NLIII_04 Stylistics of Dutch

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
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 the students train their writing skills in Dutch. The course focuses on both the micro level (sentence structure, structure of the paragraph) as on the macro level (different text sorts: summary, description, letter etc.). The aim of the course is that the student is able to write a text according to the Dutch conventions and this seminar prepares the student also on work on the future Ba-thesis.
Learning outcomes
students will learn how to divide their written text into meaningful paragraphs according to the Dutch habits, they will also learn to write a motivation letter, prepare a summary of the scientific text, write a business letter and learn how to logically structure the text
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Ortography and spelling 3. Sentences and short texts 4. Use of paragraphs - text structure 5. Issues of writing of a text - summary 6. Writing of descriptions 7. Formulation of opinions 8. How to write a longer text
  • 9. How to write an essay
  • 10. Cohesion en coherence
  • 11. Business Correspondence
  • 12. Repetition
Literature
    required literature
  • Joke Olie Freek Bakker: Schrijven op B2-niveau. Amsterdam: Boom, 2012
  • Marilene Gathier Schrijf Vaardig deel 3 methode met grammaticale opbouw voor anderstaligen. Uitgeverij Coutinho, 2012
  • KALSBEEK, Alice van, Ruud STUMPEL and Ineke VEDDER. Schrijverij :schrijfcursus Nederlands voor anderstaligen. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1992, 147 s. ISBN 90-01-45540-9. info
    recommended literature
  • JANSSEN, Daniël. Zakelijke communicatie. 3de, geheel herziene druk. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1996. 428 s. ISBN 90-01-43186-0.
  • SPEK, Erik van der. Schrijven met perspectief: structuuradviezen voor schrijvers. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff, 1996. ISBN 90-6890-488-4.
  • BAKX, José, Marij BERNARDS and Annemiek de VRIES. Nota bene! : cursus schrijfvaardigheid voor hoogopgeleide anderstaligen. Bussum: Dick Coutinho, 1997, 240 s. : i. ISBN 90-6283-065-X. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, 1½ hours per week, plus half an hour tutorials to be arranged individually with students.
Assessment methods
a portfolio of writing consisting of 10 written texts - see syllabus
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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