HET CERTIFICAAT NEDERLANDS ALS

VREEMDE TAAL

Leuven, 23 September 2005

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

oznur.karaca@arts.kuleuven.be

Introducing Two New Profiles for Introducing Two New Profiles for the Certificate Dutch as athe Certificate Dutch as a

Foreign LanguageForeign Language

THE CERTIFICATE OF DUTCH THE CERTIFICATE OF DUTCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGEAS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Administered worldwide

Functional and task-based exams

4 domain-specific language examinations

Principles of functional Principles of functional language uselanguage use

• Domain specific language use Being able to function with the target

language in a certain cluster of situations

• Based on highly contextualised needs

TheThe 4 Existing 4 Existing DomainsDomains

1. Tourist and informal language proficiency

2. Social language proficiency

3. Professional language proficiency

4. Academic language proficiency

Additional DomainsAdditional Domains

5. Domain of Language Proficiency in

Practically Oriented Professions (PTPB)

intended for secondary school graduates who wish to start working as labourers or skilled workers (welders, electricians, lorry drivers, repairmen,…) in Dutch speaking territories.

Additional DomainsAdditional Domains

6. Domain of Language Proficiency in Higher

Education (PTHO)

Intended for secondary school graduates who wish to enroll at a university or other institute of higher education in Dutch-speaking territories, taking into account different branches of study.

Conducting a needs analysisConducting a needs analysis

Presenting pupils with target language use situationsComparison with final achievement goals in schools in

border regionsComparison with admittance requirements in institutes

of higher education and companies in border regions

Consulted SourcesConsulted Sources Framework Language and Intercultural Competencies – the

Euregio competencies IHK-Zusatzqualifikation berufsorientierte Fremdsprache Arbeitzplatz Europa

Compétences minimales et savoirs requis en langues modernes

Admittance requirements of Flemish institutes of higher education

Bringing the data togetherBringing the data together

Creating real-life language use situations Determining the language skills required in

one such situation Label these with language use requirements

SETTING NEW LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS

Comparison to the Common European Framework of Reference

Example of one language requirement Example of one language requirement description ( for PTPB)description ( for PTPB)

- Listening skills- Listening skills1. Determining the language act:

Can catch and follow the main thought 2. Determining the kind of text:

In an Informative Text such as Instructions, Announcements, Etc.

3. Determining examples: - listening to instructions of the foreman- understanding a call via intercom to

proceed to another room

PTPB:

• The employee is able to deal with an automatic answering machine.• The employee can fill out a repair invoice, having listened to a customer explaining what is wrong with an appliance. • The employee can fill out a work schedule in discussionwith co-workers.• The employee can explain safety measures to a student inwork placement.• ...

Examples of language tasksExamples of language tasks

Examples of language tasksExamples of language tasks

PTHO:

• The student is able to take part in a discussion at a forum, concerning the subject of his studies.

• The student is able to take notes during a radio broadcast, in preparation of an oral presentation.

• The student can summarize an elaborate text on a known subject.

• …

C 1

A 2

B 2

C 2

B 1

A 1

PTIT PMT PPT PAT

PTPB PTHO

The new profiles related to the CEFRThe new profiles related to the CEFR

Conducting a pilot examConducting a pilot exam

• 120 students in Germany

• Primarily last year students

• Testing reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills.

Results for PTPBResults for PTPB 91 participants 62 participants for parts A, B, C of the exam – without missings Reliability Statistics

- Cronbach’s Alpha: ,884

- N of items: 74

Statistics: N Valid 63

Missing 0

Mean 64.8730

Std. Deviation 7.50589

Minimum 38.00

Maximum 74.00

Average score: 87.7%

Histogram for PTPBHistogram for PTPB

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Frequency

Mean = 64,873Std. Dev. = 7,50589N = 63

Histogram

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?