Language acquisition is one of the main objectives in the first year of the Dutch Studies curriculum. However, learning a language is far more interesting when you study the culture in the same time. The Department of Dutch Studies uses a broad definition of the notion ‘Culture’, and therefore a wide range of subjects are studied in our BA-program: linguistics, literature and (art) history.
The course offers a first taste of what it is like to study Dutch Studies. In a series of lecutres all staff members will present subjects based on their ongoing work in the field. As a starting point, each lecture will take a question concerning an aspect of Dutch culture and language.
Place in a study programme:
Aimed at:
First-year Dutch Studies students, Study Abroad students, international exchange students
Rooster
Fridays 13:00 – 15:00 hrs
Onderwijsvorm
Lectures. Attendance is compulsory.
A la Carte- en Contractonderwijs
Belangstellenden die deze cursus in het kader van Contractonderwijs willen volgen (met tentamen), vinden hier mmeer informatie over kosten, inschrijving, voorwaarden etc.
Dit college is niet beschikbaar voor A la carte onderwijs.
Leerdoelen
This course aims at giving an overview of today’s culture and society of the Netherlands and a first insight in the field of Dutch Studies. Reading list will be made known during the first lecture.
Literatuur
Reader will be available.
Toetsing
A written exam. One open question per lecture.
Informatie
Dutch Studies Department’s office
Ms. L.S. de Schipper
Tel: 071-5272233
Visiting address:
Building 1167, room 002b
Opening hours: 9:00-12:00 a.m.
or
Dutch Studies study advisor: I.Zagar@hum.leidenuniv.nl
The co-ordinating lecturer: L.M.Winkelmolen@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Registration:
Non-Dutch Studies students: Via U-twist or with the Dutch Studies Department, building 1167, room 002b or by e-mail: dutchstudies@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Blackboard/webpagina
Blackboard is used with this course
Overzicht
Subjects may change every year. To give an idea, we give an overview of last years programme:
An overview of Dutch History. What does it tell us about present-day Dutch society?
How do they manage to live below the sea level? Some geographical issues
How did the Netherlands become a multicultural society?
Peasants in pictures. Why do some work while others rest?
Do Dutch words exist? On the history of the Dutch vocabulary
Dutch as a world language
Second language acquisition research: what are the central questions?
The integration of Dutch Literature in the second language clasroom
‘Non-native’ Literature: Literary category or media phenomenon?
Are the Dutch Calvinists? Religious landscape in the Netherlands
The Dutch