Aims

In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in the SML, this module will focus on consolidating students' competence in Dutch. It will reinforce students' grammatical and lexical knowledge of the language and their ability to establish and maintain effective social and working relations with speakers of the foreign language.

This is a Dutch language course for students who have passed GER2031 'Beginners' Dutch' or who have done an equivalent beginners' Dutch course elsewhere. It will be divided into two parts:
A) Reading & Writing skills: i.e. Dutch grammar, text comprehension (reading different types of texts and answering questions in Dutch and reading a short Dutch novel;
B) Oral and listening skills (including discussion of the set novel, general conversation and listening exercises).

One hour a week will be given to each part of the course. Part B will be taught by a native speaker of Dutch.

This module is for Exchange students studying at Newcastle University for Semester 1 only.

Outline Of Syllabus

Text comprehension (including reading one novel in Dutch), Dutch grammar, composition, general oral work, oral role-plays based on coursebook, listening exercises.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

As this is language course it is more 'classroom based' than the other optional modules, hence the higher number of synchronous teaching hours. The teaching will be split into two main parts:

A) Writing skills: grammar, text comprehension, writing(1 hr a week);
B) Oral and listening skills (1 hr a week)

THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT AND ASSESSED IN ENGLISH AND DUTCH, DEPENDING ON THE EXERCISE.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The written exam tests the students' comprehension and grammar skills, and includes a short composition based on the topics learnt in the oral classes.