SE Speaking text 5/ KLV Healthcare

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Thursday, February 23rd

Programme

- 10 minutes of silent reading

- SE Speaking: text 5

- KLV: Healthcare

Read your novel

Text 5: Dutch language besieged by English at university

"The Dutch aren't as good at English as they think they are. You shouldn't use a weaker language in education."

Some difficult words from the text

linguicide ($2)

moratorium ($2)

barrier ($3)

sustainable ($4)

deteriorate ($7)

prevalence ($7)

homogeneous ($8)

uitstel

hindernis

gelijke

invloed

achteruitgaan

duurzame

taalsterfte

What 'impact' is the writer referring to in paragraph 2?

1. The impact on results
2. The impact on students' English language skills
3. The impact on students' Dutch language skills
4. The impact on lecturers

Where else is English getting more prominent within universities?

1. Conversations between Dutch lecturers
2. The university canteen
3. The signs at university

Why do universities "move towards English" more and more?

Who said what?

Frank van Rijnsoever

Annette de Groot

Henk Kummeling

Oskar van Megen

By using English at universities, students' Dutch will get worse.

It took a lot of getting used to. It didn't help me get a job in the Netherlands.

Universities need to switch to English to be able to compete with other universities around the world.

Most of the materials we use are already in English, so it's not a problem for me.

Tomorrow

- Finish CE 2021-I: texts 6 + 7

- Bring your novel, practice exam and SE Speaking reader to class