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Willem Elsschot (1882-1960), Cheese: Teaching Suggestions
The novella or short novel Cheese by Willem Elsschot was published in 1933. The book is one of the classics of Dutch literature and is the most translated Flemish literary text of all time. The story was also adapted as a film and as a comic strip.
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In Flanders fields: Discussing lesson poems
During the First World War, Canadian doctor and lieutenant John McCrae wrote a poem on the West Flemish front that would conquer the world: In Flanders Fields . In it he says that the fallen soldiers will never find rest until others take over …
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Series of lessons on medieval literature
Website with series of lessons on medieval literature. The following topics are covered:
- ridicule and satire;
- cities,
- justice;
- the book of Sidrac;
- Beatrice;
- fables;
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The series of lessons and lessons on this website have been produced in …
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Literary canon: Canon of Dutch literature
The new canon of Dutch literature was announced.
The literary canon clarifies which texts are regarded as essential Dutch-language literature by the literary field in Flanders. It is an instrument for education, government, publishers and the general …
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myEnglish: Portal for NVT
The online portal for anyone worldwide who learns, teaches, researches or uses Dutch as a Foreign Language.
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Reading monitor: Research into reading, reading promotion and literature education
Leesmonitor strives to translate the available knowledge to a wide audience. The studies are summarized in Dutch and described in context.
The data on Leesmonitor comes from scientific research (for example into the effects of reading aloud), …
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Reynaert the fox, 21st-century retelling: Review
Review of the book Reynaert de Vos by Willem die Madocke maeckte of Katharina van Cauteren, Rik van Daele and Patrick Bernauw.
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Kamishibai: Digital storytelling kiosk
The digital storytelling kiosk is a digital kamishibai theater with a touch screen on top of a bookcase.
Ninety-eight stories are shown on screen in twenty-one different languages. Some stories also have a processing activity associated with them. The …
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MOOC Middle Dutch: Literature review
This Massive Open Online Course contains educational videos about the highlights of our medieval literature, such as Karel End Elegast and Reinaert the Fox .
The MOOC is an initiative of the University of Antwerp.
These introductory colleges …
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Middle Dutch literature: Useful text editions
This is a bibliography with text editions of Middle Dutch works that are eligible for use in the classroom or for the personal reading of the students.
These are all publications that contain a so-called retaliation, a conversion or an adaptation …
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Slam Poetry: Workshop
During a Slam Poetry workshop, everything revolves around words and how to express them in a powerful way. Slam Poetry combines poetry and performance. Word and body.
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Drama: Workshop
During a drama workshop we work with a contemporary or classical theater text. How do we get a grip on a theater text? What is the essence? How do we turn it into a powerful and credible scene? We investigate these questions during a drama …
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