Language and Society (Taal en maatschappij) [LNRLB304]

Learning outcomes

Research skills in linguistics

Critical reading of scientific texts and press or opinion articles.

Autonomy and critical approach in the scientific implementation of a small scale research project.

Oral and writing skills in Dutch for the scientific presentation of research results (CEFR* level C1).

* https://rm.coe.int/16802fc3a8 or https://erk-nederlands.taalunie.org

Objectives

This course is given in Dutch and focusses on a sociolinguistic topic anchored in a (Dutch / Belgian) socio-cultural and political context. During the (small scaled) classes, exercices or tutorials, students discover, analyse and discuss in an integrated and critical way the topic.

This approach allows the students to cross-fertilise, transfer and complement the skills and knowledge acquired during previous courses of linguistics, and to develop his/her command of the Dutch language (both the oral and written competences).

A study visit to the Netherlands serves as the backbone of this integrated project.

At the language level, with a pre-requisite of CEFR level C1 in receptive skills and B2 in productive skills (acquired through LNRL B201), the students should reach, at the end of the course, a level of C1 to C2 in receptive skills and B2+ in productive skills (cf. https://erk-nederlands.taalunie.org).

Content

This year's course will focus on the multilingual situation in Friesland (Fryslân), the only officially bilingual (Frisian/Dutch) province in the Netherlands. 

Participation in any activity organised by the department within or outside the university, as part of this course, is an integral part of the training and is therefore considered compulsory.

Exercises description

see sections "teaching methods" and "content"