NI03_02 Stylistics of Dutch

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Munzar, CSc.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 B12
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course the students train their writing skills in Dutch. The course focuses on both the micro level (sentence structure, structure of the paragraph) as on the macro level (different text sorts: summary, description, letter etc.). The aim of the course is that the student is able to write a text according to the Dutch conventions and this seminar prepares the student also on work on the future Ba-thesis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction 2. Ortography and spelling 3. Sentences and short texts 4. Use of paragraphs - text structure 5. Issues of writing of a text - summary 6. Writing of descriptions 7. Formulation of opinions 8. How to write a longer text
  • 9. How to write an essay
  • 10. Cohesion en coherence
  • 11. Business Correspondence
  • 12. Repetition
Literature
  • BAKX, José, Marij BERNARDS and Annemiek de VRIES. Nota bene! : cursus schrijfvaardigheid voor hoogopgeleide anderstaligen. Bussum: Dick Coutinho, 1997, 240 s. : i. ISBN 90-6283-065-X. info
  • SPEK, Erik van der. Schrijven met perspectief :structuuradviezen voor schrijvers. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff, 1996. ISBN 90-6890-488-4. info
  • JANSSEN, Daniël. Zakelijke communicatie. 3de, geheel heryiene druk. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1996, 428 s. ISBN 90-01-43186-0. info
  • KALSBEEK, Alice van, Ruud STUMPEL and Ineke VEDDER. Schrijverij :schrijfcursus Nederlands voor anderstaligen. Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, 1992, 147 s. ISBN 90-01-45540-9. info
Teaching methods
Seminars, 1½ hours per week, plus half an hour tutorials to be arranged individually with students.
Assessment methods
a portfolio of writing consisting of 10 written texts - see syllabus
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Spring 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023.
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