Academic Proficiency Dutch

6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1009931ANR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st and 2nd 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

Academic Language Centre

Department

Academic Center for Language Education

Educational team

Hanneke Vanhellemont
Voorzitter ACTO (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

78 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
24 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

'Academische taalbeheersing Nederlands' is a language proficiency course which focuses on the skills needed to adequately function in an academic context and which requires a B2 level in Dutch. The course is divided into two components.

Oral proficiency:

Throughout the year, students improve their speaking and presentation skills. In the lessons, individual language and pronunciation issues are identified by means of speaking and reading assignments. Students are stimulated to continuously work on said skills through continuous and self-assessment. Students are also asked to give smaller presentations on a regular basis as a preparation for the final (group) presentation.

Written proficiency:

In this introduction to academic writing, the lesson content is provided on the basis of the students’ specific needs. Particular attention is given to summarising texts, the use of genres and register, building an argument, and planning a text. Additionally, students are taught to correctly use references according to the APA style. A substantial part of the course consists of writing texts.

Course material

Handbook (Required) : Klink klaar, Uitspraak- en intonatiegids voor het Nederlands, Bernadette Timmermans, Davidsfonds Uitgeverij, 9789002269325, 2021

Additional info

More specific information on the course will be provided at the start of the academic year and via the online learning platform. Course materials are provided in class and/or via the online learning platform.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The general aim of this course is to familiarise students with academic language use of Dutch, both spoken and written. The specific learning outcomes are:

• The student is aware of and can identify different registers in Dutch.

• The student can critically analyse their own language use and has learnt to remediate their weaknesses.

• The student has learned to switch to the standard pronunciation of Dutch when the context requires so.

• The student can speak in front of a group while paying attention to both content and form in the appropriate register.

• The student is able to successfully complete individual and group presentation assignments.

• The student masters the written academic register.

• The student can write texts in different genres taking into account a changing target audience, text goal and register.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Practical Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 25% of the final mark.

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

Permanente evaluatie with a relative weight of 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

Note: Permanente evaluatie op basis van geleverd werk tijdens het academiejaar, zowel mondeling als schriftelijk, evenals evaluatie van het logboek afgeleverd in kader van het groepswerk.

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

Presentatie with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Note: Eindpresentatie groepswerk.

Additional info regarding evaluation

- Minimum score for course components (oral component and written component): 10/20.

- A student who does not obtain a pass grade for one of the components can obtain a maximum score of 9/20 for the full course 'Academische taalbeheersing Nederlands'.

- Further details will be provided in the first class and via the online learning platform.

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