3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023533ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Faculty
Faculty of Languages & Humanities
Department
Linguistics and Literary Studies
Educational team
Thomas Hoelbeek (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Translation of simple texts from French into Dutch and vice versa; contrasting analysis of the difficulties involved; listening and writing exercises; vocabulary exercises.

Additional info

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Learning Outcomes

Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, students

  • can translate a wide range of French texts to Dutch and vice versa (English language proficiency level: B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages);
  • can paraphrase and/or summarize a range of source texts in the source and target languages;  
  • can find an adequate solution to translation problems;
  • have strengthened their understanding of the specificity of the French language (grammar and syntax) and widened their range of expression (words and phrases).

Grading

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

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

  • Written Exam with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam in June: 100% of the final grade

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

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Duits (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Duits-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)