Dutch through the ages

3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1020980BER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Students must have taken 'Nederlands: taalsysteem', before they can enroll in this course. Enrolling for this course, means that you simultaneously take 'Language variation and change' or have successfully passed it. If you are enrolled in a preparatory programme you can register this course without restrictions.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Rik Vosters (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
24 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

In this course, we will deal with the broad development of the internal and external language history of Dutch. We will start with Indo-European and end with Dutch in the 20th century. The course is set up chronologically, and we will first cover the language external developments, followed by an overview of the main developments within the language itself. Based on the diachronic development, we will also touch upon synchronic (mostly regional) variation within the language community.

The exact structure and schedule of the lecture will be communicated via Canvas.

Course material

Digital course material (Recommended) : Handouts, own class notes, slides and assigned reading (made available online)

Additional info

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students are familiar with the broad outlines of the external and internal language development of Dutch. They can explain, interpret and illustrate language-external and language-internal developments, and see cross connections between different periods, different components, and diachrony-synchrony. [Dublin descriptor: kennis en inzicht]

Students can apply the knowledge and skills gained to text fragments from the past, and can interpret, explain, and frame unseen examples of language history. [Dublin descriptor: toepassen kennis en inzicht]

Students are able to responsibly consult and use the main reference works for the historical linguistics of Dutch, and can independently deepen their knowledge and skills acquired during the lectures. [Dublin descriptor: learning skills]

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Short time for a written preparation for the oral exam.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context