Fall 2019 Course Syllabus LDU 101 Elementary Dutch I Instructor Kathleen Caenen holds a Master Degree (cum laude) in Romance Philology, French and Spanish Literature and Linguistics from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and a BA in Law from the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur. Teaching at Vesalius College since 2008, she has been a visiting professor on the Drew University Brussels Program and held the position of Resident Director for the BCA Study Abroad Program in Brussels for two years.From 2012 to 2017 Kathleen also held the resident directorship of the Brussels based Internships in Francophone Europe/ Institute for Field Education - (IFE) Programme. Furthermore she also used to work as an editor for the Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, in the Parliament of the Brussels Capital Region and has been teaching Business French at Odisee Univer- sity College/ KULeuven since 2016. She is also working on her Ph.D thesis in Belgian Francophone Literature and Women Studies: “ L’évolution de l’émanicpation de la femme en droit belge, quels liens et quelles interactions avec l’image de la femme dans les oeuvres romanesques de Neel Doff, Marie Gevers, Suzanne Lilar, Lilane Wouters et Eliza Brune” under the supervision of Prof. Gullen- tops at the VUB. Contact Details E-mail:
[email protected] Office hours and location: Professor Caenen: Tuesday and Thursday :8h00-8h30 (by appointment only) and 13h-13h30. Other possibilities exist on other weekdays (except Friday) but appointments need to be scheduled a week in advance. Emails will be answered anywhere between 8h AM and 16h00 PM.