 + basic vocabulary) and grammar exercises, a listening exercise (unknown), a reading exercise and a writing exercise (about the content of the texts en audio/video materials).
- 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)
Taking the test (which date is announced in the 'Planning' on Lol@ from the start) is mandatory. In case of absence, a medical certificate 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. Ik they fail to do so, they will get a 0 for the test.
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.
Exam in august
Students who have to retake the exam in august/september automatically have to retake the vocabulary-grammar part.
They do not have to retake other parts of the evaluation they passed.
A specific document with all the informations about the exam will be posted on Lol@ for each exams period.
Final mark (/20)
-
Written exam (June): 12/20
Voc/Gram: 5/20
Listening: 3/20
Writing: 2/20
Reading: 1/20 -
Oral exam (June): 6/20
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Continuous assessment: 2/20
1 test: 2 pts
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
See document 'Planning' available on Lol@
Contacts
Teacher:
Fanny Nsita
e-mail: fnsita@uliege.be
UER Langues - HEC-Uliège
bat. N1a - bureau 210