The ECDLB381 course is a continuation of the ECDLB281 course. It aims to achieve level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in all skills, specifically productive skills. The main objectives are as follows depending on AAs
- Preparation for the professional world and communication in a professional environment (AA4 e.g. CV, cover letter, job interview, meetings, etc.);
- Discovering yourself, your skills and your needs in a professional environment (AA1, AA2, AA4)
- Meeting Dutch speakers (interview, tandem); (AA1, AA2)
- Acquiring knowledge about interculturality and about the job market in Flanders and the Netherlands through written and oral documents (AA1, AA2, AA4);
- Further study of grammar (level B2) and thematic vocabulary related to the subjects covered in the course (AA3);
- The application of grammar and vocabulary in the various receptive and productive skills, at the desired level. (AA, AA2, AA3, AA4)
- The development of cross-curricular skills (autonomy, cooperation, analysis, critical thinking and synthesis, stress, time and deadline management, etc.).(AA1, AA2, AA4)
The course focuses on four distinct but interconnected learning activities:
AA1- TANDEM
AA2 - Interviewing a Dutch speaker
AA 3 - Grammar, vocabulary and writing skills
AA4 - Job applications
Overall, the course will focus on reception/production activities related to the professional world.
Students will meet Dutch speakers through the activities offered: interviewing a professional, tandem with a UGent student.
Outside of class, each student will meet with a teacher once per term as part of the “Een Nederlandstalige interviewen” and “tandem” activities.
Students will deepen their grammatical and lexical knowledge to the expected level (B2). -
- Interactive seminar (about thirty students).
-varied learning activities: Een Nederlandstalige interviewen’ + tandem + language focus + applying for a job
- The course takes place every other week.
- The course will be based, among other things, on the principle of the flipped classroom: students prepare materials (texts, videos) and exercises (oral, written) before the course in order to use them in production and exchange activities proposed by the teacher during the course. The presence of the students and their active participation is therefore absolutely essential for the course to run smoothly.
Warning : please note that the success of this teaching unit does not lead to certification.
The course can only be passed if all assessments related to the various learning activities have been taken. and no part is less than 7/20. Any part that has not been taken or any unjustified absence from any part of the assessment will result in a mark of 1/20 for the course as a whole. However, for the August session, if the overall course average does not reach 10/20, each student will only resit those parts for which he/she has not obtained 10/20.
- Continuous assessment 40%
o AA1 Tandems 25%
o AA2 ‘Een Nederlandstalige interviewen’ (cf. webcampus document) 15%
- January exam 25%
o AA3 Exam focusing on mastery of grammar, vocabulary and writing
- June exam - AA4 applying for a job 35%
o Written part in preparation for the oral: cover letter + curriculum vitae in response to a job offer in Dutch for a Flemish or Dutch company selected by the student, due by Wednesday 20 May. 10%
Assessment will be based on :
- the match between the letter and the vacancy ;
- language use quality (vocabulary, grammar) ;
- coherence and cohesion of ideas.
o Oral exam (25%): A penalty of -2 will be applied to the oral examination for students who have not submitted their CV and cover letter on time (see above).
- Optional activities
In the first session only, students who have participated actively, repeatedly and with motivation in the optional activity "lunchtime conversation tables" will be entitled to 0.5 bonus points.
- ERAMUS students
ERASMUS students in Q1 should contact the course teacher (Christelle Hoorelbeke) at the beginning of the year (by 6 October at the latest) to inform her of their particular situation.
They will be able to sit the January exam either during the January session or at a later date to be determined in agreement with the teacher.
Students will contact their teacher to arrange an appointment at the beginning of the second term to present the Q1 appointment for the ‘Een Nederlandstalige interviewen’ part and the tandem activity and will choose their second appointment from the dates proposed in Q2 for the activity.
The tandem activity will begin in the first semester and will take place online, which allows Erasmus students to participate from their place of study.
- August session
Only the components for which the student scores below 10/20 must be retaken in the resit session. Please note that, since the tandem activity cannot take place during the summer, only students who have effectively and actively participated in this activity during the academic year will be allowed, in case of failure, to improve their grade in the resit session.
Syllabus: CDL syllabus available on WebCampus
Textbook: Gondry, Alain & Vercruysse, Christophe, S’exprimer en néerlandais – aide à la conversation, De Boeck Supérieur, 2nd edition
Grammar: Evolutieve en contrastieve grammatica (CDL syllabus, available on WebCampus)
| Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor in Business Engineering | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Economics and Management | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Information and Communication | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Political Sciences : General | Standard | 0 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Economics and Management | Standard | 3 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Information and Communication | Standard | 3 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Political Sciences : General | Standard | 3 | 3 | |
| Bachelor in Business Engineering | Standard | 3 | 3 |