Course: Diploma Module 3

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Course title Diploma Module 3
Course code NIZ/DM3
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Engelbrecht Wilken, prof. Dr. cand. litt.
Course content
During the course, the students read and edit about 6-10 texts that are displayed in moodle, with questions that constitute homework. The texts are discussed in class with the secondary aim of increasing the students' vocabulary. The first three weeks are vowed to possible sources for a Bachelor thesis and to the correct way of quoting.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course Diplomový modul 3 is that students learn to choose a theme for their bachelor's thesis in a responsible way (by May 2022). During the lectures attention is paid to themes such as finding and using sources, plagiarism, stylistically correct language. For this purpose, use is made, among other things, of current opinion pieces and reports in the Dutch and Flemish press.
Thanks to this course, the students learn how to find, excerpt and use sources. The entry level of the course is CEFR B2, during the course the level of the texts gradually becomes more demanding, up to CEFR B2. (CEFR = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_European_Framework_of_Reference_for_Languages)
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the introductory course Diplomový modul 1 from the first year of study as well as the Diplomový modul 2 (winter semester 2023). Knowledge of Dutch at CEFR B1 level. Furthermore: - Regular presence in class (a maximum of 2 absences per semester is allowed) - Completion of home work tasks (the texts are in moodle with the accompanying questions) - Completion of the final task (text with questions).

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work

- Regular presence in class (a maximum of 2 absences per semester is allowed) - Completion of home work tasks (the texts are in moodle with the accompanying questions) - Completion of the final task (text with questions).
Recommended literature
  • František Čermák & Zdenka Hrnčířová. (2005). Nizozemsko-český slovník. Praha.
  • Hubert van den Berg & Wilken Engelbrecht. (2019). Stijlgids BA- en MA-scripties. Olomouc.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Practical Dutch Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Practical Dutch Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer