Dutch: Communicative Skills II

3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021028BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Lauranne Harnie
Laura Rosseel (course titular)
Cora Pots

Activities and contact hours

5 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
45 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Building on the knowledge and skills acquired in Nederlands: communicatieve vaardigheden I, the students in this course work on their oral and written language skills in Dutch. During the lectures and seminars, a number of text genres are taught and practiced using genre analysis as a tool. Additionally the students learn to deliver a professional presentation.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : het cursusmateriaal wordt ter beschikking, Canvas

Additional info

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

Leerresultaten

Goals writing proficiency:

Students can describe the genre features of the text genres covered in the course.
Students can analyse and evaluate texts in the genres covered regarding their adherence to key genre features.
Students can independently produce new texts within the genres covered in this course.
Students can explain the principles of genre analysis and apply them to a novel text genre.
Students can acquire new text genres through genre analysis with minimal support.
Students show an understanding of the relevance of genre analysis and revision skills for the linguistic professional.
Students are capable of critically evaluating their own texts and those of others regarding language and genre features and revise the text accordingly.

Goals oral proficiency:

Students can name and discuss the features of a professional presentation and their relevance.
Students can independently make and deliver a professional presentation in front of an audience.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 35% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 65% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

schriftelijk EXM with a relative weight of 7 which comprises 35% of the final mark.

Note: Schriftelijk examen.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

ander EXM with a relative weight of 13 which comprises 65% of the final mark.

Note: Permanente evaluatie aan de hand van schrijfopdrachten doorheen het semester + examenopdracht presentatietechnieken.
Tweede examenkans: de student herwerkt alle opdrachten waarvoor hij niet geslaagd is en dient deze opnieuw in.

Additional info regarding evaluation

In order to pass this course, the student has to obtain a score of at least 10/20 for the oral part of the permantent evaluation, as well as the written part of the permanent evaluation and the written exam.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context