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Intensive summer course Basic Dutch 1
With the intensive summer course Basic Dutch 1 you will be fully immersed in the Dutch language for two weeks. Would you like to be able to speak Dutch with your colleagues, supervisor, friends or neighbours? Or be able to read the labels in the supermarket, ask where you can find something, or hold a conversation with your neighbours? Would you also like to learn more about Dutch customs and traditions? If so, our intensive summer course Basic Dutch 1 course is perfect for you.
Target group
This course is geared towards international employees, PhD candidates or expats with little to no knowledge of the Dutch language and who want to learn the language quickly.
Course level
Entry level: A0 (CEFR)
Level on completion: halfway to A1 (CEFR)
Course content
The main goal of this course is to learn to communicate in Dutch in simple, everyday situations.
What will this course teach you?
Once you have completed the course, you will be able to:
- Introduce yourself/someone else;
- Tell someone where you are from;
- Ask someone where they are from;
- Spell your name, address and city;
- Explain how you are doing and ask someone how they are doing;
- Explain what you study and ask what someone else studies;
- Talk about your hobbies;
- Invite someone to do something;
- Talk about what you like/don’t like;
- Ask someone what they enjoy doing;
- Talk about your family;
- Describe someone’s personality and appearance;
- Talk about your daily activities;
- Ask for the time and tell someone the time;
- Ask and explain what’s happening;
- Make an appointment;
- Hold a conversation in a shop;
- Ask where something is and explain where people/things are;
- Ask the price of a product;
Once you have completed the course, you will know:
- Numbers up to 100
- The days of the week
- The months of the year
Learning grammar is secondary to developing good communication skills and a good vocabulary. Only the basics of grammar will be covered, such as sentence structure, present tense verb conjugation, negation, question structure and pronouns.
This course will also cover Dutch pronunciation and interesting aspects of Dutch culture.
The lecturer will speak Dutch as much as possible during the course.
Admission requirements
No prior knowledge of the Dutch language is required for Basic Dutch 1. If you want to check whether this course is suitable for your level and your study goals, contact us at into@wur.nl.
If your native language is German, you can immediately start with Basic Dutch 2 on the condition that you study chapters 1 through 5 of the course manual before the course begins.
Dates and times
| Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 18 August | 09:00-11:30 | WUR campus |
| Tuesday 19 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Wednesday 20 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Thursday 21 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Friday 22 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Monday 25 August | 09:00-11:30 | WUR campus |
| Tuesday 26 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Wednesday 27 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Thursday 28 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
| Friday 29 August | 09:00-11:00 | WUR campus |
If you would like to take this course but it is either full or does not list a starting date that suits you, please click here and you will be notified once you can sign up for new dates.
Location
You follow the course at our location: Campus Wageningen University & Research.
Number of meetings
10 meetings (1 class per day for 2 weeks).
Self-study
1,5 hour per day.
Course material
Start.nl deel 1 (2e druk 2017), ISBN: 9789046905661
After having registered for this course, you will receive additional information about the course materials in due time.
Certification
You will receive a certificate from Wageningen in’to Languages if you attended at least 80% of the lessons. After completing Basic Dutch 1 you can register for Basic Dutch 2.
Fee
| WUR employees and partners | Free of charge - The costs can be borne by the department/Sciences Group where you work. Read more about this. |
| WUR employees and PhD candidates | €520 |
| Regular fee | €547 |
The course price does not include course material.