NI03_45 Debate as a Phenomenon of the Dutch Society

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Theodora van Engelen (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 2. 10. to Fri 22. 12. Tue 10:00–11:40 J.401, except Tue 14. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
In this course the students develop their communication skills as well as their knowledge of Dutch life and instituitons and the cultural and political life in the Netherlands.
The students familiarize with the basic techniques and practices of leading a debate and they learn the basic practice of argumentation. Students will familiarize with the current topics in the contemporary Dutch politics and the with the social position of an individual in the society. The students will listen to a spoken sample beforehand and they will read a text connected with the topic of the lesson. The aim is to develop all four communication skills as well as the knowledge of the current Dutch society.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn the basic argumentation techniques and will be able to discuss the sociopolitical situation in the Netherlands.
Syllabus
  • social structure
  • the language of a debate
  • the language of argumentation
  • political structure of the Netherlands
  • law system in the Netherlands
Literature
  • Kitty Raats a Rob van Otterdijk: Wolters' Maatschappijleer in je pocket Groningen: Wolters Noordhoff, 2005.
  • Reader od učitele
  • Dijk, Pepijn van; Huibregtsen, Mickey: De Publieke Zaak, inspiratie voor meer dynamiek in de samenleving. Amsterdam: Business Contact, 2009
Teaching methods
Within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-orientated learning activities.
Assessment methods
homework, active presence in the lesson, oral exam
Language of instruction
Dutch
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Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on course enrolment limitations: předmět je nabízen pro studenty od druhého ročníku
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Spring 2023.
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