Dutch beginners: module 3
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- Start Date: 01 May 2025End Date: 10 Jul 2025This course has startedThu (Evening): 18:00 - 19:30OnlineLocation: OnlineDuration: 10 sessions (over -11 weeks)Course Code: LD133Tutors: Francine van den BergFull fee £229.00 Senior fee £229.00 Concession £149.00
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What is the course about?
Build on your basic knowledge of the Dutch language and gain further insight into life and customs in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking Belgium (Flanders).
What will we cover?
The topics include: directions; activities in the past; travelling; your home and environment.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Ask for and give directions
- Make travel arrangements
- Talk about habits in the past
- Talk about your house and environment.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Near-beginners course - students should have completed Dutch beginners : modules 1 and 2 or have an equivalent knowledge of the language. For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level
You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Our courses are characterised by spoken interaction and communication. Typical activities include pair work, group work, role plays and games. A range of resources will be used to support your learning including presentations, hand-outs, and audio-visual material.
Homework is highly recommended to consolidate learning.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
This course is based on the digital version of the book Contact! Nieuw and tutor’s own materials where needed.
Please note that this book, Contact! - Nieuw 1, is a digital course book with a licence that expires after 14 months but can be renewed.
Buying the book is optional, but the coursebook will help to consolidate knowledge and the activity book will be used to set homework.
Contact! - Nieuw 1 ISBN :
9789054510109 - Digital license only which gives access to coursebook and activity book.
To order: https://intertaal.nl/article/9789054510109/contact-nieuw-1-licentie
9789463926782 - Hard copy coursebook + activity book PLUS digital license.
To order: https://intertaal.nl/article/9789463926782/contact-nieuw-1-bundel.
Please note: there are higher shipping costs between the UK and The Netherlands since Brexit.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Dutch 2: module 1 in September. Please enrol as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Having finished my MA in Communication Sciences paired with foreign languages, I went straight into tourism, working for airlines, tourism operators and cruise ships. As a tour guide working within Europe, I have had the pleasure to meet and greet wonderful people from all over the world. Ditto when working as a Dutch, Italian and German interpreter/translator on board cruise ships. Languages are the keys to new cultures, and I love helping people to open new doors. I am currently doing an MA in Creative Writing next to my tutoring assignments, so who knows? I might also be teaching creative writing at some stage. I look forward to many hours of fun language lessons with Citylit students!
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.