GER4004 : Dutch II
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Carol Fehringer
- Owning School: Modern Languages
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
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.
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 Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 57 | 1:00 | 57:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 41 | 1:00 | 41:00 | PiP |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 100 | 1:00 | 100:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Jointly Taught With
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| GER4104 | Dutch II - Part 1 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
As this is a language module 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) Reading and writing skills:reading set novel, 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 Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Examination | 120 | 2 | A | 70 | N/A |
| Oral Examination | 15 | 2 | A | 30 | End of Semester 2 |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | through out the year. |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | throughout the year |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
1. In the 120 minute written examination students will answer 3 questions which directly relate to the skills learned during the 'reading and writing skills' part of the course: 1 text comprehension exercise, 1 set of questions on the set novel and 1 set of grammar exercises.
2. The oral exam tests the oral skills practised in the oral classes and the written exam tests the students' comprehension and writing skills, as covered in the writing classes.
Formative coursework: Small practice assignments spaced throughout the year.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- GER4004's Timetable