3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1023535ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
This course offers the students a practice-oriented and systematic approach of the language awareness in German compared to Dutch. Apart from a self-study package ('home package'), the course consists of two main parts:
A (technical) translatory and comparative component of the contrastive German-Dutch linguistics;
A lexical and idiomatic component of German compared with Dutch in several selected topical areas.
In the section that deals with the translatory and comparative component, the students will have to carry out translation assignments (specific translation exercises as well as text translation) that offer a range of specific translatory challenges and common difficulties with a contrastive focus. Diverse contrastive German-Dutch language description will be elaborated upon (e.g. differences in gender of nouns, expressing modality in German, use of prepositions, use of German 'es' and the translation of Dutch 'er' and 'het' into German).
In this section, the exercises simultanuously build up and extend the German vocabulary in an integrated way. In this process, special attention will be paid to so-called 'false friends'.
In the same section, attention is also paid to the development of oral language skills through a series of conversational or speaking exercises, which will constitute a first, albeit still rudimentary, acquaintance with subsequent interpreting
The second part of this course focuses on the development of the lexical and idiomatic component of the German language in contrast to Dutch. The students will deal with a series of exercises and various texts; the exercises will focus on selected thematic areas, the use of functional words and word pairs.
The self-study package, finally, helps students to acquire a basic vocabulary autonomously and enables them to extend their practical knowledge of lexical and idiomatic differences between German and Dutch.
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:
First examination session: 100% (written exam)
Second examination period: 100% (written examination). If the student has passed one or more parts of the 'thematic vocabulary' section in the first examination period, the student can obtain a partial exemption for this part or these parts in the second examination period through a written request (via e-mail) submitted with the lecturer before the start of the second examination period.
If a student obtains a pass mark for both parts of the course (i.e. the theoretical and practical component), the final mark in the first examination session will correspond to the average mark obtained for both parts. If a student scores less than 9/20 for one part of the course, however, the lowest mark obtained will be entered as final mark. In that case, a written evaluation will be held in the second examination session for all parts for which the student scored less than 9/20 during the first examination session. The final mark in the second examination session will correspond to the average mark obtained for the part which the student successfully passed in the first examination period and the part for which a written evaluation was held during the second session. If a student again scores less than 9/20 for one part of the course, the lowest mark obtained will be entered as final mark.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Frans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Nederlands-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Engels (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Frans-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Applied Language Studies: Engels-Spaans (only offered in Dutch)