Intermediate Dutch

ULDU20010 Intermediate Dutch 20 Full year Undergraduate Level 2 University Language Centre 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course aims to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing Dutch. It lays emphasis on communication and comprehension skills but also builds on the grammar base acquired in elementary courses. Topics covered earlier will be revised and extended and new themes introduced which will develop your understanding of the society and culture of contemporary Holland. Students will be expected to use the resources in the Language Centre and to communicate with native speakers wherever possible. This course aims to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing Dutch. It lays emphasis on communication and comprehension skills but also builds on the grammar base acquired in elementary courses. Topics covered earlier will be revised and extended and new themes introduced which will develop your understanding of the society and culture of contemporary Holland. Students will be expected to use the resources in the Language Centre and to communicate with native speakers wherever possible. FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING 'HOW TO APPLY', SEE http://www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/languages/leap/ Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: 1) understand the main points of clear, standard speech on familiar matters; and understand the main points of short, clear radio or TV programmes which deal with current affairs or topics of personal interest; 2) understand texts using fairly high frequency, everyday or job-related language; 3) intervene in a conversation if it deals with familiar topics; 4) express, in brief oral exchanges, an opinion or ambition and to give short explanations for these; explain, briefly, a succession of events or to give information of an event; 5) write simple, connected texts on familiar topics or topics of personal interest. By the end of the course, students should be able to perform at Level B1 of the Common European Framework. Employability: Successful completion of this course unit will enhance your curriculum vitae and your employability by showing that you have a capacity to learn other languages and the desire to engage with other cultures. Seminars, three hours per week, plus an additional one hour oral class. 0 Other 100% * Semester one: One written test (20%), one presentation (10%), one dossier mark (10%). Oral and written assessments will normally be scheduled during weeks 10, 11 and 12. * Semester two: One written test (20%), one aural (15%), one oral test (15%), one dossier mark (10%). Listening assessment will take place in the week before the Easter break (normally week 7 or 8); oral and written assessments will normally be scheduled during weeks 10, 11 and 12. Nature and timing of feedback: Feedback will include a combination of: informal ongoing oral and written feedback resulting from homework and class based learning activities; formal written feedback will be given following every assessment. Y Set texts: Colloquial Dutch 2 ISBN: 0415310776 Recommended texts: Dutch An Essential Grammar ISBN 978-0415423076; The New Routledge Dutch Dictionary ISBN 978-0415300414 Seminars 33 0 Information FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION, INCLUDING 'HOW TO APPLY', SEE http://www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/languages/leap/ Credits: 20 Level: 2 Pre-requisite: A good pass GCSE Dutch or equivalent, or ULDU10010 Co-requisite: None Taught during: Full year (September to May)Timetable http://www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/languages/leap/dutch/timetables/URL http://www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/foreign/