Admission requirements
This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies who have passed Dutch 1 Beginners and Dutch 2 Pre-Intermediate.
Description
This course is a follow-op of the Pre-Intermediate course. During the course, the student’s existing knowledge and skills of the Dutch language will be expanded. All forms of linguistics skills are dealt with: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Texts and topics of conversation are centred around various current topics. Conversation skills are practised in the class as well as in groups. Texts will be the core of this course in order to practise the vocabulary.
Course objectives
This course enables the student to achieve an overall level B1 of the Common European Frame (CEF).
This course is the last course in a series of three language acquisition courses within the International Studies program. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in Dutch, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.
(Audio)visual reception (reading): B2
Written production (writing): B1
Listening: B1
Oral productions (speaking): B1
Timetable
The timetable is available on the BA International Studies website.
Mode of instruction
Tutorials
Two two-hour tutorials every week, with the exception of the midterm exam week. Attending all tutorial sessions is compulsory. If you are unable to attend a session, please inform your tutor in advance, providing a valid reason for your absence. Being absent will result in a lower of the participation grade with 0.5 for every absence after the first two (2) times.
Course Load
Total course load for this course is 5 EC (1 EC = 28 hours), this equals 140 hours, broken down by:
Attending classes: (4 hours per week over 12 weeks) 48 hours
Preparing classes, exams and extra activities : 86 hours
Assessment hours (exams and other assessment): 6 hours
Assessment method
Assessment
Written exam and quiz
In-class oral/listening performance
Weighing
| Partial Grade | Weighing |
|---|---|
| Reading | 20% |
| Writing | 20% |
| Speaking | 20% |
| Listening | 20% |
| Participation | 20% |
End grade
To successfully complete the course, please take note that the end grade of the course is established by determining the weighted average of the in-class oral and listening performance and exams.
Resit
If the end grade is insufficient (lower than a 6), there is a possibility of retaking the full 80% of the exam material (reading, writing, speaking and listening). No resit for the tutorial (participation) is possible.
Retaking a passing grade
Please consult the Course and Examination Regulations 2017 – 2018.
Exam review
How and when an exam review takes place will be determined by the examiner. This review will be within 30 days after official publication of exam results.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for tutorial groups. Students are requested to enroll on Blackboard for this course, but only after correct enrolment in uSis.
Reading list
Title: Nederlands in actie Author: Berna de Boer Publisher: Coutinho ISBN: 9789046905609 (New edition 2017)
Title: Trefwoord 1 Author: B. Lijmbach Publisher: Coutinho ISBN: 9789001140953
These books can be purchased at bigger bookstores, like Paagman (in The Hague or online).
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis can be found here.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
To be announced.
When contacting lecturers or tutors, please include your full name, student number and tutorial group number.
Remarks
This course uses Integrated communicative language learning method. Therefore active participation in the classroom activities is essential for successful learning outcomes.