Duration
Standard and legal language : 90h Th
Additional course as a second language : 15h Lect.
Number of credits
| Bachelor in law | 7 crédits |
Lecturer
Standard and legal language : Liliane Gehlen, Pierre Geron
Additional course as a second language : Liliane Gehlen, Pierre Geron
Language(s) of instruction
Dutch language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Standard and legal language
This course is intended for first-year law students and aims at providing them with the basics of legal Dutch while enhancing their command of general Dutch.
- Reading general and legal texts
- General and legal vocabulary
- Oral skills
- Listening skills (videos)
- Consolidation of grammatical structures
CEFRL levels of the course:
- listening (B2)
- reading (C1)
- speaking (B2)
Additional course as a second language
For the part "Supplément en seconde langue, 15h lect.", 2nd-year students will present the results of a literature search on one or two subjects related to Belgian law. This literature search will take the form of a portfolio to be handed in to the teacher on April 19th at the latest. It goes without saying that all texts must be in Dutch. They will be compiled in a file formatted as follows: Cover page, 5 pages of text (Times New Roman, font size: 12, line spacing: 1.5), sources.
In addition to parts 1 and 2 of the oral examination as described in the course description for the LANG0031-B-a course, the student will have to discuss the results of his/her literary search in a 3rd part of the oral examination.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Standard and legal language
The main objectives of this course are:
- to improve the students' ability to read and understand texts about legal issues, such as (legal) journals, legislation and other legal documents.
- to enhance their speaking skills through role playing, discussions and debates on the issues studied in class.
- to improve their listening comprehension of legal and everyday Dutch through listening tasks on topics discussed in class.
- to learn how to use relevant vocabulary and grammar tools.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Standard and legal language
The class is taught in Dutch from the start and the different texts and articles studied in class are not meant for beginners. This couse is meant for students with a prerequisite B1 level of Dutch as described in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Standard and legal language
Reading, oral and listening activities.
Learning a foreign language takes regular training. Coming to class, preparing for and engaging in learning activities are key to successful learning.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Standard and legal language
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
This 90-hour course is taught all year round:
- 1st term: 4h/week
- 2nd term: 2h/week
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Recommended or required readings
Standard and legal language
- "Nederlands voor rechtenstudenten"
Liliane Gehlen - Pierre Geron
Available online (on MyULiège & eCampus)
- Grammaticaoefeningen | Eerste Bachelor in de Rechten
Liliane Gehlen
Available online (on MyULiège & eCampus)
- "Leesmap"/Readings File
Liliane Gehlen - Pierre Geron
Will be released online (on MyULiège & eCampus) in due course.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Standard and legal language
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
Additional information:
1. A mid-year exam will be held in january. It counts for 20% of the final mark.
The written assessment will test the following points:
- The grammar modules revised in the first term;
- The general and legal vocabulary seen in the first term;
- The student's understanding of a text related to the subjects covered in the first term.
Students will be granted full credit for june and september IF he /she has earned a minimum score of 10/20. Please note that marks lower than 10/20 (even 9,99/20) are NOT rounded up.
2. Final exam consisting of 2 compulsary assessments:
2.1 Written exam in 3 parts (= 40% of the final mark):
Part 1: Listening comprehension
Part 2: 'Code': grammar and (general and legal) vocabulary studied revised in class and at home
Part 3: Reading comprehension (= sight text)
2.2 Oral exam in 2 steps (= 40% of the final mark):
Step 1: will be about the articles students have chosen and prepared in the readings file. Students should not only be able to summarize and discuss the contents of the articles they selected but also to make links with all the topics studied throughout the year. The readings fill will include specific guidelines as to how to deal with this part of the oral exam.
Step 2 : the different topics dealt with throughout the year will be the main focus of attention in this part of the exam.
The oral exam will assess not only the students' speaking skills (their ability to get a message across fluently and correctly), but also their use of the vocabulary exercised in class. The accuracy of the contents will also be looked at.
Remark : On top of steps 1 and 2 from the oral exam, 2nd-year students whose curriculum includes the so-called 'Supplément en langue seconde' will present a literature search on one or two subjects related to Belgian law. The results of this search will be gathered in a portfolio which be due on April 19th at the latest. All the documents must be written in Dutch.
All parts of the final exam are compulsory in june and september.
Students who do not take both the written and the oral parts of the exam will be assigned a mark of 0. (No partial exemption will be granted, except for the mid-year exam; see above). The same rule applies to the second exam session, which means that students who failed the exam in June will have to resit both parts of the exam.
If covid regulations do not allow in-person assessments, the examination will consist of an oral examination organized by videoconference.
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Standard and legal language
Lectures will resume: see Celcat
Additional course as a second language
Idem "Néerlandais usuel et juridique"
Contacts
Standard and legal language
Teachers:
- Liliane Gehlen (l.gehlen@uliege.be)
- Pierre Geron (Pierre.Geron@uliege.be)
Additional course as a second language
Teachers:
Liliane GEHLEN (l.gehlen@uliege.be)
Pierre GERON (Pierre.Geron@uliege.be)