NI05_04B Dutch Language Competence IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (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
Tue 14:00–15:40 J.401, except Tue 16. 4.
Prerequisites
The student has successfully completed the courses Language Competence I, II and III (or equivalents) and has level B2+/C1.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course we work towards level C1 according to the CEFR. In addition to consolidation of grammar and expansion of vocabulary, receptive skills (listening and reading) and productive skills (speaking and writing) are practiced.
Learning outcomes
The students work in Language Proficiency I till IV towards level C1. The following learning objectives are intended with regard to the target level:
LISTENING
- The student can follow conversations about abstract topics
- The student is able to follow (academic) presentations, even if they are not well structured
- …
READING
- The student can understand business letters
- The student can understand (academic) articles
- …
SPEAKING
- The student can use Dutch in a flexible and effective way in different contexts
- The student is able to give a coherent presentation, also about abstract subjects
- …
WRITING
- The student can write complex business letters
- The student is able to write well-structured summaries on abstract and academic subjects
- …
See the CEFR for more can-do statements
Syllabus
  • Every other week, students follow a module in the MOOC Dutch for advanced non-native speakers, in which listening and vocabulary exercises are the main focus and attention is paid to language variation. In the following week, writing assignments and linguistic input are linked to the topic discussed in the module. Vocabulary is practiced and productive skills (writing and especially speaking) are during the weekly lectures. This semester the following modules are covered:
  • Why learn anything when you can Google it? (module 5)
  • Why are you allowed to deny the Holocaust? (module 7)
  • Can animals fall in love? (module 8)
  • Should threesomes be allowed to get married? (module 11)
  • Why will we soon grow our clothes in the vegetable garden? (module 12)
  • How do you destroy your own future with your savings? (module 10)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Emily Palmer en Miranda Van ´T Wout, Nederlands naar perfectie. Methode voor hoogopgeleide anderstaligen. Bussum, 2015.
  • Eddy Verbaan, Christine Sas & Janneke Louwerse, The Routledge Intermediate Dutch Reader. Routledge, 2013.
  • Winnie Geurtsen, Ghislaine Giezenaar en Ada van Deijk, Hogerop! De puntjes op de i. Nederlands voor vergevorderde anderstaligen, Utrecht, 2006.
    not specified
  • Baalen, van, Christine, Taal in Zaken. Utrecht: NCB, 2003, ISBN 90 5517 609 5
  • WUYTS, An. Nederlands voor gevorderde anderstaligen. 1. druk. Leuven: Acco, 2003, 256 s. ISBN 9033451506. info
  • WUYTS, An. Nederlands voor gevorderde anderstaligen. 1. druk. Leuven: Acco, 2003, 262 s. ISBN 9033451689. info
  • STEEHOUDER, M. F. Leren communiceren :oefenboek. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1979, 93 s. ISBN 90-01-43239-5. info
  • STEEHOUDER, M. F. Leren communiceren :procedures voor mondelinge en schriftelijke communicatie. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1979, 197 s. ISBN 90-01-43238-7. info
Teaching methods
Flipped classroom: e-learning combined with intensive classes and extra tasks, aimed at speaking and writing skills and expanding vocabulary.
Assessment methods
- Presence (max. 2 absences) and active cooperation
- Homework: doing the assigned exercises in the MOOC and learning the vocabulary in Quizlet + repeating the vocabulary and preparing (productive) tasks and handing them in on time
Written and oral exam at the end of the term
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
https://openedx.phil.muni.cz/courses/course-v1:ext+NL1+JS19/course/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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