School of Education: Tailor-made programme

Learning outcomes

During this course you will work on your English proficiency to achieve C1 level (CEFR). After this course the student:

• Has knowledge and understanding of the theories on reading skills, writing skills, listening comprehension, speaking skills.
• Can master the different skills at level C1 (European reference framework, CEFR)
• Has knowledge about the process of learning to read, write, listen, watch and speak.
• Speaks and writes in a coherent and congruent manner.
• Understand and produces complex language expressions.

Note: only listening and reading skills are tested (C1 level) at the end of the block.

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

This course is an introduction to the study of language introducing the major concepts in language study. After this course the student is able to:

• Give a general description of the content of all sub-fields of applied linguistics and has general knowledge of the development of English and can name the most important key concepts thereof.
• Analyse and parse simple sentences. The student can use grammatical items correctly in semi-guided exercises and can give an account for the answers by stating the explicit grammatical rules.
• Recognise and name the phonemes and the corresponding phonetic symbols and their pronunciation in one or more standard versions of English. The student can recognise and name the phonetic characteristics of different phonemes.

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

This course is an introduction to the study of language introducing the major concepts in language study. After this course the student is able to:

• Give a general description of the content of all sub-fields of applied linguistics and has general knowledge of the development of English and can name the most important key concepts thereof.
• Analyse and parse simple sentences. The student can use grammatical items correctly in semi-guided exercises and can give an account for the answers by stating the explicit grammatical rules.
• Recognise and name the phonemes and the corresponding phonetic symbols and their pronunciation in one or more standard versions of English. The student can recognise and name the phonetic characteristics of different phonemes.

Course offered in

Block 3

Learning outcomes

This is an introductory course to English culture and literature. During this course you will read novels, short stories and poetry. After this course the student:

• Has become acquainted with a number of highlights from English literature and young adult literature.
• Has read a repertoire of fictional texts and ask well-founded questions based on these texts and make well-founded statements about the meaning and quality of these fictional texts.
• Has analysed prose and poetry on the basis of common literary concepts.

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course the student:

• Has up-to-date knowledge of the important aspects of society and everyday life in Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, the United States, Australia, and the countries of the second dispersion, and has basic knowledge of the major historical events, figures, and periods of these countries.
• Has analysed and evaluated prose, poetry and film on the basis of common literary concepts.
• Has read a repertoire of fictional texts and is able to ask questions based on these texts and make well-founded statements about the meaning and quality of these fictional texts.

Course offered in

Block 2

Learning outcomes

During this course you will work on your English proficiency to achieve C2 level (CEFR). After this course the student:

• Has knowledge and understanding of the theories on reading skills, writing skills, listening comprehension, speaking skills.
• Can master the different skills at level C2 (European reference framework, CEFR)
• Has knowledge about the process of learning to read, write, listen, watch and speak.
• Is able to speak and write in a coherent and congruent manner.
• Is able to understand and produce complex language expressions.

Note: only listening will be tested (C2 level) at the end of the block.

Course offered in

Block 1 and 2

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to write a CPE essay at C2 level in English, with emphasis on vocabulary.

The student:

• Has a good command of a very wide lexical repertoire including idiomatic expressions and colloquial expressions; shows awareness of meaning connotations. Shows correct and appropriate word usage consistently.
• Demonstrates great flexibility in reformulating ideas in diverse linguistic forms around subtle nuances of meaning and can accurately, emphasize, distinguish and avoid ambiguity.
• Consistently applies grammar correctly in complex language, even when attention is focused on something else (for example, thinking ahead or following the reactions of others).
• Can produce coherent text, making full and appropriate use of diverse ordering patterns and a wide range of cohesion-promoting elements.
• Demonstrates full awareness of the sociolinguistic and socio-cultural implications of the language used by native speakers and can respond accordingly.

In addition to writing skills and vocabulary development, other skills are also being worked on, such as listening, speaking and reading at C2 level.

Course offered in

Block 3 and 4

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course students can:

• Use key concepts from general and applied linguistics to name and describe phenomena in English. You can describe the influences of other languages ​​on the development of English.
• Identify the main features of various standard and sociological variants of English.
• Analyse and parse simple and compound sentences. You know the grammatical rules that are required when teaching English as a foreign language, and you can apply them when analysing grammatical errors and interference (CEFR A1 to C1).
• List the main differences between the grammatical systems of Dutch and the target language. On this basis, you can predict which communication-promoting and disruptive factors frequently occur in students’ speech.
• Name, recognize and apply the different characteristics of 'connected speech'.
• Deal with pronunciation weaknesses caused by interference between the target language and the different linguistic backgrounds of the students. On this basis, you can predict which communication-promoting and disruptive factors frequently occur in students’ speech.

Course offered in

Block 2

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course the student:

• Has knowledge of the role of the major government agencies and social organisations in Britain.
• Can place socially important events or persons in British society in their (historical) context.
• Can place key events in their historical context and on a timeline, and make connections between events in one country and consequences in another.
• Can analyse the differences between Dutch and British society and the resulting image of British society. The student is aware of the possible complications of intercultural communication.
• Can analyse and evaluate prose, theatre and poetry on the basis of common literary concepts; the student makes statements about the quality of fictional texts.
• Has become acquainted with a repertoire of documentaries and/or films and is able to ask well-founded questions based on reviews and reference works and make well-founded statements about the meaning and quality of these fictional texts.

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

Not available.

Type of assessment

Not available.

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

To be announced.

Course offered in

Block 1 and 2

Recommended

• Hancock, Mark. (2012). English Pronunciation in Use – Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge  University Press. 2nd edition. ISBN 9781108403696
• Nelson, G.C. & Greenbaum, S. (2009) An Introduction to English Grammar. 4th edition. New York/Oxford: Routledge. ISBN: 9781138855496
• Underhill, A. (2005) Sound Foundations - Learning and Teaching Pronunciation. London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN: 9781405064101

Learning outcomes

To be announced.

Course offered in

Block 3

This course is a continuation of Linguistics 1.1, Linguistics 1.2 and Linguistics 2. The knowledge you have acquired in those courses is required to successfully complete this course.

Recommended

• Marler, D. Aspects of the USA. 1st Edition. Hogeschool Rotterdam.
• Updike, J. Best American Short Stories of the Century.

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to discuss and evaluate the most important historical events, people, literature, movies, civil society organisations and topics related to the United States of America, both from the past and present.

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to analyse, explain and compare English literature and movies in a thorough and academic way. The student is able to deduce themes of the works and link these to the work’s genre, time period, and style. 

Course offered in

Block 3

Learning outcomes

After this course the students is able to:

• Understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, leisure, etc. 
• Understand the main points of radio or TV programms on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.
• Understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language. 
• Can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.
• Write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. 
• Write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
• Connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions. 
• Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
• Narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe one's reactions.
• Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where German is spoken. 
• Enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to every life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). 

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Describe the historical events and place them chronologically in their historical context.
• Identify cultural-historical developments of the DACH countries that are important for the culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Insight knowledge of the way the inhabitants in German spoken countries think. 
• Name a large number of cultural products and artists from different genres (eg music and film)

Course offered in

Block 3

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Describe the historical events and place them chronologically in their historical context.
• Identify cultural-historical developments of the DACH countries that are important for the culture of the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Insight knowledge of the way the inhabitants in German spoken countries think. 
• Name a large number of cultural products and artists from different genres (eg music and film)

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

After this course the student can:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in German at level B1

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

After this course the student can:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in German at level B1

Course offered in

Block 2

Learning outcomes

Student is able to:

• Locate in time important events in German history, periods and historical figures
• Explain the function and organization of German administration and public authorities.
• Use literature notions and concepts to understand and analyze a text and build a reflexion on it.

Course offered in

Block 2

Learning outcomes

Student is able to:

• Locate in time important events in German history, periods and historical figures
• Explain the function and organization of German administration and public authorities.
• Use literature notions and concepts to understand and analyze a text and build a reflexion on it.

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Use the correct grammatical and verbal forms in German at level B1+ / B2

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Understand the main ideas of concrete or abstract topics in a complex text, including a technical article in the user’s area of expertise.
• Communicate with a degree of spontaneity and fluency during a conversation with a native speaker, in a way that is comfortable for everyone.
• Speak in a clear, detailed way on a number of subjects; express an opinion on current affairs, giving the advantages and disadvantages of the various options.

Course offered in

Block 1 and 2

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Use literature notions and concepts to understand and analyze a text and build a reflexion on it.
• Identify and explain the different streams in German literature.

Course offered in

Block 2

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Use literature notions and concepts to understand and analyse a text and build a reflection on it.
• Identify and explain the different streams in German literature.

Course offered in

Block 3

Learning outcomes

After this course the student is able to:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in German at level C1

Course offered in

Block 2

• Write personal letters describing experiences and impressions. 
• Connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions. 
• Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
• Narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe one's reactions.
• Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where French is spoken. 
• Enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to every life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). 

Type of assessment

Listening test

Course offered in

Block 1

• Can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.
• Write simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. 
• Write personal letters describing experiences and impressions. 
• Connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions. 
• Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
• Narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe one's reactions.
• Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where French is spoken. 
• Enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to every life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). 

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 2

• Write personal letters describing experiences and impressions. 
• Connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions. 
• Give brief reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
• Narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe one's reactions.
• Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where French is spoken. 
• Enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to every life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). 

Type of assessment

To be announced.

Course offered in

Block 3

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Explain important events in French history, periods and historical figures
• Identify geography and topography of France and francophone world.
• Identify various type of literary texts and specify them.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in French at level B1.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in French at level B1+.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 2

• ​​Write personal letters and notes asking for or conveying simple information of immediate relevance, getting across the point he/she feels to be important.
• Read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively. Has a broad active reading vocabulary, but may experience some difficulty with low frequency idioms.
• Understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in a standard dialect, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
• Follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign-posted by explicit markers.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 1 + 2 (2,5 ECTS per block, in total 5 ECTS)

• Read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively. Has a broad active reading vocabulary, but may experience some difficulty with low frequency idioms.
• Understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in a standard dialect, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
• Follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign-posted by explicit markers.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 3

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Explain important events in French history, periods and historical figures
• Identify geography and topography of France and francophone world.
• Identify various type of literary texts and specify them.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in French at level B2.

Course offered in

Block 2

Learning outcomes

The student is able to: 

• Give clear, systematically developed descriptions and presentations, with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail
• Write clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to his/her field of interest, synthesising and evaluating information and arguments from a number of sources.
• Understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in a standard dialect, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
• Can follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign-posted by explicit markers.
• Read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively. Has a broad active reading vocabulary, but may experience some difficulty with low frequency idioms.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 2 + 3 (2,5 ECTS per block, in total 5 ECTS).

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Understand the main ideas of concrete or abstract topics in a complex text, including a technical article in the user’s area of expertise.
• Communicate with a degree of spontaneity and fluency during a conversation with a native speaker, in a way that is comfortable for everyone.
• Speak in a clear, detailed way on a number of subjects; express an opinion on current affairs, giving the advantages and disadvantages of the various options.

Course offered in

Block 4

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Identify various type of literary texts and specify them.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:

• Use correct grammatical and verbal forms in French at level B2+.

Type of assessment

Written test

Course offered in

Block 2